...About Shell Background: Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals company with around 87,000 employees and more than 70 countries and territories. Oil and gas are non-renewable resources but remain essential for powering the world’s needs. Business Activity: Shell had to go through government in every country they operate, just to show that they do it the right way. In terms of business community, Shell supplies and buys from hundreds of other businesses. Aims and Objectives: Shell aims are to engage efficiently, responsibly and profitably in oils, gas chemicals and other businesses. Their mission is to continuously deliver shareholder and value by achieving personal excellence. Their objectives are to provide their customers with the best service, realize the potential of their people. Shell ownership is PLC which means public limited company. Nature of Business Activity Shell makes fuel for cars and by using this kind of chemical liquids they have to make sure is also environmentally friendly for nature. About Barclays Background Barclays has more than 300 years of history from their beginnings in Lombard street. Their motto is “For our values to have true meaning, employees need to live and breathe them.” Aims and Objectives Their objective is to work hard together and help people achieve their ambitions in the right way. Their values are respect, integrity, service, excellence, stewardship. Business Activity Barclays will be a international...
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...Unit 2 – Business Resources P1 – Describe the Recruitment Documentation used in a Selected Organisation (Thorpe Park) As you know, you will visit Thorpe Park as part of your study of Unit 2, Business Resources. You will look at a range of resources that work together to ensure the success of Thorpe Park and one of the most important of these resources is HUMAN RESOURCES. Activities 1 and 2 provide research opportunities to help towards P1. Complete the activities that follow. Activity 1 1. Using your textbook or the internet, find a suitable definition of ‘Human Resources’ and note this in the space below. Don’t forget to reference (see your induction pack for details!) 2. Using the same resources, find a suitable definition of ‘Recruitment and Selection’ and note this in the space below. Again, don’t forget to reference! Activity 2 There are several stages in a typical recruitment and selection process. Using the mini whiteboards work in your team to put these stages into the correct order. Note your findings in the space below, once we have agreed the correct order as a class. If you finish quickly, discuss in your group whether the recruitment process could be as effective if one or more of these stages were to be taken away. Also consider how important each of the stages is in ensuring the right person is given the job. Again, note the points of your discussion in the space below. Activities...
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...Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to recruitment and the importance of ensuring that the best people are selected to work in organisations. Learners will study selection and recruitment techniques and will set up, and take part in, a selection interview. Unit introduction Recruiting the right people is the key to the success of many organisations. These organisations ensure that the processes and procedures involved in recruitment and selection meet their needs and are legal. In this unit, learners will develop an understanding of the impact of the regulatory framework on the recruitment process. Potential applicants may decide to apply for a post based on the quality of information that they receive. Details of the post will usually be the first communication they have with the organisation. It is important that the organisation makes a good first impression on potential applicants to ensure that they attract sufficient applicants of the right calibre. Learners will develop their knowledge of the types of documentation used in an interview process. A structured and planned selection procedure is crucial to the success of the selection process. The impression a business makes may determine an applicant’s decision to accept an offer of appointment. Staff conducting the interview will also be forming their impressions of the applicant. It is important that interviewers are well organised and prepared. They will need to be familiar with the...
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...Unit 13: Unit code: QCF Level 3: Credit value: Recruitment and Selection in Business A/502/5434 BTEC National 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to recruitment and the importance of ensuring that the best people are selected to work in organisations. Learners will study selection and recruitment techniques and will set up, and take part in, a selection interview. Unit introduction Recruiting the right people is the key to the success of many organisations. These organisations ensure that the processes and procedures involved in recruitment and selection meet their needs and are legal. In this unit, learners will develop an understanding of the impact of the regulatory framework on the recruitment process. Potential applicants may decide to apply for a post based on the quality of information that they receive. Details of the post will usually be the first communication they have with the organisation. It is important that the organisation makes a good first impression on potential applicants to ensure that they attract sufficient applicants of the right calibre. Learners will develop their knowledge of the types of documentation used in an interview process. A structured and planned selection procedure is crucial to the success of the selection process. The impression a business makes may determine an applicant’s decision to accept an offer of appointment. Staff conducting the interview will also be forming their impressions...
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...Diploma/ Subsidiary Diploma in Business |Unit 2: Business Resources | |Assignment no and title | Assignment 1 : Know how human resources are managed | |Criteria reference|To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that | | |Task No | | |the student is able to: | | | | |P1 | | | |Task 1 | | |Describe the recruitment...
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...Model Assignment Issued September 2012 OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technicals in Business Unit 12: Recruitment and selection in business Ofqual unit reference number A/502/5434 Please note: This OCR Cambridge Technical model assignment may be used to provide evidence for the unit identified above. Alternatively, centres may ‘tailor’ or modify the assignment within permitted parameters (see Information for Teachers). It is the centre’s responsibility to ensure that any modifications made to this assignment allow learners to meet all the assessment criteria and provide sufficient opportunity for learners to demonstrate achievement across the full range of grades. The assessment criteria themselves must not be changed. The OCR entry codes and Ofqual numbers associated with these qualifications are: |Qualification title |Entry code |Ofqual number | |OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Certificate in Business |5327 |600/4226/6 | |OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma in Business |5329 |600/4608/9 | |OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma in Business |5332 |600/4235/7 | |OCR Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma in Business ...
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...National Business2013/14 | | Student Name | Abdullah Kadiri | UNIT: 2 | Business Resources | Unit Credit value | 10 | ABOUT THIS UNIT | The aim of this unit is to develop learner knowledge of the range of human, physical, technological andfinancial resources required in an organisation, and how the management of these resources can impact on business performance. | ASSESSOR(S) | FBE/MHU | ASSIGNMENT REF: | | START DATE: | 2/12/13 | END DATE: | 15/03/14 | Task 1:P1, P2 and M2 | ScenarioYou are a manager at a local business (your selected organisation) and you have been invited to give a series of two careers talks to Year 11 students about recruitment and selection within your organisation.Your presentation should include the following:P1 * A brief introduction to the business; * A summary of the types of employment within the business; * An explanation of the recruitment process with emphasis on the purpose and contents of job descriptions. This should be supported with annotated examples of job descriptions from the selected organisation; * An explanation of the purpose and content of employment contracts. This should be supported with an annotated example of an employment contract from the selected organisation. * For evidence produce written examples P2 * A description of one specific job within the organisation. This could relate to one of the job descriptions used above;M2 * An explanation...
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...|Date Issued: 10/10/14 |Submission Date: | |Assessment Date: |Resubmission Date: | Criteria Covered: |P1 |Identify how two organisations plan recruitment using internal and external sources | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Course |BTEC National Subsidiary Diploma/ BTEC National 90 |Unit |13 Recruitment & Selection in Business | | |credit Diploma | | | |Student Name | |Assignment |1 ...
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...P1 DESCRIBE THE RECRUITMENT USED IN A SELECTED ORGANISATION INTRODUCTION: during the process of this task, I will be discussing about the different purpose of recruitment documentation used in an organization. I will elaborate on each documentation used in an organisation that is effective towards a business. There are different documentation which are; application form, application letter, cv and cover letter. This different type of documentation needs to be handed in during a recruitment process, in other for a selection to be made. I will also discuss the reason why an organisation have vacancy and the decision to recruit, to make my point clear, I will also elaborate on internal and external recruitment, with the disadvantages and advantages of the this two process (internal and external recruitment). The business I have choosen to discuss using my listed documentation is MORRISONS. Morrisons is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the united kingdom the company’s legal name is WM Morrison supermarket PLC. Morrison’s market share as of may 2014 was 11.0%, making it smallest of the “Big Four” supermarkets, behind Tesco (28.7%), Sainsbury’s (16.6%) and Asda (17.3%), but ahead of the fifth place the co-operative food (6.1%). Morrisons is public limited company, Retailing and they have 125,000 employees. Morrisons total revenue is £17.680 billion (2014). Purpose of application. The purpose of using application forms are that it asks the candidates specific...
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...Human resource management Table of Contents Introduction 3 Task 1 3 1.1 Distinguish between personnel management and human resource management (P1) 3 1.2 Assess the functions of human resource management of Tesco (P2) 4 1.3 Evaluate roles and responsibilities of the line mangers of Tesco (P3) 5 1.4 Analyze impact of the UK legal and regulatory framework on human resource management (P4) 5 Task 2 6 2.1 Analyze the reasons for human resource planning for Tesco (P5) 6 2.2 Outline the stages involved in planning Tesco’s HR recruitments (P6) 6 2.3 Compare the recruitment and selection process of Tesco and Toyota (P7) 8 2.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment and selection techniques of Tesco and Toyota (P8) 8 Task 3 9 3.1 Assess the link between motivational theory and reward (P9) 9 3.2 Evaluate the process of job evaluation and other factors determining pay (P10) 9 3.3 Assess the effectiveness of reward systems in two different work contexts (P11) 10 3.4 Examine methods that being used by businesses to monitor employee performance (P12) 11 Task 4 11 4.1 Identify the reasons for cessation of employment with Tesco (P13) 11 4.2 Describe employee exit procedures of Tesco and Toyota (P14) 12 4.3 Consider the impact of the UK regulatory framework on employee cessation agreements of Tesco (P15) 12 Conclusion 12 Reference 13 Introduction Human resource management is way of directing and executing the workforces of the organization in...
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...BTEC Level 3 -60credits Diploma Unit13. Recruitment and Selection in Business Level 3 10 Credits ASSINMENT BRIEF BAILEY BUS & COACH COMPANY You work as an administrative officer in the Human Resources department of Bailey Bus & Coach Company, a large, family-owned company located in your town. The Human Resources Manager is Ahmed Fawzi and you report directly to him. The company has expanded a great deal in the past 12 months, mainly because of the acquisition of new contracts and the expansion of the coach tours into Europe. A development project is also ongoing which is investigating the feasibility of starting a new taxi or private hire vehicle business in the near future. This expansion in the business has increased the workload on the administrators. There are more drivers, more bus routes, and an increase in tours which have all led to more customers, more enquiries and a greater volume of incoming telephone calls and paperwork. The current senior administrative officer working in the General Office, Frances Duggan is struggling to hold things together and it has been decided to create a new post of Office Manager. Ahmed has asked you to help him with recruiting the new Office Manager and he will send you an email detailing the duties for this new post. Ahmed’s email is given overleaf. EMAIL FROM HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER |From: |Ahmed Fawzi ...
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...Unit13. Recruitment and selection in Business P1- identify how two organisations plan recruitment using internal and external sources. Tesco The first organisation I am going to talk about is Tesco. Tesco was launched in the UK in 1924 and has multiplied to support over 2000 stores nationally, Tesco also have a growing number of stores internationally in such places as Thailand, China, Hungary and the United States. The head office is based in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, it is in the heart of South East England. For external recruiting Tesco looks at many different ways to take people on board and get them interested. Firstly they advertise vacancies on their websites (www.tesco-careers.com) this is an effective way to recruit because as customers are on website they can stream through other parts of the website such as the careers page. Tesco also put up boards in stores to attract customers so they can see it as they go around shopping. People who are interested in in store jobs can approach Tesco with their cv. Jobs such as, baker, pharmacist, as also advertised externally. Tesco advertises the post internally on its intranet for two weeks. Tesco try and seek the most cost effective ways of recruiting by advertising on TV and radio however this is also expensive to do. For internal recruitment. Tesco first looks at its internal Talent Plan to fill a vacancy. This is a process that lists current employees looking for a move, either at the same level or on promotion...
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...Unit 19 Developing Teams in Business Assignment 1: P1 & P3 Different types of teams What is a Team? A team is individuals whom are moulded into a group who work together to achieve an objective or task. Team Recruitment Recruiting the right team members is the key to the success of your team. When the leaders of any group recruit new members, there are a number of skills, qualities needed as well as a process that each member has to go through in order for them to be an successful addition to the team. This process is called job analysis from where a person specification is drawn up and following all the qualifications and qualities that a new team member would be expected to have. The process of recruitment for a successful new team member’s selection. Recruitment> selection> -training •coaching •mentoring •motivation the first steps to a successful recruitment > recruiting and selecting people who will be good team players > training them, providing mentoring and coaching to help them to perform better in the teams > creating your high-performance team. R (Reference: Business BTEC national book1 level 3, page 363) Benefits of a team * Working in a team as part of a company is good as every individual has their own contribution to the team they all share their ideas to help better the company * Team work empowers creativity within the members * Each individual grows as they have other team members to support them There are different...
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... Task-1(p1) Class Teacher: Hemuna Pather-carr 1a) Produce a two- column table listing in column 1 the main documents the organisation might use for recruitment. In Column 2, write an explanation of the use of each of the documents.(p1) 1. | Job Advertisements | It is notice of job vacancy which is offered by companies and institutions. It states the name of new company. It also mentions how to apply for the job and salary. It also provides the job is part time or full time. | 2. | CV (Curriculum Vitae) | CV is the most important part or a job. Cv provides an overview of a person’s experience educational qualification as well as personal details. It also provides names and contact details of 2 referees’ | 3. | Application Form | An application for employment, job application, or application form (often simply called an application).Employee need to collect it from employer and he should complete the form with true information about his experience educational history, skill, communication skill, emergency contact no, house address, email id, reference, disability, age. The form may also require the applicant to disclose any criminal record. | 4. | Job Description | A job description is a list that a person might use for general tasks, or functions, and responsibilities of a position. Job descriptions are required for recruitment so that the applicants can understand the job...
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...Describe the recruitment documentation used in a selected organisation (P1) We are a recruitment agency that is employed to help recruit suitable staff from many different organisations and are employed to also help other organisations employ suitable candidates such as K college and any other organisations that need assistance with being more well known to a wider variety of candidates seeking employment and opportunities. Job description: Company requires job description for recruitment so that the employer and applicants can be able to understand the role. Job description defines a person’s role and responsibilities. It contains the job title name, main purpose of job, day-to-day task and duties and any special working conditions. It is commonly used by employers when advertising for posts as it assists a potential job applicant to decide on whether or not to apply. Person Specification The purpose of a person specification is the training done to identify personal qualities required to carry out duties of a post in potential employees. It is written by a firm and it outlines the type of person that the firm wants. A person specification is basically used to match the right person to the job. | Job Title: Project Officer | Department/Centre: Centre for Teaching and Learning | | | Criteria | Essential | Desirable | Skills required | * Excellent presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written * Strong organisational skills *...
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