Recruitment, selection and training
| English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| recruitment | 招聘 | zhāo pìn |
| selection | 选拔 | xuǎn bá |
| applicants | 求职者 | qiú zhí zhě |
| person specification | 人员规格 | rén yuán guī gé |
| internal | 内部 | nèi bù |
| external | 外部 | wài bù |
| induction | 入职培训 | rù zhí péi xùn |
| on-the-job | 在岗培训 | zài gǎng péi xùn |
| off-the-job | 脱岗培训 | tuō gǎng péi xùn |
Finding and keeping good people
- A business is only as good as its people, so getting the right ones — and improving them — is vital.
- That is the job of recruitment 招聘, selection 选拔 and training.
Human resources decision lab
Classify HR actions by the job they do inside the workforce.
Recruitment is the process of:
Recruitment attracts applicants; selection then chooses.
Choosing the best applicant from those who applied is called ______.
Selection follows recruitment.
Recruitment and selection
- Recruitment attracts applicants 求职者 (job description, person specification 人员规格, advert).
- Selection chooses the best (application forms, interviews, tests, references).
The steps of recruitment and selection
An advantage of internal recruitment is that it:
Internal recruitment is cheaper and motivating, but adds no new ideas.
External recruitment can bring new skills and ideas into a business.
Hiring from outside introduces fresh expertise.
Internal 内部 vs external 外部 recruitment
- Internal: promote from within — cheaper, faster, motivating, but no fresh ideas.
- External: hire from outside — brings new skills, but costlier and slower.
A workplace full of staff: a business must recruit, train and motivate its people
Training that introduces a new employee to the job and workplace is:
Induction settles a new starter in.
Training
- Induction 入职培训: introduces a new employee to the job and workplace.
- On-the-job 在岗培训: learning while working. Off-the-job 脱岗培训: courses away from work.
Worked example. A shop needs a new manager. Promoting an experienced supervisor (internal) is quick and motivating; advertising outside (external) might bring fresh ideas but takes longer and costs more.
You've got it
- recruitment attracts applicants; selection chooses the best
- internal recruitment is cheap and motivating; external brings new skills
- training types: induction, on-the-job, off-the-job