The Quality of the Information in Recruitment Documents
I discussed HSBC’s key recruitment documents and came to the
conclusion that the recruitment and selection process at the company
was of the up most importance. I now plan to look at these documents
in greater detail.
Ø Job Description
The main purpose of a job description at any company is to allow
candidates to get a brief view of what the job entails. It also allows
candidates to assess whether they think they would be suited in that
particular job. Below is an example of a job description at HSBC:
Role Title:
Transfers and Settlements Administration (Job Number – 1.2.2.5)
Location:
Client Service Centre
Reporting to:
Client Administration Manager
From looking at the above job description we can see that HSBC
include:
- What the title of the job will be
- Where the job will be located
- Who the employee should report to
To include the title of the job is obviously an important part of any
job description. It allows candidates to know what role they are
applying for and if successful, the role they will take on. The
location of the job is also important, as candidates need to know
where to apply. Also if the candidate is successful they need to know
whom they are reporting to and for this reason this information is
also included in the job description.
The job role title allows candidates to get an insight into the type
of duties they will be required to carry out. For the particular job
role in the job description above, employees will be expected to carry
out the following:
- Undertake stock transfers on behalf of HSBC clients with SFA
regulations and strict internal and external service legal agreements
- Undertake trade settlements and correction on behalf of HSBC clients
within SFA regulations and strict internal and external service legal
agreement
- This requires employees to have effective communication skills in
order to correspond with internal and external clients
There is a section in the description that outlines the key
tasks/outputs that the job will involve. These give the candidate a
more detailed view of what is expected from them and allows them to
make a more informed decision as to whether they think that the job is
for them. This also gives candidates a sight into the background of
HSBC and is usually very well detailed and presented.
Ø Person Specification
The person specification outlines what type of person is needed to
carry out the job and specifies any skills or qualifications that they
require. Is also details what qualities and competencies are needed.
An individual unable to complete all the works by his own, everyone relies on the other’s support and guidance to achieve success. Similarly, a difficult task can be accomplished easily by working as a team. A team is a group of individuals who share the common interest working together to achieve the same goals. Every organisation has teams with members working as one. Team development is a process of linking the individual together to accomplish a task. According to Tuckman’s model, there are five stages of team development, which are forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning (as cited in Fraser & Neville, 1994).
There are many characteristics of an effective team. As the saying goes “A group’s efforts will be more than the sum of its parts”.
Due to recent increase in competition in various workplace or organization, leaders, managers and organization members has face with the challenges to set up the effective communication that will help in teambuilding in his or her assigned area in other to accomplish the set organizational goals and improve productivities which will strengthen the organization against others. The aim of the team is to bring the best out of the team in other to ensure self-development, effective communication, leadership skills and the ability to work closely with one and other. These will help the team in problem solving and improving their performance which will enhance a better outcome for the organization. Team building help improve effective communication among staffs and job satisfaction. Team building strategies help assist the leader and manager to build an effective work team by strengthening communication and interpersonal relationships, so that the staffs can function as more cohesive group than individual. Team building involves variety of activities presented to organization with the goals of improving productivities. According to literature, the success of teamwork, depend on many factors. Such as organizational culture, leadership effectiveness, staffs commitment, the organizational system of compensation and rewards and the level of staffs autonomy.
For a team to thrive it needs to have a strong leader but the essential components for a team to succeed are empowerment, communication and trust. These elements encourage commitment and promote accountability among team members, thus improving the productivity of the team.
According to Noe (2012), most experts believe that the most important human resource decision makes by a leader is deciding who to hire. Manager manages the recruitment and selection process. Selection for the best candidates for the job is very important in an organization because the performance always depends on employees, the recruiting and hiring is costly and the legal obligations like mismanaging hiring has legal consequence. The main aim of employee selection is to achieve person-job fit which is identifying the knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), and competencies that are central to performing the job. The objective of effective selection is to decide who the right people are, by matching individual characteristics (ability, experience, and training) with the requirements of the job (DeRue & Morgeson, 2007; Kristof -Brown, Zimmermam, & Johnson, 2005). The manager will do checking for reliability and validity of the interviewer. In PPNJ Poultry & Meat Sdn Bhd, the people who manage the recruitment and selection process is the Human Resource department or staffs.
Whether you are the owner of a small business or are tasked with human resource hiring responsibilities in a larger company, you understand the challenge of finding the right fit for an open position. There are professional recruiting services that can be used to streamline your hiring process but you may be wondering if the benefits of this service are justified by the cost of services. With a closer look at what recruiters have to offer, you can determine if using recruiters with your own hiring process will be worthwhile.
Work teams play an important role in a modern organization. From software engineers who collaborate to write code to the board of directors who gather to make strategic decisions, teams are increasingly being used worldwide as the foundation of work. We know from our everyday experiences, however, that effective teamwork is not achieved as easily as getting a collection of individuals together. There are important things that the group has to accomplish in order to prove effective. First of all, individuals have to group around a common task or goal that they are trying achieve. Once this is satisfied and group members are aware and agree on the common goal/task, there should be further effort put in to develop and nurture the group as it evolves. This effort should assert that there is an integration of values, goals, attitudes and actions among the members of the team. Because of this major effort required, individuals will be willing to participate enthusiastically only if they understand the benefits for themselves, their team and their organizations. Before getting into the details of teambuilding it makes sense to demonstrate why teams can be more effective than individuals in today's organizations.
First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Ms. Suzanne Haeringer, Referent Teacher, for her presence and support from my application in summer 2015 to the end of the internship. It has been reassuring and significant to always receive strong advices and quick answers. I could not have hoped for a better Referent Teacher.
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