Human Resource Management : Asda | Assignment

Running Head: ASDA
HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

ASDA
Table of Contents
Introduction of the company......................................................................................................1
Recruitment, selection and training processes...........................................................................1
Evaluation of how recruitment, selection and training process relate with company’s
organizational culture.................................................................................................................2
Annex with group meeting minutes which reflect the contributions of different group
members.....................................................................................................................................3
References..................................................................................................................................4

ASDA
Introduction of the company
Asda is known as one of the largest supermarkets in UK. It was established in 1949 and
emphasizes on selling products such as clothing toys and home furnishings. The company
also offers additional services such as “Asda Money” financial services. It has been examined
that in 1999, the company became the subsidiary of Walmart which is also the largest
supermarket chain on the global platform. In UK, Asda has more than 175,000 employees
who are managing the routine functions across different formats. The different formats of the
company are superstores, supermarkets, Asda Living and also home office. Therefore, it can
be stated that company has attained large market share in the highly competitive business
world.
Recruitment, selection and training processes Recruitment process
It has been observed that Asda emphasizes on promoting the opportunities related to career
and it is done through its website. At the time of recruiting the candidates, the company has
the motive to attract and retain the talented candidates who is best suited for the job opening.
To recruit skilled candidates, the company focuses on online recruitment process which assist
the applicants to apply for the job (Oude Mulders, Henkens and Schippers, 2016). In the last
year, the company advertised 27,000 jobs. To recruit the suitable candidates, the company
also considers social media channels such as Linkedln and also has collaboration with
recruitment companies such as Remploy which assist in accessing the skilled workers. Selection process
To select the best candidate, the company utilises online recruitment system through which
the applications are registered. It is examined that after the registration of the applications, the
HR team shortlist the best candidates for the interview round. At the time of shortlisting two
factors are considered such as job description and personal qualifications. The HR team
provide the dates to the candidates who are shortlisted and then they are called at the
assessment centre which is also called as “Asda reality” or “Asda Magic”. At the time of
recruiting the candidates internally, the appraisal is considered which assist in informing
about the process of selection. It can be said that appraisal is concerned with the area in
which the candidates discusses about performance, skills and growth opportunity with higher
authority.