Effectiveness of Recruitment and Selection Strategies in TESCO

HRM Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies in an organisations(900) ....................1
Approaches to talent management..........................................................................................5
HR systems and processes within TESCO.............................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is considered as an essential element within an
organisation. Failure and success of entity is largely depend upon workforce calibre within
organisational workplace structure (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). Human resource department is
most important assets as without positive contribution of individuals within organisation it is
hard to accomplish organisational goals as well as objectives in a well defined manner. This
department play essential roles to recruit people as per their experience, skills, proficiency and
qualification along with keeping in mind the present and future requirements of organisation.
Present report has been conducted on TESCO. Company conduct its functioning as a market
leader in supermarket sector of UK and was established in the year 1919. In this report,
formative discussions has been made on, effectiveness of selection and recruitment strategies
within organisational structure and talent management approaches. In addition to this, report
include discussion on HR processes and system.
MAIN BODY
Effectiveness of recruitment and selection strategies in an organisations
Recruitment is termed as a procedure that include identification of job vacancy,
evaluation of job requirements, application reviewing, screening and selection of suitable
candidates as per according to organisation's job requirement. In simple terms, it is a process that
involves attracting potential candidates to apply for vacancies within organisation. While on the
other hand, selection process revolves around the concept of selection of appropriate candidate
from the applicants those who have applied for the vacancy while ensuring employment laws as
well as regulations. TESCO advertise about their jobs requirements in number of ways.
Mentioned below recruitment and selection procedure that has been undertaken by TESCO is
being defined:
Internal Recruitment
For this, TESCO firstly engage in the process looking its internal Talent Plan in order to
fill vacancy. In this procedure, it list its current employees. If no individual is suitable then,
management of TESCO make use of advertisement in order to post their vacancy.
External Recruitment
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In this recruitment measure, TESCO make advertisement of vacancies through its
website www.tesco-carrers.com and via boards in stores. In this, individual made applications
via online and on this basis, chosen applicants called for the process of interview that are further
being followed by assessment centre for selection process final stage. In addition to this, TESCO
use external advertisement method via offline media, radio, television and more. Along with this,
company also place advertisements on magazines like The Appointment Journal and Google as
to select best candidate for their job roles in order to fulfil organisational goals and demand in a
well defined manner. It has been identified that TESCO undertake use of cost-effective way to
attract best applicant. While advertise through on radio, television and magazines there is huge
expense but in order to make individuals learn about company vacancies this method is
important. This has been evaluated that, TESCO offer an easy application process way for
applicants to search for management posts, head office positions and management positions. By
undertaking all these measures into consideration, company ensure recruitment of potential
candidates as to accomplish goals and objectives of entity in a well defined manner.
Selection
Selection is termed as formative process to select most suitable candidate form those
individuals who have applied for organisational vacancy. In this, screening play an essential
element of selection process. By undertaking this process, company ensure that candidates those
who have selected for the process of interview posses best fit as per according to job
requirements of company. This has been identified that at the initial screening, selectors of
TESCO have careful look at each and every applied individual CV( Curriculum Vitae) as it
summarises job history to date and educational qualification of an individual. Thus, with the help
of a well-written CV, company can effectively able to assess that whether candidates skills,
potential and knowledge matches with job person specification. In addition to this, TESCO also
provide a tool 'job type match' on their careers web page (Budhwar and Debrah, 2013). This page
offer interested candidates a facility with the help of which they can evaluate themselves before
applying for a role in organisation. In addition to this, there are different types of stages that are
being undertaken by company to select candidates externally that are being mentioned below:
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