Human Resource Recruitment: Steps and Procedures by Pearson Education, UK

The report enumerates the steps that are being taken by the Pearson Education, UK, in order to undertake recruitments of the skilled workforce. The assessment procedures are being enumerated and discussed in this report. It helps in the proper understanding of the processes that are involved in the recruitment procedure.

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Executive summary
The report enumerates the steps that are being taken by the Pearson Education, UK, in order to
undertake recruitments of the skilled workforce. The assessment procedures are being
enumerated and discussed in this report. It helps in the proper understanding of the processes that
are involved in the recruitment procedure. The recruitment of the skilled workforce helps in
improving the progress of the organization through the smooth functioning. Therefore the report
aims at understanding the factors of the human resource and the staffing procedure of the
concerned company in order to expand in the market.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
2. Mechanism of selection...............................................................................................................4
2.1 Interviewing...........................................................................................................................4
2.2 Psychometric and aptitude testing.........................................................................................5
2.2.1 Cognitive ability Testing....................................................................................................6
2.2.2 Personality Test..............................................................................................................7
2.2.3 Integrity Test...................................................................................................................8
2.2.4 Work Sample Test..........................................................................................................8
2.3 Detailing and briefing............................................................................................................9
3. Adhering to the requirements of the organization.......................................................................9
3.1 Innovations............................................................................................................................9
3.2 Prospects of Loyalty and Integrity.......................................................................................10
3.3 Improvements in the functions............................................................................................10
3.4 Security and safety of the workforce...................................................................................11
3.5 Communication and integration in the workforce...............................................................11
4. Conclusion.................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................13
Appendix........................................................................................................................................17

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Introduction
The changes that the organizations undertake are based on the changes in the structure
and the recruitment that are being undertaken by the company of the skilled workforce. The
recruitment of the skilled workforce helps in undertaking the organizational progress. Therefore,
progression is being initiated by the company through the steps in order to choose the skilled
workforce from the individuals who have applied for the recruitment. The discussion aims at
undertaking the steps in order to make use of the selection and the assessment procedures in
order to employ the right person for the job (Alfes et al. 2013). It depends on the capabilities of
the person, which qualifies the person for the vacancy in the job role. The selection process
undertaken by the companies is based on the requirement of the changes framed by the
organizations for making the improvements in the market structure.
The discussion aims at understanding the steps that are being undertaken by the company
that is headquartered in the UK. Pearson Education is a British based multinational company,
which aims at publishing the academic books and guides for the schools and the corporations. It
also undertakes steps in order to connect to the students and thereby understand their
requirements. The recruitment that is being undertaken by the organization has helped in the
gradual growth of the organization not only in the British grounds but also worldwide. It has
helped the organization in expanding the business with the smooth functioning of the skilled
workforce. The report will enumerate steps in order to enhance the better understanding of the
requirements of the organization to recruit the skilled workforce.
The purpose of the report is to enumerate the steps, which the organizations undertake
through the effectiveness of the workforce and thereby make careful decisions at the time of the
recruitment of the individuals. Determining the goals of the organization and their common

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objectives in the process of selection is again an important consideration for the progression. The
report enumerates the steps that are being undertaken by the organization for the selection. It also
helps in determining the effectiveness and the skills that are required to improve the situation of
the organization.
2. Mechanism of selection
The selection procedure that is being undertaken by the organizations has helped in
determining the requirements of the organization to improve its situation in the markets. The step
that the organization undertakes is based on the skills that are required to be infested for making
it a steady progress in the market (Donate, Peña and Sanchez de Pablo 2016). The selection
procedure that is being undertaken by the organization is a straightforward approach which
makes the applicants aware of the respective job roles and the remuneration they would receive.
It helps the organization in taking steps top control over the issues based on the remuneration in
the later days of the employment. The proper functioning of the information systems helps the
applicants in understanding the job role they are applying for and their individual responsibilities
(App, Merk and Büttgen 2012). This information is required to be transmitted in order to get
hold of the potential applicants, even before the assessments that the organization aims at taking
for the respective job roles. The undertaking of the organization for making the improvements in
the organizational structure helps in determining the sustenance.
2.1 Interviewing
The interview that is undertaken by the companies helps in determining the strengths and
weaknesses of the applicants, which will help the organization for its progress. The organizations
undertake proper interviews to test the verbal and the communicative abilities of the applicants.

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The company undertakes steps in processing the interview in a manner through which the
communicative abilities of the applicants are thoroughly tested. It helps the organization in
determining the right candidate for the job role. Foss et al. (2015) believed that the skilled
workforce must have proper communication skills as it helps in the undertaking of integrated and
smooth functioning of the business processes.
On the other hand, the information that is being transmitted to the applicants based on the
company’s job offerings and the norms and regulations that the employees are required to follow
helps in determining the potential candidates for the job role. It also helps in determining the
issues that are being faced by the employees after the recruitment is undertaken, which affects
the productivity largely. The consideration undertaken by the organization, adhering to the
objectives of the organization helps in bringing about the progress. The interviewing might help
in assessing the personality of the applicant and thereby determine the efficiency based on the
proficiency in communication. However, Rousseau (1995) believed that the interviewing does
not determine the totality of the assessment as it does not determine the efficiency of the
applicant. The concerned companies take steps in order to verify the authenticity of the
documents that are being provided by the applicants. It helps in the undertaking of the steps of
the organization relating to their progress.
2.2 Psychometric and aptitude testing
The assessment that is being planned by the organizations helps in determining the
concepts and the relative ideas of the applicants. It helps in the rightful decision making of the
organizations correlating to the resourcefulness of the people. The choice of the correct person
for the job role is being implemented by the assessment of the psychometric and the aptitudes. It
helps in determining the common sense and the adaptability of the applicants to various stressful

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situations (Tiwari and Saxena 2012). The most important step that is being undertaken by the
concerned company through the proper application of the assessment helps in determining the
levels of education that is being retained by the applicants. The assessment also helps the
organization in making a note of the adaptability of the people and thereby test their skills based
on the varied situational backdrops.
The assessments that are being undertaken by the organization help in determining the
various factors that must be incorporated by the applicants for the job role that they have applied
for. The most important step that is being undertaken is based on the assessment of the
psychologies and the loyalty of the individuals (N. Theriou and Chatzoglou 2014). The
dedication towards the work is being encountered through the previous job experiences that the
applicants have. Considering the growth of the multinationals, the concerned company must take
steps to choose the legitimate person. The psychometric testing helps in understanding the
psychology of the person and thereby determines the honesty and the sincerity. However,
Rousseau (1995) believed that the subtle test of the abilities of the person cannot be measured
through the assessments. It is therefore not the complete form of assessing the individual’s
capabilities.
2.2.1 Cognitive ability Testing
The cognition that is being encouraged by the human resource development is based on
the skills that the applicants possess as their power of perceiving. It helps in determining the
perception of the applicants, which is an important phenomenon, considering the job role that by
the organization provided. The testing of the cognitive abilities helps the companies in
maintaining the skilled supply of the workforce for making the continuous improvements. The
test helps in determining the important aspects of the in improvements that are being aimed by

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the organizations (Long, Ajagbe and Kowang 2014). It helps in the determination of the structure
and the undertakings that the organization aims at facilitating. The cognitive ability testing helps
in determining the most probable changes and the appropriateness of the applicants on the job
ole that are being applied for. However, the test might bring in issues based on the different
forms of recruitments that the company seeks at undertaking (Scribd.com 2017).
2.2.2 Personality Test
The personality tests are being undertaken by the organization for lucid understanding of
the traits of the personality of the applicants. It also helps the organization in understanding the
psychology and the perception of the employees and the ability of the applicants to fulfill the
necessary steps that are being included in the job role. The personality test helped in bringing
about changes in the organizational structure through the effective handling of the situations of
the organization (Hennekam and Herrbach 2013). Again, the management of the organization
based on the requirements of the progress that is being planned by the organization is
undertaking an important step. The personality test that is being undertaken by the organizations
has helped the organizations in making their concepts clear to the applicants. Alternatively, the
personality test constrains the recruitment, which is based on the elative growth of the
organization in the market. The sense of responsibility, the leadership qualities, the perception
and outlook towards the functions of the teamwork and the like is being determined through the
test that is being planned by the organization (Sk.sagepub.com 2017). The test helps the
concerned company in understanding the skills and the outlooks of the applicants, which shall
affect the progress of the organization.

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2.2.3 Integrity Test
Testing the integrity of the applicants is again a considerable step that is being undertaken
by the organization in order to understand the honesty and the sincerity of the applicants and the
best-suited person for the job role is being selected through the process (Ko and Smith-Walter
2013). The test is being undertaken through the formulation of a questionnaire, which helps in
determining the sincere attempts of the applicants for the progress of the organization in the
market. It helps the organization in choosing the right person for the job. The questionnaire that
is being formed with the objective of testing the individual’s integrity might get too personal.
The personal nature of the questionnaire might make the person skip the attempts. It affects the
recruitment process undertaken by the organization.
2.2.4 Work Sample Test
The work sample test that is being undertaken by the organization helps in the
understanding of the capabilities of the applicants to respond to their job responsibility. The test
helps the organization in choosing from the eligible candidates and thereby makes their choice of
the change that is being framed by the organization (Laursen and Foss 2014). The test enables
the concerned organization in making use of the resources to undertake the steps in order to
improve the availability of the skilled workforce. According to Rousseau (1995), the
employment that is generated by the organizations helps in making the progress in the market.
Continuous supply of the skilled workforce helps in determining the progress and expansion of
the organization in the market. The managers of the organization, which supports the complete
framework of the human resource recruitment procedure, are undertaking the work sample test
(Mariappanadar 2013). The assessment of the credibility of the skilled workforce helps in
determining the factors of success of the concerned company. However, examining the

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applicants on the basic grounds might constrain the abilities of the applicants. The work sample
testing must be undertaken after conducting a training, which will help in maximizing the
chances of excellence.
2.3 Detailing and briefing
The detailing and briefing of the job roles is most probably the last step that is being
undertaken by the organization which makes the applicants aware of the job roles in which they
will be posted after the recruitment process. A thorough detailing of the events and the issues
that the applicants might face during the performance of their job responsibility helps in the
development of the workforce (Zibarras and Coan 2015). The pre-training detailing and briefing
of the job roles have helped in the proper understanding of the job roles and thereby it helps in
the undertaking of the efficient functioning of the work processes.
3. Adhering to the requirements of the organization
The organizational aims are based on the progress that is planned by the organization.
Therefore, the organization must undertake the recruitment of the skilled workforce for ensuring
the smooth functioning of the organization (Tangthong, Trimetsoontorn and Rojniruntikul 2014).
The chief determinants of the functions undertaken by the workforce and the manner in which
they affect the functions of the organization are being discussed in this section of the report.
3.1 Innovations
The innovations that are being undertaken and adapted by the workforce is based on their
credibility. The management is sharing the visions and the objective of the organization is being
declared to the employees. Therefore, the smooth and integrated functioning of the employees
helps in determining the progress made by the organizations (Alfes et al. 2013). Moreover, the

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diversity in the workforce helps in bringing in innovations and thereby enhance the quality of the
products and the services. The company therefore aims at recruiting a diverse workforce for the
smooth functioning of the workforce (Husin, Chelladurai and Musa 2012). The smooth
functioning of the workforce helps in achieving the common goal of the organization and helps
in bringing in success to the organization.
3.2 Prospects of Loyalty and Integrity
The loyalty and the integrity of the employees helps in determining the progress of the
organization; therefore, it helps in the progress of the organization in the market. The loyalty and
integrity of the workforce helps in reducing the flaws and thereby helps in the maintenance of the
sustainable approach of the organization. The concerned company gains its recognition in the
market through the smooth and loyal functioning of the workforce (Alfalla-Luque, Marín-García
and Medina-López 2012).
3.3 Improvements in the functions
The improvements that the organization undertakes are based on the requirements to
make the organizational progress. The improved condition of working facilitates the smooth
functioning of the workforce. It enhances the productivity of the organization (Caligiuri 2014).
The changes that the organization undertakes, based on the requirements of the students and their
academics, is being adhered by the smooth functioning of the workforce of the organization. In
order to bring in improvements in the functions undertaken by the workforce, the organization
must take steps in order to train the employees based on the changes that are being adhered by
the system (Scribd.com 2017).

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3.4 Security and safety of the workforce
The security and the safety of the workforce is again another consideration that must be
thought upon for ensuring the smooth functioning of the organization. The consideration that the
organization undertakes is based on the resourcefulness of the workforce and their constant
support as it ensures the progress of the organization (Gurkov, Zelenovaand Saidov 2012).
Therefore, in order to make the continuous progress in the market, the security of the workforce
plays an important role. It helps in keeping up with the changes that are being undertaken by the
competitors in the business.
3.5 Communication and integration in the workforce
The communication that is being undertaken by the employees helps in retaining the
integration in the workforce. It helps in bringing the apt improvements in the structure of the
organization based on the needs of the organizational progress (Giauque, Anderfuhren-Biget and
Varone 2013). The most intriguing part of the innovations that are being undertaken by the
workforce is based on the terms of the effective communication. Therefore, the communicative
skills of the employees play a major role in changing the organizational structure of the company
(Lamba and Choudhary 2013). The step that is undertaken by the company is based on
addressing the requirements of the concerned company for its progress and thereby
communication plays a major role in bringing about the change in the structure of the
organization.
4. Conclusion
Therefore, from the above analysis it can be concluded that the modes of selection and
the steps that are being undertaken by Pearson Education UK helps in undertaking the progress

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in the market. The improvements in the workforce based on the skills and the diversity helps the
organization in undertaking the modifications, which helps the organization in coping up with
the changes in the market. The step that is being considered by the organizations are based on the
change in the requirements of the school authorities and the students, who are their target clients.
The objectives of the organization helps in facilitating the change based on the requirements of
the consumers of the organization.

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Appendix
Figure 1: Recruitment procedure
(Source: Mariappanadar 2013)