Recruiting at Tesco

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Recruiting at Tesco
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Table of Contents
Question 1:.......................................................................................................................................2
Method of Attracting and Recruiting Candidates in Tesco.............................................................2
Strengths and Weakness of the One of the Methods.......................................................................3
Question 2:.......................................................................................................................................4
Benefits for Organizations like Tesco in Using Interviews and Assessment Centers in Selection
Process.............................................................................................................................................4
References:......................................................................................................................................7

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Question 1:
Method of Attracting and Recruiting Candidates in Tesco
In Tesco, recruitment involves attracting the appropriate candidates for filling in the
vacancies. The company puts up its job advertisements depending on the availability of the job.
The company first looks into the internal talent plan for filling in the vacancy. This particular
process comprises of a list of the current employees who mostly look forward to a move either at
same level or through the promotion (tesco-careers.com 2019). In case of non availability of
suitable candidates, Tesco undertakes internal job posting for two consecutive weeks. On the
other hand, for recruitment of the external candidates, Tesco advertises its vacancies either
through its website www.tesco-careers.com or through the vacancy boards within the stores for
external recruitment. However, applications for the positions of the managers are done online.
Tesco opts for external advertisements for more specialist jobs like the pharmacist and
the bakers. These advertisements are done externally either through offline and website media or
radio and television or putting advertisements on the Google or in magazines like The
Appointment Journal. Tesco also makes it easier for the job applicants in finding the available
jobs by going through the company website, Here the applicant can get a clue about the
management post, local jobs and the positions at the head office and apply directly by filling in
an application form.
The selected candidates are then called for interview and then assessed at the assessment
centre for the final selection (Ballantyne and Povah 2017). People having interest in the store
jobs can either directly approach the stores or get them registered through the Jobcentre plus. A