Grow Management: Accounts Officer Recruitment and Selection Project

This project details the recruitment and selection process for an accounts officer at Grow Management Consultancies. It begins with a job advertisement outlining qualifications, experience, skills, responsibilities, and salary. The project then outlines the selection process, including application review, preliminary interviews, selection tests, employment interviews, and a physical examination before a job offer is extended. The project also includes communication with the Principal Consultant, feedback on the advertisement, and the use of recruitment agencies. Finally, an induction checklist is provided to ensure a smooth onboarding process for the new employee, covering departmental visits, office tours, introductions, and policy handovers. The project concludes with a manager's assessment of the induction program and plans for a training and development seminar.

Assessment Task 3: Recruitment and selection project
Advertisement for the position of an accounts officer
Vacancy! Vacancy! Vacancy!
Grow Management consultants wishes to inform all the qualified persons to apply for a position
of an accounts officer whose requirements are as outlined below.
Qualifications: Degree in accounting or finance
Experience: Proven work experience in accounts management
Skills:
 Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases
 Ability to manipulate large amounts of data
 Proven knowledge of accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations
 High attention to detail and accuracy
 Ability to direct and supervise
Performance Goals:
 Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
 Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
 Meet financial accounting objectives
 Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions

The main responsibilities of the person will be:
 To manage and oversee all the departmental operations.
 Overall payroll management.
 Auditing the books of accounts.
 Formulation and implementation of the principles of accounting in the organization
 Evaluation of the annual audits of the books of accounts.
 Provide recommendations.
Salary
Basic salary: $35000
Allowances: $30000
Monthly salary: $ 65000
EMAIL TO THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT.
From: Student’s email
TO: Principal’s email
Subject: JOB ADVERT
Kindly go through the attachment which is the advert for the position of accounts officer.
Regards.
Feedback from the Principal consultant
Dear Human Resources Manager

Thank you for sending the advertisement. It is very awesome, the only thing am
concerned if we could remove are some of the terms and conditions from the
advertisement because I feel it essential to discuss this based on the type of the candidate
we get.
Let me know your thoughts.
Kind Regards
Principal Consultant.
RESPONSE
DEAR PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
Thank you for going through my email and noted the concern. It is unfortunate that the
recruitment, selection and induction policy for the organization makes it a mandate that the terms
and conditions should be outlined within the advertisement for recruitment because the
applicants should sign and agree to abide by the terms which should be clear to them.
Regards
Human Resource Manager.

Recruitment consultants
These are the recruitment agencies that I shall use to seek for relevant candidates suppose the
advertisement fails:
ABC recruitment agency
They are known to be the best and they offer timely services at minimum cost. They have a
competent team for accessing the applicants thoroughly hence their chosen candidate is usually
very suitable for the position.
Fadhil and sons Recruitment consultants
The company is also awesome and provides best employees for various advertised positions.
Dear principal consultant.
I have done a research and identified that it is usually good to take precautionary measures and
not put all your eggs in one basket. This implies that it is wise to also involve the recruitment
agencies because the advertisement might not bare fruits. Find the job advert and the recruitment
consultants
Regards.
Human Resource Manager.

Assessment Task 4: Manage selection process
Dear principal Consultant
I am very glad to inform you that the applications have been successfully received and are they
are still under review. We have received 150 applications which is a clear indication that many
people are interested with the position. As per our organization’s policy, the following selection
procedure shall be used:
a) Conducting a preliminary interview to test the critical thinking skills of the applicants.
This usually purposed to eliminate unqualified applications based on the information
provided by the candidates.
b) Conduction several selection tests such as personality tests, ability test and test in relation
to the knowledge of the job and the organization.
c) Conducting employment interview for the candidates at this stage
d) The selection decision is made
e) Physical examination is done on the qualified candidates and further elimination is done
f) Job offer through a letter of acknowledgement from the organization to the qualified
candidate.
Acknowledgement letter

Grow management consultancies
P.O BOX 123
Melbourne.
Australia
Human Resource manager
Grow management consultancies
Melbourne
Dear Sir
Re: JOB OFFER
The management of the company is happy to inform you that you have been awarded the
position of an accounts officer per the final results. Please report on Tuesday next week
and you shall be inducted and provided with the employment act that shall make it clear
to you all the terms and conditions of the employment as per the National employment
Standards. The salary is as per the advertisement no changes. Looking forward for your
maximum cooperation.
Regards
Human Resource Manager.
Assessment Task 5: Induction project
Induction checklist

Activity Date comments
Visiting all the relevant
departments in the
company
The new employee shall be
exposed to various departments
so as to know exactly the heads
for each department and
interact.
Showing the new
employee the entire
organization
It is important to expose the
employee to the entire
environment explaining to him
most important points
Showing the employee
his office
The person is taken to his
office and handed over
the key
Introducing the
employee to his
secretary
The new employee is
introduced to his
secretary
Handing him the
company policies
The employee is handed
over the various policies
of the company.
Task Outcome: Satisfactory  Not Satisfactory 
Manager’s signature
Dear principal consultant
The new employee is done with the induction and I have scheduled a training and
development program through a one week seminar in a month’s time. Will update you on the

progress. The induction program needs some changes which we are formulating and will share it
with you for review.
Regards
Human Resource Manager.