Improving Nestle's Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Training

This report, focused on Nestle, a multinational food and beverage company, explores ways to improve its recruitment, selection, and training processes to meet international requirements. The project begins with an introduction to globalization and project management, emphasizing the importance of skilled employees. Task 1 outlines the aims and objectives, highlighting the need for efficient recruitment strategies and the benefits for both the company and the researcher. Task 2 delves into project management, including cost analysis, scope definition, and time management, utilizing a Gantt chart and work breakdown structure. The report then examines qualitative and quantitative research methods, with a focus on primary research through questionnaires. The research involves a small-scale study with 30 employees. Finally, the assignment provides recommendations and conclusions based on research and data analysis, offering insights for Nestle to achieve its goals. The report also covers project management aspects, including cost, scope, time, quality, communication, risk, and resources, and concludes with reflections on the research's purpose and objectives.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1) Aims and Objectives of the Project.................................................................................1
P2) Project Management Plan................................................................................................3
P3) Gantt Chart and Work Break Down Structure.................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P4) Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods..............................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................8
P4. Small scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods............8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P5. Analyse research and data using appropriate tools and techniques.................................9
P6. Appropriate recommendations as a result of research and data analysis with a meaningful
conclusion.............................................................................................................................17
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................18
P7) Reflecting on the Reason to do the Research to achieve stated Objectives and
Performance..........................................................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18

Title: How do multinational companies improve the recruitment, selection and training of their
employees to meet International requirements?
INTRODUCTION
Globalisation can be defined as the process by which integration of different economies,
industries, markets, cultures to make free flow of goods and services across the world. The main
focus of globalisation is on making the relationship among different countries of the world better
by making improvement in the policies and regulations of the countries. Project Management can
be defined as the practise of initiating plan, execute, control and check the work of the
individuals involved in the completion of the project and is also focused on the achievement of
the goals and objectives of the company. For making a project to be successful, many things are
needed to be taken into consideration which impacts upon the success of the project. These are
related to the cost, time, scope of project etc. which are necessary to take into consideration for
the successful completion of the project (ajda, 2015). The following assignment will focus on
Nestle Company which provides food and beverage in the market so that the customers may but
them fro their satisfaction. Nestle was founded in the year 1866 and is headquartered in Vaud,
Switzerland. The company is dealing in baby food products, coffee, dairy products and the
purpose of this project is to provide the company with ways of improvement in the recruitment,
selection and training methods to meet international requirements. In this assignment, various
aspects which are necessary in order to get proper information about the project are discussed
which are Gantt Charts, Work Break Down Structure and will also cover the aims and objectives
of this assignment. Further, in completion of this assignment Research and Data Analysis will
also be carried out and in that respect recommendation and conclusions will also be given which
will help in the successful accomplishment of the project and help company in achieving its aims
and objectives.
TASK 1
P1) Aims and Objectives of the Project
Background of the Research
For achieving long term sustainability and profitability in business aims and objectives
are prepared in every company. Likewise the project is also made successful with the help of
aims and objectives of the following assignment which guides to the employees and provides
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them the direction to work (Cleveland, Laroche and Hallab, 2013). To achieve the goals and
objectives of Nestle, skilled and capable employees will be required so that they can complete
the work with full efficiency. As the company is dealing at international level, so it is very
necessary to make the recruitment and selection process of the company very carefully. Further
the proper completion of recruitment and selection process will also help the company in
improving their ways of working so that the existing processes can be replace with the new ones.
Nestle is an international company which is providing food products to their customers such as
cereals, breakfast, confectionery, pet food, etc. In terms of revenue, this company is the largest
food company and is having its presence in almost all the countries of the world. That is why it is
important for the company to make its decisions related to recruitment and selection.
Purpose of the Research
The foremost reason behind doing this assignment is to evaluate ways for making
improvement in their processes of recruitment and selection. Better selection will provide
efficient employees to the company by which Nestle can achieve higher efficiency in their
processes which is a positive point for the company. In addition to this, it will also help the
company in achieving goals and objectives of the company easily. For the researcher it will help
in gaining knowledge about different aspects of the recruitment and selection and will also help
in the personal and professional development.
Aim: “To explore different ways through which multinational companies can improve the
recruitment, selection and training of their employees to meet International requirements.” A
Case Study on Nestle.
Objectives:
 To identify the concept of recruitment, selection and training.
 To explore different ways through which Nestle can improve training, selection and
recruitment of new employees.
 To analysis benefits of recruitment, training and selection for both employees and
organisation at international level.
Questions:
 Are you aware about the concept of recruitment, training and selection process?
 What are the different ways through which Nestle can improve training, selection and
recruitment of new employees?
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 What are the benefits of recruitment, training and selection for both employees and
organisation at international level?
P2) Project Management Plan
Project Management Plan is approved document which is prepared for the successful
completion of the project on which the company is working (The Project Management Plan
(PMP), 2018). The project management plan covers different aspects of the project and also
helps in making coordination between different activities of the project so that the project can be
executed in a well manner. Some aspects of the project management plan are discussed as under:
 Cost: Cost can be defined as the amount which will be required in order to make
completion of the project. In completing this project of recruitment, selection and training
of employees in the company it is required to prepare budget to get an early estimation of
the amount which is required to complete the project (Connell, 2013). It will help the
company to avoid future discrepancies in carrying out the project. By preparing budget
Nestle can make estimation of the amount which is required to make improvement in the
ways of recruitment, selection and providing training to their employees. For the
researcher, the time taken will be £ 150.
Total Forecasted Budget
Particulars (2018-19) £ Cost
Advertisement Expenses 2700
Promotional Expenses 2500
Technology Implementation Cost 7000
Training Charges 25000
Total Cost £ 37200
 Scope: It will be easy for the company to know about their skills and efficiencies of
employees by making use of psychometric tests and by providing them training, the
company can increase their skills and efficiencies and provide them new ways of working
which are necessary to accomplish the work in a better way. For the researcher the scope
of this project is to enhance and gain more knowledge about recruitment, selection and
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training and it will also help in the personal and professional development of the
researcher (Dutta and Bose, 2015).
 Time: In order to conduct the following research, the researcher took the time to
complete this research is 9 weeks.
 Quality: For the researcher, the quality aspect means that the project must be completed
in a way which does not provide any false or misleading information to the readers. It
will reduce the quality and degree of accuracy of the project so the research should be
done in an accurate manner and should contain the most relevant data which will help
both the researcher and reader (Fageha and Aibinu, 2013).
 Communication: Communication can be defined as the process of sharing ideas, views
from one person to another person in a way that the other persons gets right information
which the another wants to transfer. The researcher has also made use of telephones,
personal meetings, group discussions, phone calls, etc. in order to communicate and gain
knowledge about the project to accomplish it in a better way.
 Risk: It is not an easy task to make and complete the project as there are also some risks
which are attached with this project. So in order to avoid these risks, it is necessary for
the researcher to make proper estimation of the amount of required to carry out different
tasks of the project (Fisher, 2011). From the viewpoint of researcher, the risks are related
to the wrong estimation of cost, time and conducting the research ethically.
 Resources: It can be defined as the needed materials for the completion of the project.
For the researcher the required resources are pen, notebooks, books, computer system,
internet connection, etc. to complete the project.
P3) Gantt Chart and Work Break Down Structure
Gantt Chart: The following is the representation of the time period of the assignment in
which it has to be completed and also shows clearly about the time specified in order to complete
the work in specified time frame. The following chart is mostly used in order to make the work
simpler and easier. Further it also helps in properly monitoring on the different tasks of the
project as they are completed in the right way or not.
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Total Forecasted Budget
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Work Break Down Structure: It can be defined as the process by which the different tasks of
the project are divided into smaller parts to make easier the completion of the project. Dividing
the tasks into parts will help the team members to easily understand about the tasks and how to
perform them (Hillson, 2017).
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TASK 2
P4) Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
In order to complete a research, there are two methods which are discussed as under:
Qualitative Method: Qualitative Method can be defined as the method in which data included is
in the form of theoretical explanations and provide knowledge about the project. It used in
making an effective quantitative research. The way of collecting the data use unstructured like
observation, personal interview, groups and many more.
Quantitative Method: Quantitative method can be defined as solving of problem through
appropriate statistics or numerical data. With the help of this method, we can find behaviour of a
sample population and qualifying opinions that will show the entire population. In this method,
data are gathered through systematic observation, direct interviews, survey, direct interviews etc.
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Primary method: In this primary research the very new and fresh data are collected which
are not published in any previous findings or research yet. These are gathered with the help of
interviews, questionnaires, observations etc. (Hung and et. al., 2012).
Secondary method: In this research, the use data which is earlier gathered through first hand
collection of data. In this researchers apply data through associations, journals, internet, articles
etc.
In this project, researcher has applied qualitative research method. In this, primary
research is used as questionnaire. Under this method, specific questions are asked from sample
size and their judgement will be treated as a perspective of entire population. The reason behind
the adoption of this method is to acquire only the most relevant data from the candidates to
match with the criteria which the company wants from them.
TASK 2
P4. Small scale research by applying qualitative and quantitative research methods
In the following assignment, the researcher had used both qualitative method an
quantitative method in order to make the successful completion of the research, they can collect
data and information to find out or get the objective of the research in context to Nestle. They
use this questionnaire method on 30 employees.
Sampling can be defined as the method of selection some members from a large number
of population in order to make an estimation of their characteristics. These are two type of
methods of sampling which are probability and non probability sampling. The type of sampling
used in this research is Probability Sampling which can be defined as the method in the sample is
chosen randomly from a large amount of population to remove the bias from the research which
can impact upon the credibility and authenticity of the research.
Questionnaire
Q1). Are you aware with the concept of recruitment, training and selection process?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2). How Nestle improves selection, recruitment and training process of new employees?
a) By investing high
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b) Regular training sessions
Q3). What are the benefits of recruitment, training and selection for employees and
employer at global level?
a) Talented and skilled staff
b) Improve productivity of the organisation
Q4). Which resources mostly acquired by Nestle to make improvement in training,
recruitment and selection process?
a) Fund
b) Skilled Experts
c) Technology
Q5). What is the main objective of Nestle for improving the recruitment, selection and
training process?
a) To hire skilled employees
b) Increase profit margins and revenue
c) Enhance brand image or reputation
Q6). What will be the positive impact of improving training, recruitment and selection
process on Nestle?
a) Reduction in employee turn over
b) Enhancing working capability of employees
Q7). What barriers can restricts Nestle in improving recruitment, selection and training
programs?
a) Compliance with Laws and regulations
b) Workplace diversity
c) Lack of fund
Q8). How the barriers can be resolved to achieve high growth and profitability of Nestle?
a) By following legislations
b) By using new technology
c) By hiring skilled and talented experts
Q9). Recommendation if you want to give any suggestion.
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