Analysis of Recruitment and Selection Practices at Northern Rail

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Human resource management
Assignment 2 - Recruitment and Selection at Northern rail
Student’s name –
Student’s ID -
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Part A.........................................................................................................................................4
1. The design of a job specification and selection criteria for one of the following positions
in Northern Rail......................................................................................................................4
2. Each member of the team must provide a document that clearly indicates the essential
and desirable skills required by the applicant........................................................................5
3. Documentation of preparatory notes for interviews, interview notes based on selection
criteria and a justified decision of the candidate selected......................................................6
4. A job offer/ rejection letter template..................................................................................7
Part B..........................................................................................................................................8
Introduction............................................................................................................................8
Main Body..............................................................................................................................8
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
Reference List..........................................................................................................................10
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Introduction
Human resource management is defined as the utilisation of different formal systems that are
devised for the management of individuals working within a company or organisation. The
three major areas that this department manages include employee staffing, compensation and
benefits as per the designed work. Recruitment and selection are to poll the potential
candidates with all desired skills and knowledge. The assignment takes two parts to define
the overall recruitment and selection process for Northern Railways UK. It has shown the
essentials that ensure the job offer and descriptions on behalf of the applicants. The essay
evaluates the HR practices and processes while acknowledging the factors influencing the
overall decision-making process.
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Part A
1. The design of a job specification and selection criteria for one of the following
positions in Northern Rail
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Salary – £24,000
to £40,000 P.A
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2. Each member of the team must provide a document that clearly indicates the
essential and desirable skills required by the applicant
The essential and desirable skills required to fulfil the criteria of being an efficient train
driver (Tabai et al., 2018) for Northern Railway UK are identified below –
Essential responsibilities –
 To check the engine and ensure general state of the train prior to the journey
 To ensure correct freights
 To ensure the precise routes as agreed with the control centre
 To find issues that are currently affecting the journey route
 Maintain necessary awareness and weather conditions
 Following signals and safety regulations
 To alert the control centre to any occurred hazards
Essential qualification –
 GCSE and AS level grades
 Graduate
Desired Skills –
 Mechanical Knowledge
 Physical stamina
 Hand-eye co-ordination
 Interpersonal skills and good communication
 Ability to concentrate for longer period
 Good reaction time
 Flexibility
 Good memory
 Responsive attitude
 Decision-making skills
 Reliability
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3. Documentation of preparatory notes for interviews, interview notes based on
selection criteria and a justified decision of the candidate selected.
Essential Criteria Notes
Educated to degree level or equivalent Fulfilled the criteria
Extensive senior managerial experience in a
varied working environment
No such experience
Significant experience in personnel
management
Good
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to
lead, manage change & build teams
Fulfilled the criteria
Strong organisational skills with the ability
to prioritise and delegate effectively
Fulfilled
Able to communicate well both orally and in
writing to a wide range of people
Communicative in nature
Well versed in the use of IT and able to use a
range of mechanical aspects
Need practical experiences
Desirable Criteria Notes
Experience in higher education Graduate
An awareness of current higher education
issues
yes
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4. A job offer/ rejection letter template.
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30.01.2019
Mr. Rick Mathews
14 Tottenham Court Road
London
Dear Rick,
We are contented to offer you the full time position of train driver at Northern Railways
UK with a start date from 01.02.2019. We expect you to report directly to the manager at
the Northern railways headquarter. We highly believe your skills are considerably
matched for our organisation.
In this role, you are required to maintain the duties such as to take the responsibility for
both freight and passengers. You will be responsible for trains operating locally and
nationally as per the networks and in time of manoeuvring engines in yards or sheds. The
other duties will be provided in the training sessions.
The annual salary for the position is £35000 that to be paid monthly in basis of direct
deposit, starting from the 01.02.2019.
The employment is based on contractual basis for 2 months as subject to renewal. There
is also a 2-month termination notice required if you wish to leave the employment with
Northern railways UK. The letter is not a contract or employment guarantee for the
distinct amount of time.
As an employee of Northern Railways, you are considerably eligible to our benefit
programs that include holiday time, health insurance, dearness allowances and increment
eligibility.
Please confirm the acceptance of the offer by returning with an authentic signature by
31.01.2019. If you have any questions regarding the offer letter, please feel free to
contact out to the email at any time.
Sincerely,
Ms. Elen Karhunen
Human Resource Manager Signature
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Part B
Introduction
The essay has ensured the knowledge on recruitment and selection portfolio while critically
evaluating the employment relations and the different HR management practices and
processes. It also includes the factor influencing the decision making.
Main Body
Human resource processes have included four major aspects that have shown the efficient
designing of the processes in depending on the degree of all correspondences (Bailey et al.,
2018). The four aspects include human resource planning that ensures recruitment, hiring,
training, orientation, selection, promotion, evaluation, induction and layoff. The second is to
manage the benefits administration and employee remuneration. The third is to ensure the
performance management for the company whereas the fourth is an essential aspect that is to
ensure employee relations. Such processes enable the organisation with employer-employee
and employee conflict management (Taylor et al., 2015).
Human resource and its practices include employment security that is to enable the social
contract between the employees and organisation (Nankervis et al., 2016). Selective hiring is
the best practice that enables the organisation with high employee values and to hire the best
fit individuals. Contingent compensation enables efficient employees with high retention and
motivation. Extensive training enables the efficient workforce with developed knowledge
whereas the shared information enables the organisation to track the records of the workforce
(Reiche et al., 2018).
The factors that influenced the decision makings were the quantity and quality of the
candidate pool that the candidate successfully passes the interview panel. Education and
skills of the candidate were impressive enough to put down the selected role that is the train
driver (Adam Cobb, 2016).
Conclusion
The essay has drastically defined the different practices that have significantly enabled the
HR department to carry out a well defined and fair assessment for the candidates. It has also
ensured the factors influenced the overall decision making in the overall process.
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Conclusion
The assignment has significantly tested and developed the selection and recruitment process
for Northern railways UK. It has specifically shown the design of job specification and the
selection criteria in following the position of a train driver. The essential and desired skills
with interview notes have justified the candidate selected while offering the formal job offer
letter. The essay has concluded the employee relations and HRM practices that to carry out a
well-structured interview and has stated the factors influencing the overall decision making.
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Reference List
Adam Cobb, J., 2016. How firms shape income inequality: Stakeholder power, executive
decision making, and the structuring of employment relationships. Academy of Management
Review, 41(2), pp.324-348.
Bailey, C., Mankin, D., Kelliher, C. and Garavan, T., 2018. Strategic human resource
management. Oxford University Press.
Nankervis, A.R., Baird, M., Coffey, J. and Shields, J., 2016. Human resource management:
strategy and practice. Cengage AU.
Reiche, B.S., Harzing, A.W. and Tenzer, H. eds., 2018. International human resource
management. SAGE Publications Limited.
Tabai, B.H., Bagheri, M., Sadeghi-Firoozabadi, V. and Sze, N.N., 2018. Evaluating the
impact of train drivers’ cognitive and demographic characteristics on railway accidents.
Safety Science.
Taylor, T., Doherty, A. and McGraw, P., 2015. Managing people in sport organizations: A
strategic human resource management perspective. Routledge.
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