Lecture Notes on Job Design and Recruitment

Flashcards about job titles, job design, interview biases, and recruitment innovations.

What are two purposes of job titles?

Identification (clearly defines the role) and Attraction (attracts candidates).

What percentage of employees lose time each day on work unrelated to their core job?

86%

What is Job Design?

The process of deciding on the contents of a job in terms of duties and responsibilities, methods to be used, and relationships between the job holder and others.

Name four of Hackman & Oldham's (1980) core job characteristics that affect motivation.

Skill Variety, Task Identity, Feedback, Task Significance, and Autonomy.

What is one job design strategy mentioned in the notes?

Enlarging jobs: Adding opportunities to receive feedback.

Name three methods of data collection involved in job analysis.

Surveys, Interviews, Focus Groups, Observations, Work Logs.

What is the difference between role profile/job description and CV when preparing for an interview?

Understanding the difference helps to probe potential mismatches between the candidate and the job.

Name three common types of bias in interviews.

Inconsistency, First Impression, Halo/Horn Effect, Stereotyping.

Name five types of interviews.

Panel interview, Unstructured sequential interview, Structured sequential interview, Group interview, Mass interview, Assessment centers.

Name three areas typically covered in interviews.

Biographical/Background, Situational-based, Behavioral-based, Job Knowledge.

Name two examples of innovative recruitment techniques.

Branson disguised himself; TechnologyAdvice CEO invited hires to play ping pong.

Give an example of a stress question.

How do you feel this interview is going? How many other jobs are you applying for?