Business GCSE
Recruitment
What Recruitment means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of Recruitment
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Reference: AQA
The process of finding and attracting suitable people to fill job vacancies.
The process of identifying a vacancy and attracting suitable candidates to apply.
Topics that use Recruitment
- Recruitment and selection of employees (AQA GCSE)
- Recruitment and selection (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- External recruitment
- Internal recruitment
- Job description
- Person specification
- Contract of employment
- Cost and efficiency
- Cost and time implications
- Cost control
Using Recruitment in the exam
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