Business 0450 · IGCSE · Recruitment, selection and training of employees
Recruitment, selection and training of employees — practice question
DZD is a large business that delivers parcels. A significant number of its workers are employed part-time. The directors at DZD are preparing to grow the business and must choose an appropriate source of finance for 20 new vehicles. DZD will also hire 60 new employees. The Human Resources Director is drafting a job description for the new employees. She is thinking about using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to raise the motivation of DZD’s employees.
(a)[2]
Define the term ‘job description’.
(b)[2]
Identify two levels in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
(c)[4]
Outline two factors DZD ought to take into account when choosing which applicants to recruit.
(d)[6]
Explain two sources of finance that DZD could use to buy the new vehicles.
(e)[6]
Do you think a service business should hire only part-time workers? Justify your answer.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Sets out the responsibilities and duties of a particular job” …