Assignment -Chapter : Staffing (Class XII)

·         'The employee should know what they are expected to do and must get a proper feedback of his/her performance'. Which step of staffing process is being referred to?

·         What is the difference between preliminary screening and employment interviews?

·         ‘It involves shifting the trainee from one department to another.’ Identify and explain the method of on-the-job training that is being referred to in the given statement.

·         When employees are required to work on sophisticated machinery, what method of training should be used?

·         Rahul, the divisional manager of ‘AK Ltd.’, resigned from the post. To fill the vacancy, Ajay, the company director, decided to bring in his cousin, Aman, instead of using other sources of recruitment. Which type of external source of recruitment did Ajay opt for? State the advantage of this source of recruitment. Also state the values that are being ignored by Ajay.

·         Methods of training can be categorised into two—one that facilitates ‘learning while doing’ and the other that facilitates ‘learning before doing’. Identify the two training methods stated and explain three training programmes or techniques for each of the methods.

·         ‘It is the process of developing the knowledge and understanding of the employees.’ Which process is being referred to?

·         Explain in brief the functioning of employment exchanges and placement agencies.

·         ‘Managers should examine applicants on the basis of their various attributes.’ Identify the step in the selection process that is involved in the given statement? Also explain any two of its variants.

·         Ankit, the Director of ACE Ltd., realised that for improving the skill and efficiency, a proper training of the employees is required. Accordingly, he decided to form a training team that would focus on the training and development of the employees. State two benefits of such training for the employees and two benefits for the organisation as a whole. Also state the values that Ankit has in his mind while forming a training team.

·         ‘This source of recruitment may hamper the spirit of competition among the employees.’ Explain the source being referred to in the given statement. State three benefits of this type of source.

·         How are external sources better than internal sources of recruitment?

·         For proper staffing, ‘it is important to first identify if there are any jobs vacant’. After the vacancies are identified, ‘a pool of suitable candidates is gathered’, out of which the best are selected. ‘The new recruits are familiarised with the company’, and then the focus of staffing shifts to ‘improving the competence of the selected employees’. Staffing also takes care of the ‘measurement of performances’ and providing ‘the right encouragement to increase efficiency’ while giving out timely compensations. Identify and explain the highlighted steps involved in the given staffing process.