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Recruitment And Selection Processes At Tesco

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A case study into the recruitment and selection processes at Tesco and how they link to business success.
A summary of Tesco
Tesco is a PLC which means it’s a public limited company therefore has limited liability. Limited liability is when only the money you invest is at risk and not your personal possession. Tesco is a British and Irish multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer and owns 27.8% of the market share in the United Kingdom. It has 6809 stores over 12 countries across Asia and Europe and it is a large company as it currently employs over 476,000 people worldwide. Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls and on his first day he made a profit of £1 on sales of £4. The name Tesco came from …show more content…

Another reason is that advances in technology influence the way jobs are performed. For example, Tesco now have self-service machines so fewer employees will be recruited to work on the tills and instead they are able to stock the shelves and increase sales. Also, another reason is that there may be staff being promoted internally which means somebody already working for a company gets a promotion to a higher job. Therefore, their former role will need to be filled by recruiting someone new.
Methods of recruitment
Job Centre’s
Job Centre’s are used as a method of recruitment as they are owned by the government so Tesco won’t have to pay for them to advertise the job and it will save the company both time and money. Job Centre’s is where most people who are unemployed go to receive information of available jobs and advice. They also offer employers extra training and support so they can recruit employees, for example, giving advice on different training opportunities such as apprenticeships.
Recruitment agencies
Recruitment agencies are popular but unlike the Job Centre’s they charge commission for recruiting staff on a temporary or permanent basis. This means that the employer may have a chance to see how an employee is likely to work out by putting them on a three, six, twelve-month fix term contract initially. This is

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