COMMUNICATION IN

RECRUITMENT
 CAREER PLANNING

• 1. Planning and research

• 2. Analyze what you have to offer: functional skills, education and
experience, personality traits
• Identify the critical success factors, determine your current
performance levels, set goals, targets and deadlines, keep track
• 3. Determine what you want : work content goals, personal
performance, work environment preferences
• 4. Seeking employment opportunities
• Sources of employment information: financial news and
newspapers, contacts-networking, campus interviews, classified ads,
employment agencies, state employment services, executive job
placement firms, unsolicited CV-s and letters of application, the
internet, headhunters
RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE

• The job need is identified

• The job description is written or updated
• Advertisements are placed or agencies are contacted
• Applicants respond to the advertisement
• The applications are screened
• A shortlist is drawn up
• Interview invitations are sent
• Candidates are interviewed
• A suitable candidate is selected
• A job offer is made
 THE CV OR RESUME

• An outline of all you have to offer a prospective employer:

qualifications, background, experiences
• It must look professional, it must be printed, neat appearance,
headings must be underlined and parallel
• The information must be accurate
• One page
• Exclude negative information
• Don not lie
 THE CV OR RESUME

• Top: name, address, phone number, e-mail

• Career objective (general statement): “entry-level in an accounting
environment”
• Education: reverse chronological order
• Work experience: position or title, the employer’s name and
address, dates of employment, description of responsibilities
• Extracurricular activities and special skills: computer skills, foreign
languages, membership activities
• References
• The functional resume
 THE APPLICATION LETTER

• It is a sales letter, solicited and unsolicited

• Start be attracting attention
• Describe your qualifications
• Assure the employer that you are the person for the job
• Conclude by requesting an interview
 THE JOB INTERVIEW

• Research the organization in advance

• Read the job description carefully
• Think about possible questions and plan possible responses
• Be prepared to talk about career
• Be ready to explain why you are suitable for the job
• Ask questions
• Find out where the interview will take place, make sure you arrive
on time
• Dress appropriately