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Recruitment and

selection at Tesco

Presented By:

Aarti

NidhiMBA 2nd Sem

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Summary

Tesco is the biggest private sector employer inthe UK.

The company has more than 360,000employees worldwide.

This international expansion is part ofTescosstrategy to diversify and grow the business.

In its non-UK operationsT

esco builds on thestrengths it has developed as market leader inthe UK supermarket sector.

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Cont

Tesco needs people across a wide range of

both store-based and non-store jobs

Tesco aims to ensure all roles work together todrive its business objectives. It needs to

ensure it has the right number of people in the

right jobs at the right time.

To do this, it has a structured process forrecruitment and selection to attract applicants

for both managerial and operational roles.

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Cont Workforce planning

Workforce planning is the process of analysing anorganisations likely future needs for people in terms of

numbers, skills and locations. It allows the organisation toplan how those needs can be met through recruitment andtraining.

Skills and behaviours

Tescos purpose is to serve its customers. Its organisationalstructure has the customer at the top. Tesco needs people

with the right skills at each level of this structure.

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Attracting and recruiting

Recruitment involves attracting the right

standard of applicants to apply for vacancies.Tesco advertises jobs in different ways. Theprocess varies depending on the job available.

Selection

Selection involves choosing the most suitablepeople from those that apply for a vacancy,whilst keeping to employment laws andregulations.

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Factanalysis

Tesco is the biggest private sector employer in

the UK

The company has more than 360,000employees worldwide

Tesco also operates in 12 countries outside

the UK, including China, Japan and Turkey

This international expansion is part ofTescosstrategy to diversify and grow the business.

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Tesco aims to ensure all roles worktogether to drive its business objectives.

Tesco seeks to fill many vacancies fromwithin the company. It recognises theimportance of motivating its staff toprogress their careers with the company.

Tescos purpose is to serve itscustomers.

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QuestionHandling

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Define the termsrecruitmentand selection. Howdo

these processesenableanorganisationlike Tesco to

get theright people tofillits posts?

Recruitment involves attracting the right standard ofapplicants to apply for vacancies.

Selection involves choosing the most suitable people from

those that apply for a vacancy, whilst keeping toemployment laws and regulations.

The process varies depending on the job available.

Tesco first looks at its internal Talent Plan to fill a vacancy.This is a process that lists current employees looking for amove, either at the same level or on Promotion. For externalrecruitment, Tesco advertises vacancies.

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Describe how jobdescriptionsand person specificationsare

helpfulin the selection

process? Whatotherpurposesmighta jobdescriptionbeused

for?

Job descriptions and person specifications provide the basis

for job advertisements. They help job applicants and post -

holders to know what is expected of them.As they are sent to anyone applying for jobs, they should:

contain enough information to attract suitable people

act as a checking device to make sure that applicants with theright skills are chosen for interview

set the targets and standards for job performance

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Analyse Tescosmethodsofattractingandrecruiting

candidates. Outlinewhatyou consider tobe themain

strengthsand weaknessesofoneof thesemethods.

Tesco first looks at its internal Talent Plan to fill a vacancy.This is a process that lists current employees looking for amove, either at the same level or on promotion. If there areno suitable people in this Talent Plan or developing on theinternal management development programme, Options,Tesco advertises the post internally on its intranet for twoweeks.

For external recruitment, Tesco advertises vacancies via theTesco website www.tesco-careers.com or through vacancy

boards in stores. Applications are made online formanagerial positions.

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strengths

Tesco makes it easy for applicants to find outabout available jobs and has a simpleapplication process.

By accessing the Tesco website, anapplicant can find out about local jobs,management posts and head office positions.

weaknesses

It is expensive.

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Evaluate thebenefitsforTescoofusingboth interviewsand

assessment centresin the selection process.

They help to provide consistency in the

selection process.

Applicants are given various exercises,including team-working activities or

problem solving exercises.

These involve examples of problemsthey might have to deal with at work.

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SWOTANALYSIS

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STRENGTH

Customer Focus

Growth

Worldwide expansion

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WEAKNESS

Less skilled people.

More cost incurred.

Tesco has recently entered manydifferent Markets, so therefore notspecialise and focusing on one particularmarket like other companies.

Therefore may lack experience andexpertise.

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OPPORTUNITIES

Jobs are created as the company opens new

stores in the UK and expands internationally

Vacancies arise as employees leave thecompany when they retire or resign or get

promotion to other positions within Tesco

New types of jobs can be created as the

company changes its processes andtechnology

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THREATS

Being number one means that you are

the target of competition.

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Recommendations &

Suggestions

Tesco should keep and improve its

Competitive advantage to maintain its

leading place.

Tesco emphasis the relationship

between people inside the

organisation.

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Conclusion Workforce planning is vital if a business is to meet its future

demands for staff. It allows a business time to train existingstaff to take on new responsibilities and to recruit new staffto fill vacancies or to meet skill shortages.

Tesco has clear organisational structures, detailed jobdescriptions and person specifications.

It provides user-friendly ways of applying for jobs and aconsistent approach to recruitment and selection. Thismeans it can manage its changing demand for staff.

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Thank You