Skills required for staff working in the tourism industry/Activities/The recruitement process

Objectives
To gain an understanding of the recruitment process.

Activity
There are three stages to the recruitment process:


 * Describing and advertising the job - (pg 4-15)
 * Receiving applications through to interviewing
 * Selecting and appointing

Task
These tasks will be completed as group work in teams of 4. They will also form your assessment for this section of the course.

1. Stage One:

Design a job description and advertisement for the position of manager of your Bed & Breakfast business
 * the job description should be presented in written form, while the advertisement can be designed for either newspaper or the internet
 * each team member will then write a realistic CV for the above position

2. Stage Two:

Choose the best two applicants (from their CV's) and interview them
 * the team is to decide which two applicants (from their CV's) should be interviewed and design an interview questionnaire
 * the two group members not being interviewed will form the interview panel and present each applicant with a different selection of questions - this will be filmed

3. Stage Three:

Select and appoint a successful applicant
 * the team after watching the videos will decide on the successful applicant and proceed with correct process for appoinment

Supporting Resources

 * http://www.ers.govt.nz/publications/pdfs/hiring_guide.pdf