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BTEC LEARNER ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION AND DECLARATION

When submitting evidence for assessment, each learner must sign a declaration confirming that the work is
their own.

Learner Name:

Assessor Name:
Masaad S. Khamis
BTEC Programme Title: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in
Business

Unit or Component Number and Title: Unit 13: Recruitment and Selection in Business.
Assignment Title:
Assignment 1: Recruitment and Selection
Date Assignment Submitted:

Please list the evidence submitted for each task. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be
found or describe the nature of the evidence (e.g. video, illustration).

Assignment task reference Evidence submitted

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

Task 4

Task 5

Task 6

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BTEC Assignment Brief

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Business
Qualification

Unit or Component
number and title Unit 13: Recruitment and Selection in Business.

A. Know the processes involved in recruitment planning

B. Understand the implications of the regulatory
Learning aim(s) (For NQF/RQF framework for the process of recruitment and selection
only) C. Be able to prepare documentation involved in the
selection and recruitment process
D. Be able to participate in a selection interview.
Assignment title Assignment 1: Recruitment and Selection
Assessor Masaad S. Khamis
Hand out date 20th August 2020
Hand in deadline 20th September 2020

You are interested in working within a specific department

e.g. (HR department , marketing department IT etc) in business
of your choice and feel there is a need to find out about how
these organisations go about recruiting and selecting staff in
order to have an advantage over other applicants.
Vocational Scenario or For HR Department, you must be aware of the purpose of
Context different documents used in the selection process and evaluate
the usefulness of the documents in the interview. You must
also be aware of how Oman Labour Law affect the
recruitment process in organisations, therefore, you now need
to research the legal implications that your chosen business
face when recruiting staff, and how well you can prepare for
the interview

In your report you are required to cover the following points:

• Identify how two organizations plan recruitment using
internal and external sources
• The reasons why vacancies occur
• Factors which influence organizations to recruit.
Task 1
• Time and cost implications when the vacancy is filled
externally or internally
• Internal and External advertising, the choice of media
for the selected organization.

Checklist of evidence Report

required Vacancy Advertisement (internally and external)

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Criteria covered by this task:

Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
reference
P1 Identify how two organizations plan recruitment using internal and
external sources
Explain the impact of the legal and regulatory framework in
(Oman) on recruitment and selection activities. For this task
you are required to explain the key legal and ethical
requirements of selection interviews. This could be done by
providing a concise, but detailed guide for interviewers.

Task 2 Hint:
• Identify and describe the relevant laws/regulations that
should be complied in conducting recruitment and
selection activities.
• Provided examples of how to conduct recruitment and
selection activities that comply with laws/regulations

Checklist of evidence Report

required Oman Labour Law
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
reference
P2 Explain the impact of the legal and regulatory framework on recruitment
and selection activities
You are required to prepare the documentation for an identified vacancy.
This will encompass a job advert, job description and person specification

Hint: You should cover the following as a minimum requirement

Prepare the following document for the selected position

Task 3
a) Job advert.
b) Job description
c) Person specification
d) Application form

Checklist of evidence Job advert.

required Job description
Person specification
Application form
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
reference
P3 Prepare the documents used in selection and recruitment activities

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In your report you are required to cover the following points:

• Identify the documents used in the three stages of the selection

process.
• know the purpose of the key documents and explain the purpose of
the information that the completed documents will provide for the
interviewers
• Draw comparisons between the purposes of appropriate documents.

In continuation of the activities, you must be able to demonstrate that you

are able to assess the usefulness of documents that belong to a real
Task 4 organization. In what ways did the documentation contribute to the
organization, management and conduct of the interview and the process of
making a selection decision?

Hint: You should cover, as a minimum requirement during the comparison

and prepare a three-column table containing the following

a) Names of the documents

b) Purpose of the documents
c) What useful or not useful for each document.

Checklist of evidence Three-column table

required Report
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
reference
M1 Compare the purposes of the different documents used in the selection and
recruitment process of a given organization
D1 Evaluate the usefulness of the documents in the interview pack for a given
organization, in facilitating the interview process
You are required to take part in a selection interview. Based on the
preparation of job description, person specification, and your CV, you are
also required to prepare interview checklist (one for interviewer and another
for interviewee). Based on the checklist, you need to prepare for selection
interview in roles of interviewer and interviewee.

Hint: Describe the following

Task 5
a) Preparation for the interview as an interviewer and interviewee
with the help of interview checklist of an employer and the
potential candidate.
b) The ideal environment for the interview to be effective
c) Type of interview you will take place
d) Aspects or ways that you will use to ensure you make right
selection decision after selection interview process.

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You are required to adopt the role of either an interviewee or an interviewer

in a mock selection interview
You should have the necessary documentation available and be able to
conduct the proceedings.
• CV
• Job description
• Person Specification
• Letter of application

a) You should demonstrate through role play that you have prepared
for the interview, From the perspectives of both the applicant and the
interviewer (communication skills, body language, dress code,
questions and answer techniques,

Checklist of evidence Job description

required Person specification
Letter of application (Cover letter)
Curriculum Vitae (C.V)
Interviewer checklist
Interviewee checklist
Observation (Role play in mock interview)

Criteria covered by this task:

Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
reference
P4 Plan to take part in a selection interview
P5 Take part in a selection interview
You are required to analyze your contribution to the selection
process in a given situation and evaluate your experience of
planning and participating in the recruitment and selection
process.
You must show that you can prepare for and perform in a role-
play situation. You should ensure that an application pack is
prepared and that all the necessary documentations are
provided for the interviewee and the interviewers.
Task 6
In continuation of the activities, you must be able to
demonstrate that you can critically reflect on your experience
and draw lessons from it. An evaluation of the role play
should be linked to the feedback in the witness statement. Also,
you must be able to critically evaluate your experiences of
planning stages of the interview.
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Checklist of evidence Report

required Job description
Person specification
Letter of application (Cover letter)
Curriculum Vitae (C.V)
Interviewer checklist
Interviewee checklist
Application Pack
Sets of questions for interviewer and interviewee

Criteria covered by this task:

Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
reference
M2 Analyze your contribution to the selection process in a given situation
D2 Evaluate your experience of planning and participating in the recruitment
and selection process

Sources of information to
support you with this
Assignment
Other assessment
materials attached to this
Assignment Brief
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
N/A
Sources of information
Textbooks
Bevan,john et.al.(2010).Business Book 1:Level 3,Pearson
Education Limited .
Bartol K M and Martin D C – Management (Irwin, 2001)
ISBN 0072515015
Edenborough R – Effective Interviewing: A Handbook of Skills
and Techniques (Kogan Page, 2002)
ISBN 0749437553
Grout J and Perrin S – Recruiting Excellence: An Insider’s
Guide to Sourcing Top Talent (McGraw Hill, 2002)
Journal
Personnel Today (Reed Business Information) is a useful
journal which often has up-to-date and relevant articles on
selection and recruitment practice.
Newspapers
Times of Oman
Muscat Daily.
None
Criterion
Unit
reference

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