Introduction to Recruitment & Selection.
When it comes to business, recruitment means recognizing you have a position that needs to be filled, identifying the duties of the job, creating a list of requirements for those hoping to fill the vacancy, deciding how and where to source recruits for the position and attracting people to apply for the position. Selection means going through those resumes to find qualified applicants, conducting interviews, shortlisting candidates and finally, choosing the right person for the job (Jill Harness,2019).
Definition of Recruitment
“Recruitment is the process of discovering potential candidates for actual or anticipated organizational vacancies. Or from another perspective, it is a linking activity—bringing together those with jobs to fill and those seeking jobs (DeCenzo and Robbins, 1994).”Types of Recruitment
- Internal Recruitment
- External Recruitment
Internal Recruitment
“The recruitment process starts with the most common method which is job posting. The traditional method to announce a job opening was to post notice of the job on the HR bulletin board whereas organizations now mostly post jobs electronically through organization-wide intranets or send e-mails to all employees about the job vacancy. Publish employment newsletters and distribute the announcement flyers are also a way of doing job posting. Employee Referrals are also a process to obtain candidate for Internal recruitment(Myrna L. Gusdorf, 2011)”.External Recruitment
In external recruitment, the applicant pools can be generated in number of ways which depends on the organization’s policies, size and hiring budget. The organization also can go for private employment agencies who take all the responsibilities of generating a Pool of candidates for recruitment according to the organization’s needs. The agencies generate the applicant pool and do the preliminary interviews, thereby screening out unqualified Candidates and then send qualified candidates to the organization and that is also by Using job criteria provided by the organization itself. However, the private employment agencies Can be costly thus not every organization can bear the cost(Myrna L. Gusdorf, 2011).Purpose of recruitment process
The recruitment process is sensitive to the external and internal changes, and it Can be used as the best indicator for the future HR trends. By careful analysis of Recruitment Measures, the HR Management team can predict the trends in the job market simply,- Find the best talents for the vacancies
- Manage the recruitment sources
- Manage the vacancies in the organization
- Run the internal recruitment process
- Building the strong HR Marketing platform
- Co-operation with local and international universities
- Provide feedback about the trends in the job market
Selection
After recruitment process is carried, the next important process is the selection Process. Selection is the process of putting right men on right job. It is a procedure of matching Organizational requirements with the skills and qualifications of people Recruitment is a positive process as it motivates more of candidates to apply for the job. It Creates a pool of applicants (Kothari, C.R., 2004).
After recruitment process is carried, the next important process is the selection Process. Selection is the process of putting right men on right job. It is a procedure of matching Organizational requirements with the skills and qualifications of people Recruitment is a positive process as it motivates more of candidates to apply for the job. It Creates a pool of applicants (Kothari, C.R., 2004).
Steps involved in selection process
- Commit to hiring the best talent possible - every time.
- Do not rush the employee selection process.
- Partner With Stakeholders.
- Use a Job Benchmark with a valid pre-employment personality assessment.
- Use Structured Interviews.
References
- Decenzo, D.A. and Robbins, S.P. (2007). Human resource management : concepts and practices. Hoboken, Nj: John Wiley & Sons.
- Gusdorf, M.L. (2011). PAC Resources, Inc.: A Case Study in HR Practices. Society For Human Resource Management (Shrm).
- Harness, J. (2017). Definition of Recruitment & Selection. [online] Bizfluent. Available at: https://bizfluent.com/about-5208890-definition-recruitment-selection.html.
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- Kothari, C.R. (2004). Research methodology : methods and techniques. 2nd ed. New Delhi: New Age International (P) Limited, Publishers.
Hi I have found 11 steps recruitment process, hope this will add more value with your blog
ReplyDeleteWhile there was consensus in the steps necessary to perform the recruitment process,
but differences may be in the nature of the work of each organization or company and
in general, the steps used in the recruitment process were as follows according to a
study(G van der Waldt 2014).
Common sequential steps in the recruitment process:
1) Identify the need to recruit/determine whether a vacancy exist
2) Update the job description, specification and profile
3) Determine the key performance areas of the job/recruitment planning
4) Consult the recruitment policy and procedure
5) Consider the sources of recruitment (searching)
6) Choose the appropriate recruitment method
7) Develop the recruitment advertisement/strategy development
8) Place the advertisement in the most appropriate and suitable communication
medium/implement a decision
9) Ensuring availability of application blanks/ensure pool of potential qualified
applications/allow sufficient time for responses
10) Screen responses/screening
11) Recruitment evaluation and control
Great points highlighted Rinosha.
DeleteRecruiting talented workforce is critical to a firm’s success and superior performance, but to hire the most talented, effective recruitment process needs to be considered (Breaugh, 2009).
Well explained Isham. The selection of the right candidates for the right positions will help the organization achieve its desired objectives. When the selection of employees takes place, it is vital to ensure that they possess the desired qualifications, skills, and abilities that are required to perform the job duties in a well-organized manner (Radhika, 2018).
ReplyDeleteAccording to Korsten (2003) And Jones et Al. (2006), Human Resource Management theories emphasize on techniques of recruitment And selection And outline the benefits of interviews, Assessment And psychometric examinations As employee selection process. They further stated that recruitment process may be internal or external or may Also be conducted online.
DeleteHi Isham, “Recruitment and Selection include sourcing candidates by advertising or other methods, screening potential candidates using tests and interviews, selecting candidates based on the results of the tests or interviews, and on-boarding to ensure that the candidates are able to fulfil their new roles effectively". Montana and Charnov (2000),
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