Recruitment and selection

Unit 4

Objective of the chapter

Analyze various sources of recruitment Explain the importance of recruitment Evaluate various tools and techniques Identify appropriate recruitment sources Analyze role and techniques of selection

Concept of recruitment
Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for the jobs in the organization. Recruitment, as a process, starts with identification of need for human resources and ends with getting prospective employees to apply for the vacancies available.

Factors affecting recruitment

Factors affecting recruitment can be organizational and environmental
Organizational factors include: - Reputation of organization - Organization culture and its attitude towards employees - Geographical location of vacant post - Amount of resource allocated - The channle and methods used to advertise the vacancy - The salary that the company offers

Environmental factors
The situation in the labor market, the demand for manpower, the demographics, the knowledge and skills set available Stage of development of the industry to which the organization belongs Culture, social attitude and beliefs also impact on recruitment Law of the land and legal implication

Sources of recruitment
Internal sources External sources

Internal sources
Candidates from within the organization respond to job posting by sending their application. Advantage - It helps in maintaining good employee relationship - It boosts the morale of employees - It encourages competent and ambitious individuals - Cost of recruitment is minimal - Complete information about employee will be available

External sources
Advertisement Employee referrals Employment agencies: public agencies and private agencies Educational institution Interested applicants

Information technology and HR recruiting on the internet

Computer application range from recruiting on the internet to automatically scanning and storing applicants resume Recruiting firms posts job descripiton on the web Company advertising in their web page Using job portals such as Naukri.com, monster.com etc Using social networking site such as facebook, linkedin, twitter etc to broadcast requirement Using email campaign

Recruitment Policy
The characteristics of recruitment policy: 1. Complies with government policy on hiring 2. Provides employment security 3. Assures candidates of the managements interest in their development 4. Prevents the formation of small exclusive group 5. Reflects social commitment of organization by recruiting handicapped people 6. Flexible enough to accommodate change in the organization 7. Ensures long term employment opportunity for employees 8. Cost effective

Selection
The process of choosing the most suitable candidate for a job from among the available applicants is called selection The selection process involves series of steps which help in evaluating the candidates. The selection process in the organization has to be in accordance with the organizational requirements.

Selection decision outcomes Accept

Successful Unsuccessful Correct decision

Reject
Rejection error

Acceptance error Correct decision

Steps in selection process

1. Resume/CVs review 2. Initial screening interview 3. Analyze the application blank 4. Conduct the test and evaluate performance 5. Preliminary interview 6. Core and departmental interview 7. Reference check 8. Job offer to the candidate 9. Medical exam 10. placement

Application form
Items included in application form: - Personal information - Educational qualification - Work experience - Salary - Personality items - Reference checks

Selection test
Following are a few of the selection tests conducted in organizaton - Intelligence test - Aptitude test - Achievement test - Situational test - Interest test - Personality test - Polygraph test - graphology

Interview
Process of interview - Preparation - Conducting the interview - Closing the interview

Types of interview
Preliminary interview Seleciton interview Formal and structured interview Unstructured interview Stress interview Group interview Panel interview In-depth interview Decision making interview

Evaluation, placement and induction

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Evaluation Reference check Medical examiniation Placement Induction