Recruitment
Fundamentals of Human
Resource Management
Introduction
• Recruiting
• Once an organization identifies its
human resource needs through
employment planning, it can begin the
process of recruiting potential
candidates for actual or anticipated
organizational vacancies.
Introduction
• Recruiting brings together
those with jobs to fill and
those seeking jobs.
Definitions of Recruitment
• Edwin B Flippo, “Recruitment is the process of searching
the candidates for employment and stimulating them to
apply for jobs in the organization.”
• Dale S Bleach, Recruitment is the development and
maintenance of adequate manpower resources. It
involves the creation of a pool of available labour upon
whom the organization can draw when it needs
additional employees.”
• Mamoria, “ Recruitment is discovering of potential
applicants for actual or anticipated organizational
vacancies.”
Objectives of Recruitment
• To determine the present and future
requirements along with HR Planning and job
analysis.
• Increase the pool of job candidates at
minimum cost.
• Help increase success rate of selection rate of
selection process by reducing number of
under-qualified or over-qualified applications.
Recruiting Goals
• To provide information that will attract a
significant pool of qualified candidates and
discourage unqualified ones from
applying.
Recruiting Goals
• Factors that affect recruiting efforts
– Organizational size
– Employment conditions in the area
– Working conditions, salary and benefits
offered
– Organizational growth or decline
Recruiting Sources
• Sources should match the position to be filled.
• The Internet is providing many new opportunities
to recruit and causing companies to revisit past
recruiting practices.
• Sources:
– Internal Searches
– Employee Referrals/
Recommendations
– External Searches
– Alternatives
Recruiting Sources
The internal search
• Organizations that promote
from within identify current
employees for job openings:
– by having individuals bid for
jobs
– by using their HR management
system
– by utilizing employee referrals
Recruiting Sources
The internal search
• Advantages of promoting from within include
– good public relations
– morale building
– encouragement of ambitious employees and
members of protected groups
– availability of information on existing employee
performance
– cost-savings
– internal candidates’ knowledge of the organization
– the opportunity to develop mid- and top-level
managers
Recruiting Sources
The internal search
• Disadvantages include:
– possible inferiority of internal candidates
– infighting and morale problems
– potential inbreeding
Recruiting Sources
Employee referrals/recommendations
• Current employees can be asked to recommend
recruits.
• Advantages include:
– the employee’s motivation to make a good
recommendation
– the availability of accurate job information for the
recruit
– Employee referrals tend to be more acceptable
applicants, to be more likely to accept an offer and to
have a higher survival rate.
Recruiting Sources
Employee
referrals/recommendations
• Disadvantages include:
– the possibility of friendship
being confused with job
performance
– the potential for nepotism
– the potential for adverse impact
Recruiting Sources
External searches
• Advertisements: Must decide type and location
of ad, depending on job; decide whether to focus
on job (job description) or on applicant (job
specification).
• Three factors influence the response rate:
– identification of the organization
– labor market conditions
– the degree to which specific requirements are listed.
• Blind box ads don’t identify the organization.
Recruiting Sources
External searches
• Employment agencies:
– Public or state employment services focus on
helping unemployed individuals with lower
skill levels to find jobs.
– Private employment agencies provide more
comprehensive services and are perceived to
offer positions and applicants of a higher
caliber.
• Fees may be paid by employer, employee or both.
Recruiting Sources
External searches
• Employment agencies:
• Management consulting, executive search
or headhunter firms specialize in executive
placement and hard-to-fill positions.
– Charge employers up to 35% of the first year
salary
– Have nationwide contacts
– Do thorough investigations of candidates
Recruiting Sources
External searches
• Schools, colleges, and
universities:
– May provide entry-level or
experienced workers through
their placement services.
– May also help companies
establish cooperative education
assignments and internships.
Recruiting Sources
External searches
• Professional organizations:
– Publish rosters of vacancies
– Placement services at meetings
– Control the supply of prospective applicants
• Professional organizations also include
labor unions.
Recruiting Sources
External searches
• Unsolicited applicants (Walk-
ins): May provide a stockpile of
prospective applicants if there are
no current openings.
• Cyberspace Recruiting: Nearly
four out of five companies use the
Internet to recruit employees.
Commercial job-posting services
continue to grow.
Recruiting Sources
Recruitment alternatives
• Temporary help services.
– Temporary employees help organizations meet short-
term fluctuations in HRM needs.
– Older workers can also provide high quality temporary
help.
• Employee leasing.
– Trained workers are employed by a leasing company,
which provides them to employers when needed for a
flat fee.
– Typically remain with an organization for longer
periods of time.
Recruiting Sources
Recruitment alternatives
• Independent contractors
– Do specific work either on or off the
company’s premises.
– Costs of regular employees (i.e. taxes and
benefits costs) are not incurred.
Meeting the Organization
• View getting a job as your job at the moment.
• Preparing Your Resume
– Use quality paper and easy to read type.
– Proofread carefully.
– Include volunteer experience.
– Use typical job description phraseology.
– Use a cover letter to highlight your greatest strengths.
• Don’t forget about networking as an excellent
way of gaining access to an organization.
Recruitment process
Recruitment Policy of a Company
• Components of Recruitment Policy
• The general recruitment policies and terms of the
organization
• Recruitment services of consultants
• Recruitment of temporary employees
• Unique recruitment situations
• The selection process
• The job descriptions
• The terms and conditions of the employment
Recent Trends in Recruitment
• E.Recruitment
• POACHING/RAIDING
• Outsourcing
Factors Affecting Recruitment
Factors Affecting Recruitment
Advantages of Recruitment
• Good employees have a higher retention rate
• High performing employees provide superior client service
generating higher client satisfaction
• More capable employees are confident and able to cope with
multiple tasks and adapt more quickly to new roles.
• Capable employees work well in a team and need less
attention from management. Once they commence work they
will require fewer hours of hands-on supervision.
• High performing employees will be interested in ongoing
learning and self development
• Good employees will most likely have more and better ideas
that improve productivity and work practices
• Good employees can inspire and develop other staff

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  • 1.
  • 2.
    Introduction • Recruiting • Oncean organization identifies its human resource needs through employment planning, it can begin the process of recruiting potential candidates for actual or anticipated organizational vacancies.
  • 3.
    Introduction • Recruiting bringstogether those with jobs to fill and those seeking jobs.
  • 4.
    Definitions of Recruitment •Edwin B Flippo, “Recruitment is the process of searching the candidates for employment and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization.” • Dale S Bleach, Recruitment is the development and maintenance of adequate manpower resources. It involves the creation of a pool of available labour upon whom the organization can draw when it needs additional employees.” • Mamoria, “ Recruitment is discovering of potential applicants for actual or anticipated organizational vacancies.”
  • 5.
    Objectives of Recruitment •To determine the present and future requirements along with HR Planning and job analysis. • Increase the pool of job candidates at minimum cost. • Help increase success rate of selection rate of selection process by reducing number of under-qualified or over-qualified applications.
  • 6.
    Recruiting Goals • Toprovide information that will attract a significant pool of qualified candidates and discourage unqualified ones from applying.
  • 7.
    Recruiting Goals • Factorsthat affect recruiting efforts – Organizational size – Employment conditions in the area – Working conditions, salary and benefits offered – Organizational growth or decline
  • 8.
    Recruiting Sources • Sourcesshould match the position to be filled. • The Internet is providing many new opportunities to recruit and causing companies to revisit past recruiting practices. • Sources: – Internal Searches – Employee Referrals/ Recommendations – External Searches – Alternatives
  • 9.
    Recruiting Sources The internalsearch • Organizations that promote from within identify current employees for job openings: – by having individuals bid for jobs – by using their HR management system – by utilizing employee referrals
  • 10.
    Recruiting Sources The internalsearch • Advantages of promoting from within include – good public relations – morale building – encouragement of ambitious employees and members of protected groups – availability of information on existing employee performance – cost-savings – internal candidates’ knowledge of the organization – the opportunity to develop mid- and top-level managers
  • 11.
    Recruiting Sources The internalsearch • Disadvantages include: – possible inferiority of internal candidates – infighting and morale problems – potential inbreeding
  • 12.
    Recruiting Sources Employee referrals/recommendations •Current employees can be asked to recommend recruits. • Advantages include: – the employee’s motivation to make a good recommendation – the availability of accurate job information for the recruit – Employee referrals tend to be more acceptable applicants, to be more likely to accept an offer and to have a higher survival rate.
  • 13.
    Recruiting Sources Employee referrals/recommendations • Disadvantagesinclude: – the possibility of friendship being confused with job performance – the potential for nepotism – the potential for adverse impact
  • 14.
    Recruiting Sources External searches •Advertisements: Must decide type and location of ad, depending on job; decide whether to focus on job (job description) or on applicant (job specification). • Three factors influence the response rate: – identification of the organization – labor market conditions – the degree to which specific requirements are listed. • Blind box ads don’t identify the organization.
  • 15.
    Recruiting Sources External searches •Employment agencies: – Public or state employment services focus on helping unemployed individuals with lower skill levels to find jobs. – Private employment agencies provide more comprehensive services and are perceived to offer positions and applicants of a higher caliber. • Fees may be paid by employer, employee or both.
  • 16.
    Recruiting Sources External searches •Employment agencies: • Management consulting, executive search or headhunter firms specialize in executive placement and hard-to-fill positions. – Charge employers up to 35% of the first year salary – Have nationwide contacts – Do thorough investigations of candidates
  • 17.
    Recruiting Sources External searches •Schools, colleges, and universities: – May provide entry-level or experienced workers through their placement services. – May also help companies establish cooperative education assignments and internships.
  • 18.
    Recruiting Sources External searches •Professional organizations: – Publish rosters of vacancies – Placement services at meetings – Control the supply of prospective applicants • Professional organizations also include labor unions.
  • 19.
    Recruiting Sources External searches •Unsolicited applicants (Walk- ins): May provide a stockpile of prospective applicants if there are no current openings. • Cyberspace Recruiting: Nearly four out of five companies use the Internet to recruit employees. Commercial job-posting services continue to grow.
  • 20.
    Recruiting Sources Recruitment alternatives •Temporary help services. – Temporary employees help organizations meet short- term fluctuations in HRM needs. – Older workers can also provide high quality temporary help. • Employee leasing. – Trained workers are employed by a leasing company, which provides them to employers when needed for a flat fee. – Typically remain with an organization for longer periods of time.
  • 21.
    Recruiting Sources Recruitment alternatives •Independent contractors – Do specific work either on or off the company’s premises. – Costs of regular employees (i.e. taxes and benefits costs) are not incurred.
  • 22.
    Meeting the Organization •View getting a job as your job at the moment. • Preparing Your Resume – Use quality paper and easy to read type. – Proofread carefully. – Include volunteer experience. – Use typical job description phraseology. – Use a cover letter to highlight your greatest strengths. • Don’t forget about networking as an excellent way of gaining access to an organization.
  • 23.
  • 24.
    Recruitment Policy ofa Company • Components of Recruitment Policy • The general recruitment policies and terms of the organization • Recruitment services of consultants • Recruitment of temporary employees • Unique recruitment situations • The selection process • The job descriptions • The terms and conditions of the employment
  • 25.
    Recent Trends inRecruitment • E.Recruitment • POACHING/RAIDING • Outsourcing
  • 26.
  • 27.
    Advantages of Recruitment •Good employees have a higher retention rate • High performing employees provide superior client service generating higher client satisfaction • More capable employees are confident and able to cope with multiple tasks and adapt more quickly to new roles. • Capable employees work well in a team and need less attention from management. Once they commence work they will require fewer hours of hands-on supervision. • High performing employees will be interested in ongoing learning and self development • Good employees will most likely have more and better ideas that improve productivity and work practices • Good employees can inspire and develop other staff