Recruitment….
The process of deciding what positions the firm will
have to fill and how to fill them.
Recruitment and Selection Process
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RECRUITMENT
Hiring involves 2 groups of activities:
Recruitment
Selection
What is Recruitment?
It is the process of finding and attracting
capable applications for employment. The process
begins when new recruits are sought and ends
when their applications are submitted.
FACTORS GOVERNING
RECRUITMENT
EXTERNAL FORCES
INTERNAL FORCES
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
RECRUITMENT POLICY
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
RECRUITMENT HRP
LABOUR MARKET
SIZE OF THE FIRM
POLITICAL –SOCIAL
COST
SONS OF SOIL
GROWTH & EXPANSION
IMAGE
SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT
ADVERTISEMENTS
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
E - RECRUITING
WALK-INS AND WRITE - INS
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS
REFERRALS
COMPETITORS
ACQUISITIONS AND EXPANSIONS
EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE
RADIO AND TELEVISION
INTERNAL RECRUITMENT
ADVANTAGES:
1. It is less costly
2. Candidates are already oriented towards
Organisation
3. Good Performance is rewarded
4. Enhances Employee’s Morale and Motivation
DISADVANTAGES:
1. It perpetuates the old concept of doing things
2. Bone of contention.
3. Limited choice
4. Morale problem for those not promoted
EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT
ADVANTAGES:
1. Benefits of new skills, new talents to the Organisation
2. Scope for resentment & jealousies are avoided
3. Compliance with reservation policy becomes easy
DISADVANTAGES:
1. It is costly
2. Better morale and motivation associated with internal
recruiting is denied to the organisation
3. Adjustment of new employees to the Organisations climate
takes longer time
4. Time consuming
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Comprises five inter-related stages:
1. Planning
2. Strategy Development
3. Searching
4. Screening
5. Evaluation and Control
BRINGING BUDDIES TO
WORK
Cisco hires 55% of employees through referrals
in India.
Employee referrals account for 40% of lateral
hiring in Infosys.
Patni Computers- referrals save costs by over
60%. In 2005, referrals brought in around 2000
of Patni’s recruits of the total recruitment of
4,400.
NEVER SAY
GOODBYE!!
Companies are forming alumni forums for their
ex-employees as they could end up as potential
re-hires or even clients in the future.
STAY CONNECTED: MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA
Setting up an alumni network to maintain an
active relationship with their former employees.
BUSINESS WISE: Alumni networks provide real
time data on areas needed to be worked on.
Retired employees are utilised to train new
entrants.
SELECTION
It is the process of differentiating between
applicants in order to identify ( and hire)
those with a greater likelihood of success in a
job.
THE PROCESS
Hiring Decision Step 8
Reference Checks Step 7
Medical Examination Step 6
Selection Interview Step 5
Selection Tests Step 4
Application Blank Step 3
Screening Interview Step 2
Reception Step 1
EMPLOYMENT
INTERVIEW
PREPARATION
RECEPTION
INFORMATION EXCHANGE
TERMINATION
EVALUATION
INTELLIGENCE TESTS
APTITUDE TESTS
PERSONALITY TESTS
SIMULATION TESTS
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS
ATTITUDE TESTS
THANK YOU….