Recruitment

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Meaning of recruitment
Purpose of recruitment
Importance of recruitment
Sources of recruitment
Realistic job previews (RJP)
Alternatives to recruitment
Recruitment process
Method of recruitment
Effectiveness of recruitment programme
Meaning of selection
Purpose
Selection process

6. Meaning
“Recruitment is the process of finding and
attracting capable applicants for
employment”.
“Recruitment is the process of locating,
identifying, and attracting capable applicants”.

7. Purpose
1. To minimize the shortage of human resource
2. To help in increasing success ratio of
selection process
3. To help in reducing probability of turnover
4. Legal and social requirement
5. Identify potential candidates
6. Increase organizational effectiveness
7. Evaluate recruitment process

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High qualify personnel
Increase the pool of job
Help in increase success ratio of selection
Ensure selected candidates stay long
Increase org. and individual effectiveness
Evaluate the effectiveness of various
recruiting techniques
7. Diverse work force

9. Sources of recruitment
1.Internal source
2.External source
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Present employees
Former employees
Employee referrals
Previous applicants
Employment exchange
Employment agencies
Advertisement
Labor contractor
Head hunting
Casual callers
Campus recruitment
Walk-ins and Talk-ins

10. Internal source
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Low cost
Low time
Good relation
Morale
Low turnover
Low job stress
Low unity
Rumour spread
Create conflicts
Limited source in selection
Capable person leftout

11. External source
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Open process
Decrease unionization
Diversified work force
Opportunity to select the
best candidates
• Provide healthy competition
High cost
More time taken
High induction cost
Cultural conflict
High turnover
Problem in co-ordination

12. Realistic job previews (RJP)
• RJP provides complete job related information, both positive
and negative, to the applicants.
• RJPs can result in self selection process job applicants can
decide whether to attend the interview and tests for final
selection or withdraw themselves in the initial stage.
• Research on realistic recruiting shows a lower rate of
employee turnover in case of employees recruited through
RJPs.
• RJPs are more beneficial for organizations hiring at the entry
level.

13. Alternatives to recruitment
1. Overtime
2. Employee leasing
3. Temporary employment

14. Recruitment process

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Recruitment planning
Strategy development
Searching
Screening
Evaluation and control

16. Method of Recruitment
1. Direct method
2. Indirect method
3. Third party method

17. Effectiveness of Recruitment programme
• A well defined recruitment policy.
• A proper organizational structure.
• A well laid down procedure for locating
potential job seekers.
• A suitable method and technique for tapping
and utilizing these candidates.
• A continuous assessment of effectiveness of
recruitment programme and incorporation of
suitable modifications from time to time to
improve the effectiveness of the programme.

18. Meaning of selection
“Selection is the process by which candidates
for employment are divided into class those
who will be offered employment and those
who will not.”
“Selection is the process of choosing from
among the candidates from within the
organisation or from the outside the most
suitable person for the current position or for
the future position.”

19. Purpose/Objective/Importance/Need
• To choose the best candidates out of the available
candidates.
• To verified the information which provided by the
applicants.
• To judge the candidate's quality.
• To give the candidates essential fact about jobs and
company.
• To minimize the cost of selection and cost of
induction.
• To build rapport with candidates and to on hence
company’s image.

20. Process / Methods of selection
1. Environment analysis
2. Organizational analysis
3. Preliminary interview
4. Application blank
5. Selection tests
6. Employment interview
7. Reference and background analysis
8. Selection decision
9. Physical examination
10. Job offer
11. Employment contract
12. Evaluation

21. Reference
• Human Resource Management
-S.S.Khanka
• Human Resource Management
- Aswathappa
• Helping Hands : Mrs. Rudhri Purohit