Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Human
resource
planning
JOB
Job
analysis
information
JOB
REQUIREMENTS
OPENING
Specific
request of
managers
IDENTIFIED
SATISFACTORY
METHOD OF
RECRUITMENT
RECRUITS
MAKE FORMAL
Managers
comments
APPLICATION
INDUCEMENTS
EMPLOYER SOURCES
Walk-ins
Employee referrals
Advertising
REFERRAL SOURCES
Government Agencies
Employment Agencies
Search firms
OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Educational institutions
Professional associations
Labor organization
Government programs
MISCELLANEOUS
Temporary help firms
Departing employees
4-1
Recruitment
Locate applicants
Attract applicants
Recruitment
Activities
Attractiveness of
Company
4-5
Contingent
Core
Personnel
Personnel
4-9
4-10
4-11
Weaknesses
Limited to objective or
factual information
Supervisory Recommendations
Strengths
Popular with supervisors
Supervisors know
capabilities of potential
candidates
Weaknesses
Supervisor may be biased
Some qualified employees
may be overlooked
Courts have not been
favorable to this method
4-12
Job Posting
Strengths
Enhances likelihood of
surfacing qualified
candidates
Gives employees
responsibility for their own
careers
Enables employees to
leave bad situations
Weaknesses
May take longer to fill
positions
May encourage
supervisors to play
games
Employees may job hop
Rejected employees may
feel alienated
P r e s id e n t
V ic e P r e s id e n t
V ic e P r e s id e n t
Weaknesses
Rejected applicants may
become demoralized
Selected applicants may
become demoralized if
positions dont open
V ic e P r e s id e n t
4-13
Applicant-initiated
recruitment
Help-wanted
advertisements
On-Line
organization
Campus
recruiting
Public employment
agencies
Private employment
agencies
Executive search
firms
4-14
Employee Referrals
Strengths
Employees make good
recruiters
Applicants tend to perform
better and stay longer
Weaknesses
May serve as barrier to
equal employment
opportunity
Weaknesses
Timing- may get applicants
when jobs are not
available
4-15
Weaknesses
Not as effective as other
methods
May produce too many
applicants
Weaknesses
Motivational level of
applicants may be low
4-16
Weaknesses
Hiring company usually
pays fee
Company relies upon
agency for quality and
legal compliance
Weaknesses
Expensive
About half of searches
dont result in candidates
with desired qualifications
4-17
Campus Recruiting
Strengths
Useful for filling
specialized entry-level
jobs
Weaknesses
Costly
Time consuming
On-line Recruiting
Strengths
Fast
Large audience
Weaknesses
Expensive
4-18
INPUTS
Job Analysis
SELECTION
PROCESS
Orientation
Training
Development
Career planning
Performance Evaluation
Compensation
Personnel Control
Recruits
4-20
Validity Defined
The appropriateness, meaningfulness, and
usefulness of selection inferences
The technical term for effectiveness
4-21
Reliability Defined
Consistency of measurement
The degree of self-consistency among the scores earned by
an individual
When two people evaluating the same candidate provide
the same ratings
When the ratings of a candidate taken at two different times
are the same
Content-oriented Strategy
Job
Content
Selection
Program
Content
Criterion-Related Strategy
Predictor Scores
High
Medium
Low
Criterion Scores
High
Medium
Low
4-25
Time Period 2
(Collect criterion scores)
Collect applicant
data using new
selection instrument
but dont use to hire
Evaluate performance
of new hires
Correlate predictor
scores with criterion
scores
4-26
STEP 8
STEP 7
Supervisory Interview
Medical Evaluation
Reference and Background Checks
Selection Interview
Employment Test
Preliminary Reception of Applicants
STEP 6
STEP 5
STEP 4
STEP 3
STEP 2
STEP 1
4-28
Evaluation
Termination
Information exchange
Creation of rapport
Interviewer preparation
4-29
STRUCTURED
A predetermined checklist of questions, usually asked of all
applicants.
MIXED
A combination of structured and unstructured questions, which
resembles what is usually done in practice.
BEHAVIORAL
Questions that are focused on an applicants past experiences.
Evaluation is on the solution and the approach of the applicant.
STRESS
A series of harsh, rapid fire questions intended to upset the
applicant.
4-30
4-31
Application Blanks
Background Investigation
Reference Check
4-32
4-34