Meaning of Recruitment

According to Edwin B. Flippo, Recruitment is the process of searching the candidates for employment and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation

It is a linking activity that brings together those

offering jobs and those seeking jobs

RECRUITMENT
Process of finding & attracting capable applicants

for employment. The process begins when new recruits are sought and ends when their applications are submitted. The result is a pool of applications from which new employees are selected.

RECRUITMENT NEEDS ARE OF 3 TYPES

i.e. the needs arising from changes in organization and retirement policy. Anticipate needs are those movements in personnel, which an organization can predict by studying trends in internal and external environment. Resignation, deaths, accidents, illness give rise to unexpected needs.

PURPOSE & IMPORTANCE

Attract and encourage more and more candidates to

apply in the organization. Create a talent pool of candidates to enable the selection of best candidates for the organization. Determine present and future requirements of the organization in conjunction with its personnel planning and job analysis activities. Recruitment is the process which links the employers with the employees. Increase the pool of job candidates at minimum cost. Help increase the success rate of selection process by decreasing number of visibly under qualified or overqualified job applicants.

 Help reduce the probability that job applicants

once recruited and selected will leave the organization only after a short period of time. Meet the organizations legal and social obligations regarding the composition of its workforce. Begin identifying and preparing potential job applicants who will be appropriate candidates. Increase organization and individual effectiveness of various recruiting techniques and sources for all types of job applicants

FACTORS AFFECTING RECRUITMENT

RECENT TRENDS IN RECRUITMENT

OUTSOURCING POACHING/RAIDING E-RECRUITMENT BODY SHOPPING KEY RECRUITMENT

Meaning of Selection
Selection involves a series of steps by which the

candidates are screened for choosing the most suitable persons for vacant posts.

The process of selection leads to employment of

persons who possess the ability and qualifications to perform the jobs which have fallen vacant in an organization.

FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTING

Physical Characteristics

Personal characteristics
Proficiency or skill and ability Competency

Temperament and character

Interest

A number of factors affect the selection decision of candidates. The important among them are:

Profile matching
Organisational and social environment

Successive hurdles
Multiple correlation

SELECTION PROCEDURE
There is no standard selection process that can be

followed by all the companies in all the areas. Companies may follow different selection techniques or methods depending upon the size of the company, nature of the business, kind and number of persons to be employed, government regulations to be followed etc. Thus each company may follow any one or the possible combinations

of methods of selection in the order convenient or suitable

to it.

Steps in scientific selection process

Job analysis

recruitment

Application form

Written examination

Preliminary interview

Business games

Selection tests

Final interview

Medical examination Reference check

Line manager decision

Job offer

Employment

Difference between recruitment and selection

Recruitment Process of searching candidates for vacant jobs and making them apply for the same. It is a positive process Aims to attract more and more employees Firm notifies through various sources and distributes application form to candidates.

Selection Process of selection of right types of candidate and offering them jobs. It is a negative process. Aim to reject unsuitable candidates and pick up the most suitable for the vacant job Firm ask the candidate to pass through number of stages.