Unit 2( P 16) Meeting HR Requirements:Recruitment

Recruitment

1. Recruitment is the discovering of potential candidates for actual or anticipated organizational vacancies.
2. It is the process of finding qualified people and encouraging them to apply for work with the firm.
3. Recruitment of candidates is the function preceding the selection, which helps create a pool of prospective employees for the organization so that the management can select the right candidate for the right job from this pool.
4. The main objective of the recruitment process is to expedite the selection process.

Sources and Methods of Recruitment:
Internal sources and method:

1. Sources:
• Promotions:
• Transfers
• Former employees( rehire and recalls): temporary laid-off, retired employees, and people who left company for some reasons
• Previous applicants:
2. Methods
• Inter job posting:
• Employee referral programs:
• HR inventories:

External sources and Methods

1. Sources:
• Raiding:
• Headhunting:
• Casual Application:
• Candidates of present employees’ reference:
• Educational institute
• Employment agency
• Labour unions
• Job fair
2. Methods:
• Advertisement: TV, newspaper
• E-recruiting:  online skill assessment, conducting background checks, video conferencing interview etc.

Recruitment process:
Recruitment process involves a systematic procedure from sourcing the candidates to arranging and conducting the interviews. This process requires many resources and time. Steps to be involved in the process of recruitment process are:

1. Identify vacancy
2. Job description and person specification
3. Advertising the vacancies
4. Managing the response
5. Short-listing
6. Arranging interviews
7. Conducting interview and decision making