how to define recruitment. What are recruitment goals? Explain recruitment resources in detail.

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• Define recruitment. What are recruitment goals? Explain recruitment sources in detail.

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins


Introduction

• Recruiting• Once an organization identifies its

human resource needs through employment planning, it can begin the process of recruiting potential candidates for actual or anticipated organizational vacancies.


Introduction

• Recruiting brings together those with jobs to fill and those seeking jobs.


Recruiting Goals

• To provide information that will attract a significant pool of qualified candidates and discourage unqualified ones from applying.


Recruiting Goals

• Factors that affect recruiting efforts – Organizational size – Employment conditions in the area – Working conditions, salary and benefits

offered – Organizational growth or decline


Recruiting Goals

• Constraints on recruiting efforts include: – Organization image – Job attractiveness – Internal organizational policies– Government influence, such as

discrimination laws – Recruiting costs


Recruiting Sources• Sources should match the position to be

filled. • The Internet is providing many new

opportunities to recruit and causing companies to revisit past recruiting practices.

• Sources:– Internal Searches– Employee Referrals/

Recommendations– External Searches– Alternatives


Recruiting Sources

The internal search • Organizations that promote

from within identify current employees for job openings:– by having individuals bid for

jobs– by using their HR management

system– by utilizing employee referrals


Recruiting SourcesThe internal search• Advantages of promoting from within include

– good public relations– morale building– encouragement of ambitious employees and

members of protected groups– availability of information on existing employee

performance– cost-savings– internal candidates’ knowledge of the organization– the opportunity to develop mid- and top-level

managers


Recruiting Sources

The internal search• Disadvantages include:

– possible inferiority of internal candidates– infighting and morale problems– potential inbreeding


Recruiting Sources

Employee referrals/recommendations • Current employees can be asked to

recommend recruits. • Advantages include:

– the employee’s motivation to make a good recommendation

– the availability of accurate job information for the recruit

– Employee referrals tend to be more acceptable applicants, to be more likely to accept an offer and to have a higher survival rate.


Recruiting Sources

Employee referrals/recommendations

• Disadvantages include:– the possibility of friendship

being confused with job performance

– the potential for nepotism– the potential for adverse impact


Recruiting SourcesExternal searches • Advertisements: Must decide type and

location of ad, depending on job; decide whether to focus on job (job description) or on applicant (job specification).

• Three factors influence the response rate:– identification of the organization– labor market conditions– the degree to which specific requirements are

listed. • Blind box ads don’t identify the organization.


Recruiting Sources

External searches• Employment agencies:

– Public or state employment services focus on helping unemployed individuals with lower skill levels to find jobs.

– Private employment agencies provide more comprehensive services and are perceived to offer positions and applicants of a higher caliber.

• Fees may be paid by employer, employee or both.


Recruiting Sources

External searches• Employment agencies:• Management consulting, executive

search or headhunter firms specialize in executive placement and hard-to-fill positions. – Charge employers up to 35% of the first

year salary– Have nationwide contacts– Do thorough investigations of candidates


Recruiting Sources

External searches• Schools, colleges, and

universities: – May provide entry-level or

experienced workers through their placement services.

– May also help companies establish cooperative education assignments and internships.


Recruiting Sources

External searches• Professional organizations:

– Publish rosters of vacancies– Placement services at meetings– Control the supply of prospective

applicants• Professional organizations also include

labor unions.


Recruiting Sources

External searches• Unsolicited applicants (Walk-

ins): May provide a stockpile of prospective applicants if there are no current openings.

• Cyberspace Recruiting: Nearly four out of five companies use the Internet to recruit employees. Commercial job-posting services continue to grow.


Recruiting SourcesRecruitment alternatives • Temporary help services.

– Temporary employees help organizations meet short-term fluctuations in HRM needs.

– Older workers can also provide high quality temporary help.

• Employee leasing. – Trained workers are employed by a leasing

company, which provides them to employers when needed for a flat fee.

– Typically remain with an organization for longer periods of time.


Recruiting Sources

Recruitment alternatives • Independent contractors

– Do specific work either on or off the company’s premises.

– Costs of regular employees (i.e. taxes and benefits costs) are not incurred.

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