Cost Effective Recruitment Strategies

Presented by:
Mr. Syed Suhel Ahmed
Mr. Kenan Al Bairouti
Mrs. Houda Mouafiq
 Recruitment
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 By definition The set of activities and processes

used to legally obtain a sufficient number of
qualified people at the right place and time so
that the people and the organisation can select
each other in their own best short and long term
interests
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 Sources of recruitment
 High Schools and Vocational Schools
 Community Colleges
 Colleges and Universities
 Competitors and Other Firms
 Unemployed
 Older Individuals
 Military Personnel
 Self-employed Workers
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  Cost effective Recruitment Methods
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 Are divided into Internal and External as Methods

depends on the sources of recruitment, a criterion for
adopting a particular method of recruitment depends on
many factors and most important of them is Cost
Effectiveness
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Method adopted must be

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 Capable of attracting maximum number of

potential candidates at optimum cost
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  Internal Recruitment Methods
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 Job posting
 Informing current employees who are capable
of fulfilling positions as they became available
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 Job Bidding
 Technique permitting individual in
organization to apply for posted jobs
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External Methods / Commonly used for:
 Filling entry level job
 Acquiring skills that are not possessed by current
employees
 Obtain employees with different background
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 External recruiting methods are
grouped into
Two Classes (Informal and Formal)

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Informal Methods of External Recruiting

Rehiring former employees

Former students who participated in
internship

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 Methods of External Recruiting
Employee Referrals
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 Referrals are better qualified and stay on job longer

 Recruit new hires through employee-referral incentive programs
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Unsolicited Walk-In Applicants

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 Reputation of being a good place to work attracts qualified prospects

without extensive recruitment
 Well-qualified workers seek specific companies
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Networking
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 Since frequently said that the best jobs are not advertised; their
availability is communicated by word of mouth.
 Networking, therefore, continues to be a viable mechanism for
recruiting, especially at the senior management level in certain
industries.
 In many instances, networking is a strategy used by the recruitment
firms/employment agencies.
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 Event Recruiting
 Opportunity to create image of company
 Attend events where recruits are likely to be
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Open houses

 Pair potential hires and managers in warm, casual environment

 Cheaper and faster than agencies
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Virtual Job Fairs

 Job Fairs offers lower cost per hire than traditional approach
 Face-to-face interview by recruiters using PC cameras (head-and-
shoulder images)
 Recruiters visit schools without leaving office
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Full Timers
 To reduce the risks and high costs of recruitment by maintaining a small
cadre of full-time, permanent employees and meeting an unexpected
and temporary need for staff.
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 Online Advertising
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 Using the Internet is faster and cheaper than many traditional
methods of recruiting.
 Jobs can be posted on Internet sites for a modest amount (less
than in the print media)
 Internet is the fastest growing candidate sourcing medium
 All times Aavailability to both employers and employees
 Ads online remain for periods of 30 – 60 days or more - at no
additional cost –
 Candidates can view detailed information about the job and
the organisation before deciding whether to apply.
 Lowering the incidence time-wasting through eliminating
unsuitable applications
 Providing Access to Passive Job Seekers, individuals already
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but would apply for what appears a better as
advertised. Job seekers could be of a better quality since they
  E-Recruitment Systems
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Many processes associated with recruitment

campaigns can be automated and streamlined with a
suitable e-system enabling efficient management
of even the high volume campaigns without
increasing your resourcing team
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In today’s competitive market place, the perfect

candidate can choose any of the following channels

to make themselves available:
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 • Applications from job boards

 • Online CV searches
 • Candidates who apply direct
 • Candidates from within our own organisation
 • Candidate already in the “talent pool” / e-recruitment
system
 • Candidates sent from agencies / preferred suppliers
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 What could an E-Based Recruitment system effectively reduces cost:
E-Based Recruitment System Should be able of:
 Flag imminent vacancies throughout the organisation to ensure
that the recruitment process is timely
  Ensure that no candidates are lost but, instead, move
through the process and are kept informed of their status
  Ensure that good candidates whose applications are pending
are kept in touch to maintain their interest in the organisation
 Assist in analysing hiring, transfer and exit trends and provide
other data that are helpful in planning, evaluating and
auditing the recruitment process
 Link with career portal and job boards to advertise vacancies
instantly with automated intake from employment
advertising web sites

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 E-Based Recruitment System Should be able of: (continued)
 Allow candidates to register online through your own career
portal with extensive recruitment tools & automatic
assessment against specific criteria (education, location,
experience, knowledge)
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 Automatically forward applications to recruitment managers

and share live data such as specific candidate information
with line managers, external assessors and HR staff
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 Shortlist candidates efficiently and effectively with full

search capability across all application fields, key words, CV
details and Post Code radius
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 Facilitate setting up killer questions to automatically eliminate

unsuitable candidates with an appropriate message.
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 Automate and monitor communications with candidates

Emails, SMS and printed correspondence created and logged
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 E-Based Recruitment System Should be able of: (continued)
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 24 hr 7 days a week accessibility to your e-recruitment system via any

device with Internet access such as laptops, iPhones etc
 
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 Search criteria at ease of use and could be by position, type, location,

salary, all information will be fed straight from the database.
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 If required from back end consultants but still be available for

statistical analysis.
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 Extracts key data from a candidate CV such as personal details, work

history, skills, qualifications, education history, references and
languages.
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 Protocol of candidate registration and application for a job, will
automatically receive email responses to thank them and the
system will help your consultants contact candidates throughout the
whole process i.e. rejecting them or inviting them to interviews.
 
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log in at any time to update their personal
details and keep track of previous applications
  Conclusion
 In all private and Government Small, Medium to Large
Organizations, new approaches to recruitment are being
used. In many territories, the strategies are manual but,
as automated e-based recruitment methods become more
pervasive, those mechanisms that support its use will
assume greater popularity.
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 Whatever the strategies selected for use, the objective is to

recruit the most qualified, committed individuals into the
organisations and ensure that the provision of services is
timely and effective, that the organisations achieve the
objectives for which they have been established. 
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  References
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 Human Resources Management (Lecture Notes) by: Al Tareeqah Management

Studies
 Recruitment Strategies by: Margaret A. Richardson
 Cutting the cost of recruitment with E-recruitment software by: Eploy the
future of recruitment

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