PRESENTATION ON

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

FACTORS AFFECTING RECRUITMENT

INTERNAL FACTORS
ORGANISATION IMAGE PERSONAL POLICY JOB ATTRACTIVENESS UNION INTERFERENCE

EXTERNAL FACTORS
LABOUR MARKET LEGAL PROVISION
UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION

DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS

SIZE OF ORGANISATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF RECRUITMENT
It is a positive function. It is a pervasive function. It is a linking activity. It is a continuous process and not a short task.

SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT

PROMOTIONS INTERNAL SOURCES TRANSFERS EXTERNAL SOURCES FACTORY GATE HIRING

FILE OF UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS

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 organisation.

Significance of selection
Keep the rates of absenteeism and labour turnover low. Competent employees show higher efficiency. Rate of industrial accidents will be low. Higher job satisfaction. High morale.

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

Selection

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.

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.