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A process of finding and 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.
OR
It is the process to discover sources of
manpower to meet the requirement of
staffing schedule and to employ effective
measures for attracting that manpower in
adequate numbers to facilitate effective
selection of an efficient working force.
Meaning:-
RECRUITMENT NEEDS ARE OF THREE TYPES
PLANNED
i.e. the needs arising from changes in organization
and retirement policy.
ANTICIPATED
Anticipated needs are those movements in
personnel,
which an organization can predict by studying
trends in internal and external environment.
UNEXPECTED
Resignation, deaths, accidents, illness give rise to
unexpected needs.
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
Recruitment Process
A general recruitment process is as follows:
Identifying the vacancy:
The recruitment process begins with the human
resource department receiving requisitions for
recruitment from any department of the
company. These contain:
- Posts to be filled
- Number of persons
- Duties to be performed
- Qualifications required
Preparing the job description and person
specification.
Identify vacancy
Prepare job description and person specification
Advertising the vacancy
Managing the response
Short-listing
Arrange interviews
Conducting interview and decision making
SOURCES OF
RECRUITMENT
FACTORS AFFECTING
RECRUITMENT
