PRESENTATION ON
Meaning of Recruitment
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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”
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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
SIZE OF ORGANISATION
EXTERNAL
FACTORS
LABOUR
MARKET
LEGAL PROVISION
UNEMPLOYMENT
SITUATION
DEMOGRAPHIC
FACTORS
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.
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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
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Selection involves a series of steps by
which the candidates are screened for
choosing the most suitable persons for
vacant posts.
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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.
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FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
SELECTING
Physical Characteristics
 Personal characteristics
 Proficiency or skill and ability
 Competency
 Temperament and character
 Interest
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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
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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
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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.
Selection
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Process of selection of right types
of candidate and offering them
jobs.
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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.
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