Recruitment and
Selection
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Getting the Right People on the Bus
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Recruitment is the process of
generating a pool of capable
people (identifying and
attracting a group of
potential candidates from
within or outside the
organization) to apply for
employment to an
organization.
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Recruitment and Selection
Selection is the process of
collecting, measuring, and
evaluating information from a
pool of applicants. An applicant
is a person more likely to
succeed in the job(s), given
management goals and legal
requirements.
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Recruitment and Selection process
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Recruitment and Selection
The combined Recruitment and
Selection process involves working
through a series of stages:
a. Defining the role
b. Attracting the applications
c. Managing the applications
d. Making the appointment
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Recruitment
Recruitment can be:
a.Internal- employee referrals, promotions, etc.
b.External- advertisements in trade press,
newspapers, or on commercial job boards and the
organization’s website and social networking sites
c.External agencies- recruitment agencies,
recruitment consultants
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Factors to Consider While Recruiting
An organization will take account of a number of factors
when forming its recruitment plans and choice of media.
These factors might include:
 Cost
 Time taken to recruit and select
 Labor market focus (For example: skills, profession, or
occupation)
 Mobility of labor- geographic and occupational
 Legislation on sex discrimination, race discrimination,
and disability
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Selection Tools
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Application forms
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CVs/Resumes
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Interviews- informal, formal, panel
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Work samples
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Reference checks
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Pre-employment tests
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Selection
Reliability and Validity Issues
Reliability refers to the extent to which a selection
technique achieves consistency in what it is measuring
over repeated use.
Validity refers to the extent to which a selection
technique actually measures what it sets out to measure.
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Throughout the selection process, it is important to focus on
the competencies that directly relate to performing the job.
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Employment Laws
Our employment laws make it illegal
to discriminate against an applicant
because of:
 Sex
 Age
 Marital status
 Ethnic origin
 Religious preference
 Sexual preference
 Disabilities
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Conclusion
Recruitment and selection are core HR
functions. The overall approach taken by the
organization will reflect its strategy and its
philosophy towards the management of people.
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