Recruitment
AMO Framework
A= Ability
M= Motivation
O= Opportunity
Recruitment and Selection …….
We need to get things done/someone needs to perform the task
A= Ability
M= Motivation
O= Opportunity
What is
Recruitment?
Recruitment refers to the
process of identifying,
attracting, interviewing,
selecting, hiring and
onboarding employees.
In other words, it involves
everything from the
identification of a staffing
need to filling it.
What is Selection?
Selection is the process of hiring employees among the shortlisted
candidates and providing them a job in the organization
Recruitment Process
“Recruitment process involves a systematic procedure from sourcing
the candidates to arranging and conducting the interviews and
requires many resources and time.”
Recruitment is the process by which a large number of prospective
candidates are attracted by various methods to apply for the position
available.
According to Edwin B. Flippo, recruitment is the process of searching
for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs.
The successful working of an organization depends to a great extend
on the policy and methods of recruitment of human capital.
In case only the right candidates, in right number, on right wats and
on right conditions are appointed, the future of the organization is
likely to be bright.
It is for this reason that every organization has an employment
department called by different names in different organization.
Recruitment Processes
• Forecasting manpower requirements
• Determining employment standards
• Advertising the vacancies
• Making initial contact with prospective employees
• Initial interviewing
• Testing
• Arranging physical examination
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• Final Interviewing
• Keeping record of the service personnel
• Induction
• Placement of worker
• Following up the employees
Sources of Recruitment
Internal Sources
External Sources
Internal Sources
Many jobs require specialized knowledge that can be obtained only
within a particular organization.
Even those jobs which do not appear to be unique require familiarity
with the procedure, policies and special features of the organization
in which they are performed.
Therefore, Internal sources play an important role in providing
manpower to a great extend in a good number of organization, large
or small.
‘Internal Recruitment’ refers to
the process of identifying and
attracting candidates to
another position within the
same organization.
External Sources
• Advertising
• Employment Agencies
• Employee referral
• Campus Recruitment
• Labor Organizations
• Casual Applicants
• Leasing on Demand Recruiting Services
• Minority Groups
• Special Events Recruiting
• E-Recruiting
• Internships
• Walk-ins
• Offshoring
• Virtual Workforce
• Poaching
Factors affecting recruitment
Internal Factors
External Factors
Internal Factors
The internal factors also called as “endogenous factors” are the
factors within the organization that effect recruiting personnel in the
organization.
The internal forces i.e. the factors which can be controlled by the
organization are
[Link] Policy
The recruitment policy of the organization i.e. recruiting from internal
sources and external also affect the recruitment process
The recruitment policy of an organization specifies the objectives or
recruitment and provides a framework for implementation of
recruitment program.
It may involve organizational system to be developed for implementing
recruitment programs and procedure by filling up vacancies with best
qualified people.
Factors Affecting Recruitment Policy
• Need of the organization.
• Organizational objectives
• Preferred sources of recruitment.
• Government policies on reservations.
• Personnel policies of the organization and its competitors.
• Recruitment costs and financial implications.
[Link] Resource Planning
Effective human resource planning helps in determining the gaps
present in the existing manpower of the organization.
It also helps in determining the number of employees to be recruited
and what qualification they must possess
3. Size of the Organization
The size of the organization affects the recruitment process.
If the organization is planning to increase its operations and expand
its business, it will think of hiring more personnel, which will handle
its operations.
4. Cost involved in recruitment
Recruitment incur cost to the employer, therefore, organizations try
to employ that source of recruitment which will bear a lower cost of
recruitment to the organization for each candidate
5. Growth and Expansion
Organization will employ or think of employing more personnel if it is
expanding its operations.
EXTERNAL FACTORS
[Link] and Demand
The availability of manpower both within and outside the organization
is an important determinant in the recruitment process.
If the company has a demand for more professionals and there is
limited supply in the market for the professionals demanded by the
company, then the company will have to depend upon internal
sources by providing them special training and development
programs.
2. Labour Market
Employment conditions in the community where the organization is
located will influence the recruiting efforts of the organization.
If there is surplus of manpower at the time of recruitment, even
informal attempts at the time of recruiting like notice boards display
of the requisition or announcement in the meeting etc. will attract
more than enough applicants.
[Link] / Image of the organization
Image of the organization is another factor having its influence on the
recruitment process of the organization.
This can work as a potential constraint for recruitment.
An organization with positive image and goodwill as an employer
finds it easier to attract and retain employees than an organization
with negative image.
Image of a company is based on what organization does and
affected by industry.
Managerial actions like good public relations, rendering public
service like building roads, public parks, hospitals and schools
help earn image or goodwill for organization.
4. Political-Social- Legal Environment
Various government regulations prohibiting discrimination in hiring
and employment have direct impact on recruitment practices.
For example, Government of India has introduced legislation for
reservation in employment for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes,
physically handicapped etc.
Also, trade unions play important role in recruitment.
This restricts management freedom to select those individuals who it
believes would be the best performers.
If the candidate can’t meet criteria stipulated by the union but union
regulations can restrict recruitment sources.
[Link] Rate
One of the factors that influence the availability of applicants is the
growth of the economy (whether economy is growing or not and its
rate).
When the company is not creating new jobs, there is often oversupply
of qualified labour which in turn leads to unemployment.
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The recruitment policies of the competitors also affect the
recruitment function of the organizations.
To face the competition, many a times the organizations have to
change their recruitment policies according to the policies being
followed by the competitors.