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CHALLENGES OF RECRUITMENT AND SELCTION PROCESS

Poor Human Resource Planning:   Good human resource planning translates the major organizational goals into specific human resource objectives, policies and practice. However, poor planning for human resource affects the effectiveness of the recruitment and selection process. That is, the organization will not be informed of its accurate human resource needs, which causes the recruitment and selection may process to recruit persons who do not fit for the job. (Kaplan and Norton, 2004). Cost of the Recruitment Process:  In order to have a large number of applicants an organization will have to incur costs in advertising. Advertising is a major method used to attract a greater pool of applicants. Comparatively, advertising is quite costly compared to other methods used to attract applicants to apply for vacancies in an organization. The medium used in advertising is newspapers, television, radio, internet among others. Irrespective of the method used in attracting appl...

EMERGING TRENDS IN RERUITMENT AND SELECTION

Corporate Talent Network Corporate "Talent Networks" are an online platform for promoting the company brand name. Its main objective is to attract new talent from a variety of sources which includes job candidates, fans, employees, alumni, partners, suppliers, and even customers. It is very popular among the big firms and is increasingly being adopted by smaller and medium-size firms as well. (Goyal and Venkataiah, 2022). A talent network serves as an advertising and promotional hub for the company's brand name. It is used to communicate job openings, career information, and other company information. The contents are usually tailored and targeted for each specific candidate. ( Chungyalpa  and  Karishma, 2016) Building an End-to-End Talent Brand More and more companies today are focusing on building end-to-end talent brands. A talent brand refers to how the company is perceived by its current employees, past employees, and prospective employees. It is a method for c...

SELECTION

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Selection is a process of evaluating and interviewing candidates for a particular job and selecting the right person for the right position (Abdullah & Abdul Rahman, 2015). Once the organization has decided on the appropriate means through which they will recruit potential candidates for the job their next task is to identify the most appropriate and effective method to use in order to select the right person. When there is a vacant position in an organization (Anwar & Abdullah, 2021). Selection involves matching the requirements of a job with the attributes of the candidates. This is facilitated by drafting a 'person specification' defining the background, education, training, personality, and other characteristics of the ideal candidate. The person described may not exist, but the process of drafting a person specification creates a standard against which candidates can be compared. (Anwar and Abdullah, 2021).   Selection is the process of picking individuals wh...

RECRUITMENT

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Recruitment is the main function of the HR department and the recruitment process is the first step towards making a competitive quality and recruitment strategic advantage for the association. The recruitment process includes a systematic procedure from sourcing the candidates to orchestrating and leading the interviews and requires numerous resources and time (Anwar, 2016). The traditional process of recruiting is starting with a job description and job specification. The job description describes the work responsibilities of the successful job present. (Abdulla et al. 2017).   The job specification specifies the experience a person should possess in order to carry out the work (Anwar & Balcioglu, 2016). Recruitment includes the set of activities undertaken by the organization for the primary purpose of identifying a desirable group of applicants, attracting them into its employee ranks, and retaining them at least for the short term". Taylor and Collins (2000). Recrui...

INTRODUCTION TO RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

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The Recruitment and Selection process can easily be considered to be one of the most critical functions of an organization. As the business environment becomes more and more competitive, having the right people with the right skills for the right tasks becomes all the more critical. (Anwar & Abdullah 2021). Indeed, it can be a source of competitive advantage. Today organizations have moved from product focus to market focus to selling focus to customer focus to employee focus.  (Pawriya, 2016) It is common to hear organizations speak of their human resource as their biggest organizational asset.  (Mohammadpour, 2018).  Indeed, ultimately the capabilities of an organization fall upon the shoulders of its employees. An organization is only as good as the capabilities of its employees. The recruitment process includes examining the necessities of work, drawing employees to that occupation, screening and selecting candidates, contracting, and coordinating the ne...