Meaning and DEFINITIONS:
Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for the jobs in the organization. Recruitment refers to the attempt of getting interested applicants and providing a pool of prospective employees so that management can select the right person-for the right job from this pool. Recruitment is a positive process because it increases the selection ratio by attracting a large number of applicants for the advertised jobs. Recruitment enables the management to select suitable employees for different jobs. In simple terms, recruitment is understood as the process of searching for and obtaining applicants for jobs, from among whom the right people can be selected. * Recruitment is defined as, "the 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 applicants from which new employees are selected." * According to dale s. beach, "recruitment is the development and maintenance of adequate manpower resources. It involves the creation of a pool of available labor upon whom the organization can draw when it needs additional employees."
Purposes and IMPORTANCE: * The general purpose of recruitment is: * To provide a pool of potentially qualified job candidates. * Increase the pool of job candidates at minimum cost. * Help increase the success rate of the selection process by reducing the number of visibly under-qualified or overqualified job applicants. * Help reduce labor turnover in the future. * Determine the present and future requirements of the organization in conjunction with its personnel planning and job-analysis activities. * Begin identifying and preparing potential job applicants who will be appropriate candidates. * Increase organizational and individual effectiveness in the short term and long