INTRODUCTION 3
RECRUITMENT 3
FACTORS AFFECTING RECRUITMENT 4
THEORIES AND POLICIES OF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION 4
INDUCEMENTS TO RECRUITMENT 5
SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT 7
METHODS OF RECRUITMENT 10
SELECTION 13
STEPS IN SELECTION PROCESS 14
STRATEGIES FOR SUCESSFUL RECRUITMENT 19
ILLUSTRATIONS: 20
1. RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS IN BHEL: 20
2. RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PROCEDURE AT INDIAN RAILWAYS 24
3. UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 27
4. RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION AT TEAMLEASE 31
5. RECRUITMENT PROCESS AT HOTEL ORCHID: 38
CONCLUSION 44
INTRODUCTION
Human resource is an important corporate asset and the overall performance of company depends on the way it is put to use. In order to realize company objectives, it is essential to recruit people with requisite skills, qualification and experience. While doing so we need to keep present and future requirements of company in mind.
Successful recruitment methods include a thorough analysis of the job and the labour market conditions. Recruitment is almost central to any management process and failure in recruitment can create difficulties for any company including an adverse effect on its profitability and inappropriate levels of staffing or skills. Inadequate recruitment can lead to labour shortages, or problems in management decision making.
Recruitment is however not just a simple selection process but also requires management decision making and extensive planning to employ the most suitable manpower. Competition among business organisations for recruiting the best potential has increased focus on innovation, and management decision making and the selectors aim to recruit only the best candidates who would suit the corporate culture, ethics and climate specific to the organisation.
The process of recruitment does not however end with application and selection of the right people but involves maintaining and retaining the employees chosen. Despite