Employee Recruitment & Selection

Psychology Department Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta

Recruitment & Selection

Recruitment process by which
organizations attract potential workers to apply for jobs. The primary objective is to attract a large pool of qualified applicants

Selection process of choosing applicants

for employment. The goal is to try to gather information that will predict who, from the pool of applicants, will be the best employees, and choose them

Employee Selection Model

The model consists of 2 categories of variables for recruiting & hiring effective & productive workers: 1. Criteria measures of success 2. Predictors information related to the criterion Organization measure predictors in an effort to predict who will be successful in a given job.

Employee Recruitment
Recruitment techniques job advertisements, use of employment agencies, & referrals by current employees Recruitment a two-way process (organization attract & evaluate prospective employees, applicants evaluate various potential employers)

Recruitment ...
Realistic Job Preview (RJP)

An accurate description of the duties and responsibilities of a particular job An important factor in recruitment process that may help alleviate potential misperceptions Can take the form of an oral presentation, a visit to the job site, or a discussion in a brochure / video / web site

Selection Process
Evaluate the written materials Check on references or letters of recommendation Employment testing Hiring Interviews

Types of Employee Test

Test formats (individual vs group, speed vs power, paper & pencil vs performance test) Biodata instruments Ability tests Job skills & knowledge tests Personality tests Honesty & integrity tests

 Assessment Center a place which offers a detailed, structured evaluation of applicants on a wide range of jobrelated knowledge, skills, and abilities, using a variety of instruments and techniques

Employee Placement process of assigning workers to appropriate jobs