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CONCEPTS
RECRUITMENT Placing the RIGHT PERSON in RIGHT PLACE at RIGHT TIME. Recruitment refers to a process of finding and attracting applicants for employment. It is the process of generating a pool of capable people to apply for employment to an organization. SELECTION Once the recruiting effort has developed a pool of candidates, the next step in the HRM process is to determine who is best qualified for the job. This step is called the selection process .
Job Analysis
HRP helps determine the number and type of people an organization needs.
Job Analysis and Job Design specify the tasks and duties of jobs and the qualifications expected from prospective jobholders.
Concepts
Job Description: Job description is a simple,
concisely written statement explaining the contents and essential needs of a job and a summary of the duties to be performed. It gives a precise picture of features of each job in terms of task contents and occupational requirements.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Identify vacancy Prepare job description and job specification Advertising the vacancy Managing the response Short-listing Arrange interviews Conducting interview and decision making
SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT
SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT
Internal Sources
Present Employee Transfers Promotions Demotion Retired Employee
External Sources
Advertisements Educational Institutes Placement Agencies / Outsourcing Employment Exchanges Labor Contractors Walk-ins Employee Referrals Job Fairs Poaching
Poaching/Raiding
Attracting the employees of rival organizations with attractive offers Anti-poaching techniques usually adopted by Indian organizations: 1. Co-operation Agreement: Two or more companies agree on not to touch each others employees. 2. Access Restriction 3. Mock Raids: Mock recruiters and fake recruitment ads are used to identify weak links. 4. Benchmarked HR Practices are always magnet for employees. 5. Retention Bonus: Cash incentives are linked to the years of services. 6. Employees Contracts 7. Information Security Protocol: Employees are trained not to give out the information about reporting relationships.
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External Factors
Supply & Demand of Specific Skills in the Market Political & Legal considerations such as Reservations of jobs for reserved Categories Companys Image /Perception by the Job Seekers.
Selection
Is the process of discovering the qualifications & characteristics of the job applicant in order to establish their likely suitability for the job position. A good selection requires a methodical approach to the problem of finding the best matched person for the job
Selection Process
Preliminary Interview Selection Tests Employment Interview Reference and Background Analysis Physical Examination Job Offer Employment Contract
Intelligence tests : It attempts to measure the intelligencethat is, basic ability to understand the world around you, assimilate its functioning, and apply this knowledge to enhance the quality of your life. Intelligence, therefore, is a measure of a potential, not a measure of what youve learned (as in an achievement test), and so it is supposed to be independent of culture. IQ=Mental Age/Actual Age*100 For example, a six year old child with a mental age of 6 would have an IQ of 100 (the average IQ score); a six year old child with a mental age of 9 would have an IQ of 150.
Neuropsychological tests : It attempts to measure deficits in cognitive functioning (i.e., your ability to think, speak, reason, etc.) that may result from some sort of brain damage, such as a stroke or a brain injury. Occupational tests : It attempts to match your interests with the interests of persons in known careers. The logic here is that if the things that interest you in life match up with, say, the things that interest most school teachers, then you might make a good school teacher yourself.
Personality tests : It attempts to measure your basic personality style and are most used in research or forensic settings to help with clinical diagnoses. Two of the most well-known personality tests are 1. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), or the revised MMPI-2, composed of several hundred yes or no questions, and 2. The inkblot test composed of several cards of inkblotsyou simply give a description of the images and feelings you experience in looking at the blots. Specific clinical tests :It attempts to measure specific clinical matters, such as your current level of anxiety or depression.
USES OF TESTS Evaluation of right candidate Proper selection of candidate Identifying the candidates personality
Advantages
can result in lower turnover due if applicants are selected for traits that are highly correlated with employees who have high longevity within the organization can reveal more information about applicant & his abilities and interests can identify interpersonal traits that may be needed for certain jobs