Employment Planning

Every organization has employment planning. BAT has also its employment planning. They usually forecast their personnel needs based on their mission, strategic goals & objectives &technological and other changes resulting in increased productivity. Although there are several methods to predict personnel needs, but they use managerial judgment because it gives the more r e a l w o r l d s c e n a r i o f o r p e r s o n n e l n e e d s . T h e y t h i n k t h a t t h e o t h e r m e t h o d s c a n n o t g i v e t h e accurate situation of the personnel needs. These are typically measure the actual personnel needs. But managerial judgment method depends upon the change in productivity, market conditions etc.

Recruitment Policy
British American Tobacco Bangladesh has been in e-resourcing since 2002. They focus on e- based advertisement for more visibility and transparency beside the conventional print media. All recruitment related notices are posted on the www.bdjobs.com website. Candidates are required to fill up the blank resume format provided in the website. A well-structured and systematic selection procedure is followed to get the most suitable candidate. Following the selection procedure, pre-employment medical examination and reference checks are done. They entertain application from recognized universities from home and abroad. Applicant must be a citizen of Bangladesh.They encourages students with good academic track record to apply. They are not prejudiced against race, sex, religion, age etc. Positions will be offered to the candidate on the basis of his/her ability and the requirement of the company.

Selection Process
If the application is successful, they will be invited to a preliminary interview which will be taken by a member from the function to which they have applied and a member of the Human Resource team. As a final candidate, they will be invited to a specifically designed British American Tobacco assessment centre. This will provide them opportunity to demonstratetheir s k i l l s a n d s u i t a b i l i t y t h r o u g h t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e i n a n u m b e r o f p a r t i c i p a t i v e a n d individual exercises. If they get through the Assessment Centre, they will be recommended to the respective Heads of Functions for a final Interview. They are committed to keep them informed of their progress through every step of the selection process.

Employee Socialization, Training and Development

Socialization
Socialization is a process of adaption. Organization entry socialization refers to the adaption that takes place when an individual passes from outside the organization to the role of an inside member. Socialization can be conceptualized as a process made up of three stages:

Pre-arrival Stage
This stage explicitly recognizes that each individual arrives with a set of organizational values, attitude, and expectations.

Encounter Stage:
Here the individuals confront the possible the dichotomy between their expectations and reality.

Metamorphosis Stage:
Finally, the new member must work out any problems discovered during the encounter stage.

Training and Development

Training
A learning experience in that it seeks a relatively permanent change in an individual that will improve his or her ability to perform on the job. To make training a success, a trainer should take care of the following points: Make learning meaningful. Make skills transfer easy and Motivate the learner