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Human Resource Management: BITS Pilani BITS Pilani
Human Resource Management: BITS Pilani BITS Pilani
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus 2
Nature of Job Analysis
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Process of Job Analysis
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Purpose of Job Analysis
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Data collection methods
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Job Analysis and Total Quality Management
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Potential Problems with Job Analysis
• No Training or Motivation
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Requisites for Job Analysis
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Competency based job analysis
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Competency Based Job Analysis
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Job Design
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Significance of Job Design
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Job design Approaches
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Contemporary issues in job design
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POMSS ZC441 Re-engineered Organisation
Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Scope of job evaluation
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Job Evaluation
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Process of Job Evaluation
Wage Survey
Before fixing differentials, the wage rate must be ascertained
Employee Classification
The last phase in the job-evaluation process is to establish employee classification
Pitfalls of Job Evaluation
It encourages employees to focus on ‘how to advance in position’ in the organisation at a
time when there may be only limited opportunities for enhancement as a result of
downsizing
It promotes an internal focus instead of a customer-oriented focus
It is not suitable for a forward-looking organisation that has trimmed multiple job titles into
two or three broad jobs
Elaborate exercises of wage and salary fixation through job evaluation can be dispensed
with
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Alternatives to job evaluation
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Learning Objectives – Recruiting Talent
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Hiring Activities
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Purposes and Importance of Recruitment
• Determine the present and future requirements of the firm in conjunction with its
personnel planning and job-analysis activities
• Help reduce the probability that job applicants, once recruited and selected, will leave
the organization only after a short period of time
• Meet the organization’s legal and social obligations regarding the composition of its
workforce
• Begin identifying and preparing potential job applicants who will be appropriate
candidates
• Increase organizational and individual effectiveness in the short term and long term
• Evaluate the effectiveness of various recruiting techniques and sources for all types of
job applicants
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Recruitment Process (Contd.)
• Recruitment Planning
– Number of Contacts
– Type of Contacts
• Strategy Development
– ‘Make’ or ‘Buy’
– Technological Sophistication
– Where to Look
– How to Look
• Evaluation of Internal Recruitment
– It is less costly and firms typically
have better knowledge
– promoting from within enhances
employees’ morale
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Recruitment Process (Contd.)
• External Recruitment
– Specifically, sources external to a firm are professional or trade associations,
advertisements, employment exchanges, college/university/institute placement services
etc
• Temps and Contract Workers
– Contract workers, by their numbers, are almost dwarfing the small number of regular
employees
– Also called just-in-time workers, temps are not limited to clerical or maintenance
requirements
• E-Recruiting
– This source is widely used for entry level and mid-level positions
• Professional and Trade Associations
– Many associations provide placement services for their members
• Advertisements
– These constitute a popular method of seeking recruits as many recruiters prefer
advertisements because of their wide reach
POMSS ZC441 HRM Human Resource Practices BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Recruitment Process (Contd.)
• Searching
– Source Activation
– Selling
• Screening
– In screening, clear job specifications are invaluable
– The techniques used to screen applicants vary
depending on the candidate sources and recruiting
methods used
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Evaluation and Control
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Evaluation and Control (Contd.)
• Evaluation of Recruitment Process
– Return rate of applications sent out
– Number of suitable candidates for selection
– Retention and performance of the candidates selected
– Cost of the recruitment process
– Time lapsed data
– Comments on image projected
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Philosophies of Recruiting
Typical
POMSS ZC441 Consequences
HRM Human of Job
Resource Practices Previews BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
Alternatives to Recruitment
• Overtime
• Employee Leasing
• Temporary Employment
• Outsourcing
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