_________ refers to the process of identifying and attracting job

seekers so as to build a pool of qualified job applicants.

a. Selection
b. Training
c. Recruitments
d. Induction
Which of these is the most important external factor governing
recruitments?

a. Sons of soil
b. Labor market
c. Unemployment rate
d. Supply and demand
While recruiting for non - managerial, supervisory and middle - management
positions which external factor is of prime importance?

a. Political - Legal
b. Unemployment rate
c. Labor market
d. Growth and Expansion
Which of these is the purpose of recruitment?

a. Make sure that there is match between cost and benefit

b. Help increase the success rate of the selection process by reducing the
number of visibly underqualified or over qualified job applicants.

c. Help the firm create more culturally diverse work - force

d. None of the above

RECRUITMENT
PROCESS
Personnel Selection
Methods
Commonly asked unstructured employment interview
questions
Types of structured interview
questions
ACTIVITY (Situational Interview)
The poor quality of selection will mean extra cost on _______ and
supervision.

a. Training
b. Recruitment
c. Work quality
d. None of the above
 Employment Practices?

• Employment practices are the treatment and actions taken towards or on an

employee in a workplace.
• It refers to an employer’s relationship and their employee in the company
setting – how the employer manages the employees from day-to-day.

Examples of employment practices can be seen below.

• Interviewing an applicant.
• Hiring an applicant.
• Remuneration.
• Reviewing employee’s performance.
• Recognising and awarding an employee’s contribution.
• Employee’s hours of work, rest time and rest days.
• Employee’s occupational safety and health.
• Transfers and reassignment of an employee.
• Termination of an employee.
What is the main objective of the recruitment and selection process?

a. Recruit the right candidates

b. Meet the high labour turnover
c. To reduce the costs of recruiting
d. None of the above
Unfair Employment Practices

• Wrongful or unlawful employment practices happen when a company

chooses to bend the law and take matters into its own hands.

• There are plenty of wrongful employment practices that happens so too

often. Some of these illegal employment practices include:

• Wrongful termination of an employee.

• Sexual harassment.
• Discrimination of race, sex, caste, religion, gender and age.
• Invasion of privacy.
• Causing employee emotion distress.
 FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

Adverse impact on minority groups

Reverse discrimination (favoring members of minority)

Increasing diversity at work

Discrimination against older workers, disabled workers, female

workers, sexual orientation, physical attractiveness
 Workplace discrimination must never be tolerated or overlooked. Here’s what
can you do:

As an If you find out that there are illegal employment

employer. practices on your company’s premises, you need to take
the issue seriously and investigate it.

Some wrongful employment practices may hide in plain

sight, so do keep a close eye on your all staffs, including
those in charges, such as managers and supervisors.

Practising good and professional ethics begins with you,

the leader.

Be an example and walk the talks of good employment

practices.
2. As an If you feel like you are being taken advantage of, speak to trusted
personnel at the Human Resources department.
employee.
However, if the matter is not taken seriously or if the taunting or
discrimination at work continues, you can engage a legal
professional’s services to guide you out on how to report the
discrimination.
Apart from that, you can also educate yourself on employment
practices and employees’ rights.

This way, you will be able to know what to do if faced with such
a situation.

Every qualified applicant and employee deserve the right to be

hired and succeed.

Denying an eligible applicant to a job or refusing to promote a

well-deserved employee for no good reason is blatant
discrimination.
Employing Good Employment Practices

Good employment practices are undoubtedly crucial in any workplace.

With India’s rapid and dynamic employment scene, employment
practices must always be regulated and kept in check. A work
environment with standardized and proper employment practices and
etiquettes makes all the difference to the employees. Top management
should bear the responsibility and routinely check every management
level to ensure good practices are followed.