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UNIT NO 2 HRM – TALENT ACQUISITION

2.3 Recruitment - Sources

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Recruitment - Definition
• Recruitment refers to organizational activities that influence the
number and types of applicants who apply for job and whether the
applicants the accept the jobs that are offered.
• Thus recruitment is directly related to both human resource planning
and selection
• Recruiting jobs depends on a number of factors: External influences
such as Government and union restrictions and the labor market plus
employer’s requirement and candidate’s preferences
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External influences

• Government and union restrictions

• Labor market conditions

• Composition of labor force and location of

organization
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Interactions of the recruit and the Organization
• The organizations view of recruiting

1. Recruitment requirements

2. Organizational policies and practices

3. Organizational image

• The potential employee's view of recruiting

1. Preferences of recruits for organizations and jobs

2. Job search
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Methods of recruitment

• Internal recruiting

1. Job posting

2. Inside moonlighting and employees’ friends

 External recruiting
• Media Advertising
• E-recruiting
• Employment agencies and executive search firms
• Special event recruiting
• Summer internships
• College recruiting
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Managerial/technical personnel Pu b l
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Advertisement exchanges
Internet Labour unions
Walk-ins Employee referrals
Gate hiring Labour
Campus recruitments contractors
Job fairs
Consultancy firms
Personnel contacts
Poaching and raiding

Based on the movement of the organization

Direct methods Third party method
Advertisement Consultancy firms

Internet recruiting Public employment

exchanges
Campus recruitment Job Labour unions
fairs Employee referrals
Personnel contacts Labour contractors
Gate hiring
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Realistic job previews

• A realistic job preview provides the prospective employee with

pertinent information about the job without distortion or
exaggeration
• In traditional job previews, the job is presented as attractive,
interesting and stimulating
• But traditional method suffers a setback that it may leads to
dissatisfaction about the job
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Alternatives to recruitment

• Overtime

• Outsourcing

• Temporary employment