RECRUITMENT

By: Olivia B. Miranda

Recruitment

- the process of getting and attracting a pool of

qualified applicants to fill a vacant job position.
Its goals are:
a. to attract the qualified applicants and;
b. to encourage the unqualified applicants to
voluntary withdraw from the application to make the review
process easier.
 Potential strategic issues and
policies employment options to
consider
1. Hiring regular employees. Management decides on gender and diversity
issues, including the inclusion of persons with disabilities. For instance,
will a certain office also accept applicants from indigenous groups or
tribal groups? Diversity is important as a recruitment policy. It includes the
rights of indigenous groups of persons with disabilities to apply for
employment opportunities.
2. Hiring Full time or Part-time employees. Management decides on
potential issues regarding contractualization, which is the temporary hiring
of personnel for a given period.
3. Hiring through an Independent Contractor or an Employment Agency.
Management may decide to identify some job positions which the
company will not hire directly, but instead, will use an independent
contractor or an employment agency to hire those specific personnel.
Some Advantages of internal
recruitment
1. Improves employee morale
2. Costs less
3. Prioritizes internal job candidates that are already familiar with the
culture and systems of the organizations, so they need less training
time.
4. Protects business intelligence within the company.
5. Causes a succession of employee promotions.
Disadvantages of internal recruitment

1.Nepotism
2. Possible loss of morale of those not promoted
3. Political infighting for promotions
4. Need for a carefully planned career management program so that
employees know their future potentials with the company.
Some Advantages of External
Recruitment

1. Widens the pool of potential job candidates

2. Brings new ideas and fresh perspectives from candidates
3. Finds job candidates that may have knowledge of competitors’ business intelligence
Disadvantages of
External Recruitment
1. Possibility of selecting someone who does not fit the job ( this is
because the actual skill level, knowledge and attitude of the hired
person only become fully obvious after she/he stayed for some time in
the new office)
2. Possibility of causing morale problems among existing employees
3. Longer adjustment or orientation period for external hires.