Recruitment & Selection Principles

Today we will cover…

Job Analysis

Systematic process of gathering and organizing data about jobs

E.g. equipment employees use

Job Analysis

Job Data can be collected through

Observation Interview employees

Structured Questionnaire Critical incidents

Available records

The result of job analysis is

Recruitment

Attracting a sufficient number of right people at the right time

Recruitment Process Staff

turnover

Job Analysis

Recruiting Methods

External InternalEmployees familiar with organization

Lower training cost

Increase morale for employees

New Ideas and approaches

Clean slate

Level of knowledge not available in the

organization

Recruitment Strategies - Ads

Recruitment Strategies – Online Recruiting

Recruitment Strategies – Employment Agents

Recruitment Strategies – Campus Recruitment

Selection

The process of deciding who will or will not be allowed into the organization

Choosing the right person for the job from a pool of applicants

Selection Process

Selection: Eliminating non-qualified applicants • Validity: Do tests measure exactly what they have to• Reliability: Is it consistent and free of errors• Generalisability: Does the test apply in all contexts• Utility: Effectiveness• Legality

Selection: Testing potential employees

SimulationsPsychological

SkillAbility

KnowledgePersonality

Selection: Interview

Selection Process

What next after selection?

• Management of Talent – Induction– Training– Development

Conclusion

There are situations where almost nothing you can learn about candidates before they start predicts how they'll do once they're hired.

But job analysis is an important step before recruitment and recruitment strategies

influence who will be selected.

Conclusion

Reference

• Why Can't We Figure Out How to Select Leaders? (HBS Working Knowledge February 2009)

• Plan Your Workforce for the Economic Rebound(Businessweek 2009)

• Employers Use Facebook More Than LinkedIn for HR Screening (cmswire August 21, 2009)

• Ask About Changing Careers in New York(nytimes March 2010)