HRM – Recruitment & Selection

Learning Objectives
• Understand the importance of recruitment to
the organization

• Identify the outcomes of the Selection Decision

to the organization

• Detail the main biases that can occur during

the selection process

• Implement an effective Recruitment Process

Learning Objectives
• Understand the function of the interview
and types of interview questions that can be
employed

• Discuss applications of psychometric

testing within the recruitment process

• Effectively measure the recruitment process

Recruitment & The
Organization
Recruitment & The Organization

• Three Main Functions

– Attract a pool of suitable candidates

– Deter unsuitable candidates from applying
– Create a positive image of the organization
Recruitment & The Organization

• Recruitment Goals

• Recruitment Philosophy
The Selection Decision
Selection Outcomes

Outcome
Outcome11 Outcome
Outcome22
Accept
AcceptGood
GoodPerformers
Performers Reject
RejectPoor
PoorPerformers
Performers

Outcome
Outcome33 Outcome
Outcome44
Accept
AcceptPoor
PoorPerformers
Performers Reject
RejectGood
GoodPerformers
Performers
The Selection Decision

• Outcomes 1 & 3 need to maximized

• Outcomes 2 & 4 need to be minimized

• Ensuring the reliability and validity of the

selection decision is vital to the
organization
The Selection Decision - Reliability

• Internal Reliability
– Items of the test consistently measure the
same variable

• Test-Retest
– The extent by which a procedure will yield
the same score for the candidate on re-
testing
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