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HELPING HAND OF RECRUITMENT

RECRUITMENT- Definition

Recruitment refers to a process of


discovering suitable candidates for a job or
a function that may be temporary or
permanent, usually undertaken by a group
of consultants specializing in a particular
domain.
Recruitment is important for it
provides structure to how an
organization attracts new people.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
computer skills
typing skills
educational background
soft skill knowledge
experience
Recruitment Forms:

* Advertising
* Direct Recruitment
* Recruiting Consultants
* Job Fair
* Virtual job Fair
* Gate Hiring
* Employment Service
THROUGH ADVERTISING

Advertising is paid or sometimes free communication


through a medium in which the sponsor is identified
and the message is controlled.
# publicity
# public relations
# sponsorship
# sales promotion

Medium used: Television, Radio, Movies, Magazines,


Newspapers, Internet and Billboards
Pointers while Advertising

< Nature of the Advertisement (Visual or


Audio)
<Size of the Advertisement
<Intensity at which it is delivered
<Repetition
<Contrasts and Colors
<Learning
<Motivation
<Personality
It is a slightly more complex process. In this
case the candidates are brought face to face
with the HR consultant or their assistance, in
an interview.
This process is done only when the
Organizations or Companies visits colleges
or universities in order to make direct
recruitment.
Benefit of this process is the candidates can
be closely observed and desired questions
can be asked.
Through HR Consultants

A Recruitment Consultant is responsible for


helping employer clients to recruit staffs for
job openings. These vacancies can be
temporary or permanent and can range from a
junior level position to managerial or
directorial post.
These consultants develop an understanding
of their client’s requirements and
then identify potential candidates
through existing contacts or
advertisements.
Assessment of the Candidates by
the Consultants
* Telephonic interview
* Face to Face interview
* Various Computerized tests
* Background Checks

A consultant can provide advices to both


clients and candidates regarding salary
levels, training requirements and career
opportunities.
Organization’s selection of
Recruiters:
• Contingency- Many different recruiting
agencies are chosen and reparation will be
given to those who can produce the most
appropriate personnel for the job

• Retained- The organization retains a


particular HR consultancy firm that assists
them time and again in their job
recruitment.
Role of Recruitment Consultancy
• Identifying and evaluating employer’s recruitment needs.
• Negotiating terms of employment.
• Interviewing potential candidates.
• Cold Calling employers in order to establish new contacts and
their requirements.
• Documenting clients details and vacancy requirements in brief.
• Clarifying and negotiating salary and benefits relating to
vacancies.
• Negotiating fees relating to work that the consultant will
undertake for the clients.
• Advertising, head hunting, reviewing applications, interviews and
short listing of candidates
• Monitoring candidates after placed and collecting feedback.
• Acting as a mentor and advising the junior trainees.
Entry and Personal Requirements
• Good intuition and understanding of people’s qualities
• Good analytical and decision making skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Confidentiality, tact when dealing with people
• Graduates above are mostly preferred in this
profession
• Experience in sales and marketing are sometimes
taken under consideration
• Self confidence and responsible
• Able to work within the time limit
• Eagerness to learn, ambition and drive
Training and Working Condition
• Sales and negotiation
• Specialists interviewing techniques
• Psychometric assessment
• Health and safety
• Supervision by a mentor for atleast three to six
months

• Friendly atmosphere
• Innovative
• Flexible
• Depending on its size.
Career Development
* Managerial Head
* Management (CXO)
* Vice President
* Assistance Vice President
* Senior Manager
* Manager (Team lead)
* Senior Analyst (Consultant)
* Analyst (Consultant)
* Junior Analyst (Consultant)
* Trainee
Recruitment Process Outsourcing

RPO is a form of business process


outsourcing where an employer outsources or
transfer all the part of its recruitment activities
to an external service provider.
RPO may involve the outsourcing of all or just
part of recruitment functions and process. The
external service provider may serve as a
virtual recruiting department by providing a
complete package of skills, tools,
technologies and activities.
Ethics
A recruitment agency would usually sign a contract
with its client company stating that it will not take any
of their employees and recruit them to other
companies. Some client companies go on to use the
services of a particular recruitment agency mainly in
order to stop them from taking away their current
employees.

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