MODULE 3

Recruitment
Indicative Content
 Recruitment
 Definition
 Objectives
 Subsystems
 Factors Affecting Recruitment
 Centralized & Decentralized Recruitment
 Recruitment Sources
 Recruitment Techniques
 Recruitment Process
Introduction
 The process of attracting
individuals on a timely basis, in
sufficient numbers, and with
appropriate qualifications, and
encouraging them to apply for jobs
with an organization.
Definition
 Edwin B. Flippo – “Recruitment is
the process of searching for
prospective employees and
stimulating them to apply for jobs
in the organization”
Alternatives to Recruitment
 Outsourcing
 Temporary Employment
 Employee Leasing
 Overtime
Outsourcing
 Transfers responsibility to an
external provider
 Provides greater efficiency and
effectiveness
Temporary Employment
 Part-timers, temporaries, and
independent contractors
 Fast growing
 Provides greater flexibility and
lower labor costs
 Potential Problems
Employee Leasing

 Puts business owner’s employees on their

payroll
 Leases employees back to company
 Small- and medium-sized firms
 Opportunities for job mobility
 Some firms are nationwide
 Loss of employee loyalty
Overtime
 Most commonly used method of
meeting short-term fluctuations in
work volume
 Employer avoids recruitment,
selection, and training costs
 Employees gain from increased
income
 Potential problems
Objectives
 To attract
 To meet organizational
requirements
 To induct outsiders
 To increase the success rate of
selection process
Factors Affecting Recruitment
1. Internal Factors
 Company’s Pay Package
 Quality of Work life
 Organizational Culture
 Career Planning & Growth
 Company’s Size
 Company’s Product/Services
 Recruitment Policy
Contid….
2. External Factors
 Supply & Demand
 Unemployment Rate
 Labor Market
 Political-Legal
 Sons of Soil
 Image
Centralized Recruitment
 Cost
 Expertise
 Uniformity
 Interchangeability
 Relieves Line Managers
Decentralized Recruitment
 Concerned Units
 Suitable Candidates
 No delay
 Freedom
 Familiarity & Control
Recruitment Sources
Internal Sources:
 Present Permanent Employees
 Present Temporary or Casual
Employees
 Retrenched or Retired Employees
 Dependents of Deceased, Retired &
Present Employees
Contid….

External Sources:
 Campus Recruitment
 Employment Exchanges
 Employee referrals
 Unsolicited Applicants
 Trade Unions
Recruitment Techniques
 Promotions
 Transfers
 Present Employees
 Scouting
 Advertising
Modern Sources & Techniques
of Recruitment
 Walk-In
 Consult-In
 Head Hunting
 E-Recruiting
 Subsystems of Recruitment
 Finding out & Developing Sources
 Internal Sources
 External Sources
 Developing Techniques & Attracting Candidates
 Employing the Technique
 Recommendations by Employees
 Scouting
 Advertising
 Promotion
 Transfers
 Stimulating the Candidates & Making them to
Apply for jobs
 Supplying Additional Information
 Clarifying Doubts
Recruitment Process
 Recruitment Planning
 Strategy Development
 Searching
 Screening
 Evaluation & Control
Indicative Content
 Recruitment
 Definition
 Objectives
 Subsystems
 Factors Affecting Recruitment Policy
 Centralized & Decentralized Recruitment
 Recruitment Sources
 Recruitment Techniques
 Recruitment Process