Organizational Behavior Dr. Amna Yousaf PhD (HRM) University of Twente, the Netherlands Lecture 24

HRM Practices-Recruitment CHAPTER THREE HRM Practices-Recruitment Lecture 24

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recap Lecture23 What is Equal Employment Opportunity? What is sexual Harassment? Defenses against discrimination allegations Adverse Impact Bona fide occupational qualifications Business Necessity Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recap Lecture 23 Discriminatory Employment Practices Recruitment Selection standards Diversity Management Workforce Diversity in Practice Diversity’s Benefits Equal Employment Opportunity versus Affirmative Action Reverse Discrimination Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Introduction Recruiting Once an organization identifies its human resource needs through employment planning, it can begin the process of recruiting potential candidates for actual or anticipated organizational vacancies. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Introduction Recruiting brings together those with jobs to fill and those seeking jobs. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Goals To provide information that will attract a significant pool of qualified candidates and discourage unqualified ones from applying. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Goals Factors that affect recruiting efforts Organizational size Employment conditions in the area Working conditions, salary and benefits offered Organizational growth or decline Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Goals Constraints on recruiting efforts include: Organization image Job attractiveness Internal organizational policies Government influence, such as discrimination laws Recruiting costs Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Recruiting: A Global Perspective For some positions, the whole world is a relevant labor market. Home-country nationals are recruited when an organization is searching for someone with extensive company experience to launch a very technical product in a country where it has never sold before. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Recruiting: A Global Perspective Host-country nationals (HCNs) are targeted as recruits when companies want each foreign subsidiary to have its own distinct national identity. In some countries, laws control how many expatriates a corporation can send. HCN’s minimize potential problems with language, family adjustment and hostile political environments. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Sources Sources should match the position to be filled. The Internet is providing many new opportunities to recruit and causing companies to revisit past recruiting practices. Sources: Internal Searches Employee Referrals/ Recommendations External Searches Alternatives Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Sources The internal search Organizations that promote from within identify current employees for job openings: by having individuals bid for jobs by using their HR management system by utilizing employee referrals Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Sources The internal search Advantages of promoting from within include good public relations morale building encouragement of ambitious employees and members of protected groups availability of information on existing employee performance cost-savings internal candidates’ knowledge of the organization the opportunity to develop mid- and top-level managers Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Sources The internal search Disadvantages include: possible inferiority of internal candidates infighting and morale problems among rivals not selected potential inbreeding/stoppage of new blood and ideas Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Sources Employee referrals/recommendations Current employees can be asked to recommend recruits. Advantages include: the employee’s motivation to make a good recommendation the availability of accurate job information for the recruit Employee referrals tend to be more acceptable applicants, to be more likely to accept an offer and to have a higher survival rate. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins Recruiting Sources Employee referrals/recommendations Disadvantages include: the possibility of friendship being confused with job performance the potential for nepotism the potential for adverse impact Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins