1. CURRENT PRACTICES IN RECRUITMENT
OUTSOURCING
-- A company may draw required personnel from outsourcing firms
-- The outsourcing firms help the organisation by the initial screening of the candidates according to the needs of the organisation
-- The outsourcing firms charge the organisations for their services.
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2. Advantages of outsourcing
Company need not plan for human resources much in advance.
Value creation, operational flexibility and competitive advantage
Turning the management’s focus to strategic level processes of HRM
Company is free from salary negotiations, weeding the unsuitable resumes/candidates.
Company can save a lot of its resources and time
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3. POACHING/RAIDING Buying talent rather than developing
It is the latest mantra being followed by the organisations today
Poaching means employing a competent and experienced person already working with another reputed company in the same or different industry
A company can attract talent from another firm by offering attractive pay packages and other terms and conditions, better than the current employer of the candidate
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4. Contd..
It is seen as an unethical practice and not openly talked about
Indian software and the retail sector are the sectors facing the most severe brunt of poaching today
It has become a challenge for HRs to tackle poaching
It weakens the competitive strength of the firm.
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5. E-RECRUITMENT
Many big organizations use Internet as a source of recruitment
E- recruitment is the use of technology to assist the recruitment process
They advertise job vacancies through mail or online job portal or they give their requirement directly in the company website.
The job seekers send their applications or curriculum vitae i.e. CV through e mail using the Internet
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6. Contd.. Hiring through social media is getting better and better
Increased usage of technology would not be a choice but a necessity
This would increase the adaptation of innovative tools like video interviewing, asynchronous interviewing and online assessments
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7. Online Recruitment Techniques
Giving a detailed job description and job specification
E-recruitment should be overall company's strategy
Well defined and structured tracking system
Back office support
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8. Advantages of E-Recruitment
Low cost.
No intermediaries
Reduction in time for recruitment.
Recruitment of right type of people.
Efficiency of recruitment process
24*7 access to collection of resumes
Eliminate unqualified person easily
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9. Disadvantages of E-Recruitment
Screening involves time consuming
Low Internet Penetration
Organisation cannot solely depend on online recruitment
Some companies prefer face to face interview
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10. Internship
It is an efficient process of hiring people. During internship period, candidates are observed
If they turn out to be fit for the company, they are given PPO (pre placement offer)
(Example - Wipro) organize best internship award program which motivates the interns to work at their highest potential and whoever wins the award is given PPO.
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11. Competitions
Several companies like TITAN, Mahindra, organize competitions across the country
Offer Pre placement Interview to the winners
This not only increase the interest of candidates to work in these companies
But it also helps in finding business solutions
The companies give one of their live business problems in the form of case study or question through the competition platform
Advantages: Recruitment & Outsourcing Cost can be saved.
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12. Other Methods Guest lecture Visiting faculty Workshop/ Seminars
Exams- Different companies come under one umbrella and conduct single entry level examination and the shortlisted candidates are called by individual companies for interviews. For eg- AIMCAT is conducted by many IT firms
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