1. Personnel Planning and Recruiting
Part 2 | Recruitment and Placement
Chapter 5
Personnel Planning and Recruiting
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2. After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Explain the main techniques used in employment planning and forecasting.
List and discuss the main outside sources of candidates.
Effectively recruit job candidates.
Name and describe the main internal sources of candidates.
Develop a help wanted ad.
Explain how to recruit a more diverse workforce.
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3. Forecasting Personnel Needs
Trend Analysis
Scatter Plotting
Forecasting Tools
Ratio Analysis
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4. Forecasting the Supply of Inside Candidates
Manual Systems and Replacement Charts
Qualification Inventories
Computerized Information Systems
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5. Measuring Recruiting Effectiveness
What to Measure
How to Measure
Evaluating Recruiting Effectiveness
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6. Finding Internal Candidates
Hiring from Within
Job Posting
Succession Planning (HRIS)
Rehiring Former Employees
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7. Types of Employment Agencies
Public Agencies
Private Agencies
Types of Employment Agencies
Nonprofit Agencies
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8. Offshoring/Outsourcing White-Collar and Other Jobs
Political and Military Instability
Cultural Misunderstandings
Customers’ security and privacy concerns
Foreign contracts, liability, and legal concerns
Special training of foreign employees
Costs of foreign workers
Resentment and anxiety of U.S. employees/unions
Main Issues
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9. Recruiting A More Diverse Workforce
Single Parents
Older Workers
Welfare-to-Work
Minorities and Women
The Disabled
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10. Developing and Using Application Forms
Uses of Application Information
Applicant’s education and experience
Applicant’s progress and growth
Applicant’s employment stability
Applicant’s likelihood of success
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11. Application Forms and the Law
Education Achievements
Arrest Record
Notification in Case of Emergency
Memberships in Organizations
Physical Handicaps
Marital Status
Housing Arrangements
Areas of Personal Information
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12. K E Y T E R M S employment or personnel planning trend analysis
ratio analysis
scatter plot
computerized forecast
qualifications inventories
personnel replacement charts
position replacement card
recruiting yield pyramid
job posting
succession planning
alternative staffing
on demand recruiting services (ODRS)
application form
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