1. Recruitment Decisions
11/27/2018
Recruitment
Decisions

2. Recruitment
A process of generating a pool of suitable candidates for available jobs.
Purpose of recruitment:
Attract suitable candidates to apply
Discourage unsuitable candidates
Provide job information
Project organization image

3. Recruitment is not always the solution
Reorganization
Flexible working
Employee leasing
Outsourcing
Internal redeployment
Technology

4. Sources & methods of recruitment
Internal source of recruitment
Generating a pool of candidates from within the organization
Methods of internal recruitment
Job posting (website, noticeboard); succession planning; executive development program; grooming

5. Sources & methods of recruitment
External source of recruitment
Generating a pool of candidates from outside the organization
Methods of external recruitment
Advertisement (media); campus visit (job fair, internship); Employment agencies; social networking

6. Filling vacancies from Within
Pros
Familiarity may increase selection accuracy.
Employee motivation to perform well and develop skills.
Quicker and lower staffing costs.
Lower training and adjustment costs.
Cons
Current employees may not be prepared.
May lead to a “ripple effect”, as one vacancy filled from within causes another vacancy, which increases staffing costs.
May lower the influx of new ideas and innovation.

7. Filling vacancies from Outside
Pros
Larger number of applicants lowers selection ratio.
Prevent ripple effect.
May increase innovation.
Aid in meeting diversity goals.
Cons
Increases staffing costs.
Increases training and adjustment costs.
Takes longer to fill vacancies.
May lower employee motivation to perform well and develop skills.

8. Effective recruiting: Yield Pyramid
New hires (50%)
Offers made (67%)
Interviewed (75%)
Invited (17%)
Leads generated
Significance YR will help to estimate the suitable candidate
number required in future
It helps to save time and resource

9. recruitment in Nepali enterprises
Workforce category
contingent employees (independent contractors, part-time, temporary, seasonal, and leased workers)
full time employees:
recruitment of contingent workforce depends upon employment contracts.
for them, salary and wages, the nature of works, level of performance, time and tenure are fixed.
The sources of such workforce are availability in the market, personal contact of line managers, employment agents, newspapers and social-medias.

10. recruitment in Nepali enterprises
recruitment of full time employees depends upon employment contracts.

11. Ad construction checklist
Attract suitable candidates
Deter unsuitable candidates
Create a favorable impression
Provide adequate & accurate information

12. AIDA components & guidelines
Catch ATTENTION: imaginative headlines and illustrations
Hold INTEREST: describe the organization and the job in the first paragraph in a personally rewarding way
Arouse DESIRE: state opportunities, job location, job requirements, and job rewards
Stimulate ACTION: tell how, when, and where to apply