Recruitment Policies of Companies

Recruitment is understood as the process of searching for

and obtaining applicants for jobs, from among whom the
people can be selected. A formal definition of recruitment is
that it is the process of finding and attracting capable
applicants for employment. The process begins when their
application are submitted.
In simple terms, recruitment is understood as the process of
searching for and obtaining applicants for jobs, from among
whom the right people can be selected.
A formal definition of recruitment is, it is the process of
finding and attracting capable applicants for employment.
The process begins when new recruits are sought and ends
when their applications are submitted. The result is a pool of
applicants from which new employees are selected.

Procedure
followed:
We
interviewed
recruitment
managers of ONGC and TCS. We asked them various
questions regarding the hiring and recruitment processes
followed in their companies. We have appended the
questionnaire used by us in the appendix.

ONGC
POC: Mr. Amit Kaul (Manager(HR)-Talent Acquisition)
Office Address: ONGC Corporate Office, Jeevan Bharti, Tower
No. 2, 124, Indira Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110001
Sources of Recruitment:
1. Internal Sources
2. External Sources
Internal Sources Search:
Posted on Bulletin/notice Boards of the organization
Through memos circulated among the supervisors
Advertisement
in
the
in-house
employee
magazine/handouts
Other methods like word-of-mouth and / or who-youknow system
External Sources Search:
a) Direct Method - It consists of following
Campus recruitment
Casual callers/unsolicited applicants
b)

Indirect Method

c)

Advertisement
Employees trade association/clubs
Professional association
Reputed other firm
Third party method

Following are the important third party methods in recruitment

Public employment agencies

Private employment agencies
Placement cells in schools and colleges
Management consultants
Professional bodies/ associations

Process followed for Direct Recruitment of Officers as

Graduate Trainees:
All India Written Test Personal Interview
Process followed for Campus Recruitment:
Written Test Spot Interview
Process followed for Recruitment of Officers having
relevant experience:
Resume/CVs Review Initial Screening Interview
Conducting Tests and Evaluating Performance Core and
Departmental Interviews Reference Checks
Personal Inputs on the Recruitment policies followed by
ONGC

Long lead time in recruitment (6 to 8 months), due to

which a lot of talent finds alternate employment in the
intervening period thereby depleting the quality of the
effort.
One year training during induction is a very lengthy one
when new recruits tend to desert mid way after

securing other jobs, leading to financial loss to the

company.

TCS
POC: Mr. Sandeep Jha (HR-Talent Acquisition Group)
Office Address: Tata Consultancy Services, 4th and 5th Floor,
PTI Building, 4 Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001
Sources of Recruitment:
3. Internal Sources
4. External Sources
Internal Sources Search:
Posted on Bulletin/notice Boards of the organization
Other methods like Bring-Your-Buddy program
External Sources Search:
a) Direct Method - It consists of following
Campus recruitment
b) Indirect Method
Employment Agencies
Recruitment websites and job search engines
"Headhunters" for executive and professional recruitment
Reputed other firm
Process followed for Campus Recruitment of Freshers:

Written Test Group Discussion (Optional) Technical

Interview HR Interview
Process followed for Recruitment of Experience-Holders:
Resume/CV short listing Preliminary Interview Domain
Level Interview Reference Checks
Personal Inputs on the Recruitment policies followed by
TCS
TCS has a very robust procedure for talent acquisition
which is very closely monitored hence no such drastic
change needs to be done in the selection process as of
now.