Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment & Selection Putting The Right People Into The Right Jobs
Course Instructor: Rahim Bux Soomro Lecturer Department of Business Administration Shah Abdul Latif University

Recruitment Defined:
Recruitment is the process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers, with appropriate qualifications, to apply for jobs within a business.

Recruitment Defined:
The process by which a job vacancy is identified and potential employees are notified.

Recruitment v/s Selection Selection involves the series of steps by which the candidates are screened for choosing the most suitable persons for vacant posts.

INGREDIENTS OF SELECTION SYSTEM

1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.

Advertising and recruiting Initial screening and evaluations In-depth screening and interviews Preliminary selection of a candidate to fill the job Reference and medical checks Job offer Handling of applicants who are not hired Orientation and training

Recruitment v/s Selection

Recruitment v/s Selection

E-Recruitment Defined:
Is the process of personnel recruitment using electronic resources, in particular the internet Time Saving Effortless Efficient Wider Coverage Quick

Applicant Defined:

Any individual who completes the online application form for a specific position.

Candidate Defined: Applicant who is considered beyond the initial screening portion of a selection process.

Final candidate Defined:

Internal or external applicant identified as the finalist for a position.

ABC Guidelines for Successful Recruitment

Attractive Believable Centered Diligent Empathetic Flexible Greedy Hip

Informative Judicious Knowledgeable Linear More Notorious Open-Minded Persistent Quick Realistic

Sensible Tireless Unified Vocal Watchful Xentigious Youthful Zealous

 Human capital is essential to any organizations long-term performance success.

Human resources are key to organizational success or failure.

How Attract Qualified Applicants

Referrals from current employees

Recruiting at vocational schools and universities Executive recruiters Job fairs

Advertising in newspapers and in trade and professional publications

Offshore Outsourcing Jobs

Offshore outsourcing jobs is

the practice of assigning

works to individuals outside country, leaving local workers.

Benefits of Offshore Outsourcing Jobs

Cost Reduction

Results (Qualitative / Quantitative)

Recruitment Outsourcing

Focused Management Efforts

Optimal Resource Utilization

Drawbacks of Offshore Outsourcing Jobs

Transfer of Technical Knowledge

Negative Impact on Employees Moral

Drawbacks of Offshore Outsourcing Jobs Loss of HighPaying Jobs

Negative Impact on Employees Productivity