Introduction
to Recruitment and selection
Why recruitment and selection are important for the best hiring employees:
For
an organization, recruitment, and selection processes are very important, because
it is helped to find the most suitable employees for the relevant roles.
Recruitment and selection are considered very important operations in HRM
(Kapur, 2018). Therefor to finding the best employees is the main task of the
Human resource management.
In an increasingly global and modern marketplace, recruitment and selection have become an important tool for organizations to achieve their current strategic orientation and ensure that they have the human resources needed for innovation and development in the future (Iles, 2001).
The recruitment help to find a large number of a qualified candidate for offering job vacancy. It should provide facts so that unsuitable applicants can self-select from the job application. Only qualified applicants should be attracted to a good recruitment process. This dual-purpose will reduce the processing costs of unqualified candidates (Kumar and Gupta, 2014). Therefore, recruitment and selection is the best way to find an employee for the organization.
Recruitment Defined
Recruitment is the process of finding the people the organization needs and contacting. Selection is part of the recruitment process related to deciding which candidates or candidates should be nominated for the job (Armstrong, 2014). In another way, the process of selecting the right person for the right position and at the right time is called recruitment (Gusdorf, 2008). In addition, it defines, as the process of attracting applicants from the labor market for vacant positions in an organization (Bratton and Gold, 2000).
Selection Defined
Selection is the process of selecting the most suitable candidate for the job (Kapoor, 2016). In other words, it is the process of selecting the most suitable candidates for vacant positions in an organization (Bratton and Gold, 2000) In addition, Selection is the process of selecting the most suitable person from a group of candidates for a particular position and organization (Gusdorf, 2008).
Conclusion
This blog discussed one of the main problems in HRM. It is how to find the best employees for the organization. According to Kapur
(2018), recruitment and selection is the key function of the HRM. It is an
important factor in winning strategic planning. New employees’ finding is a costly thing for organizations. According to Kumar
and Gupta (2014), recruitment and selection is the best solution to overcome
this situation.
References:
- Armstrong, M. (2014) Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. Thirteenth edition. London: Kogan Page.
- Bratton, J. and Gold, J. (2000) Human Resource Management Theory and Practice. Second edition. North America: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Gusdorf,
M. (2008) Recruitment and Selection: Hearing the Right Person.
First edition. Alexandria: SHRM Academic Initiatives.
- Iles, 2001. International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research. , 3 (12) 2226-8235.
- Kapur, R. (2018) Recruitment and Selection. [Online] Available at:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323829919_Recruitment_and_Selection [Accessed 30 October 2020].
- Kumar, S. and Gupta, A. (2014) a Study on Recruitment & Selection Process with Reference. [Online]Available at:https://www.academia.edu/36910812/A_Study_On_Recruitment_and_Selection_Process_With_Reference [Accessed 30 October 2020].
