Recruitment Methods

Developing a recruitment and selection process with high standards is what will result in attaining personnel capable of amplifying excellence, which is the first step of the second principle, known as raising the bar. “Regardless of whether the company is large or small, hiring the best and brightest employees lays a strong foundation for excellence”

Revolves around organizations settling on choices on which candidates will and will not be permitted to join the organization. It gives information about the applicants and allows company to ensure applicants are suitable.

As a human resources manager, the primary task is to ensure that only the best candidates are called for interview. In essence, academic credentials are not enough to determine a candidate’s suitability. During the interview, it is important to ensure that the applicant has required skills to meet the firm’s objectives. For example, a given person might have the best academic qualifications as per the job’s description but lack other important aspects such as ability to work in the team and good communication skills. During the interview, such traits should be noted to disqualify applicants who cannot meet fundamental requirements of a team player.

During my tenure, I have witness the selection and sequential hiring for government positions that were made from individuals that had acquaintance with past/present senior officials, which may influence or favor selection of candidates. This process have created an illusion that selections are based on the organization hierarchy for preselection individuals that simulates a process of nation building of like individuals

There are certain strategies that employers use to make sure that they find the right employee such as advertising, employment agencies, web, colleges, professional employment organizations, temp agencies, unsolicited applications, and soliciting specific applicants. There is more than one way to look for employees. My friend, Jonathon Montgomery wanted to start up a small marketing business for local restaurants and sought to hire lot employees to spread the word around town. He went on craigslist to create an ad and three days later he found himself interviewing multiple groups of people to fill the role. He did not have as much trouble in the interviewing process, but he has a lot of trouble in the selection process. In the selection process, it is important to understand the strategy used to select the most qualified employee for the position. Selection the right employee is important and was really important to Jonathon. Our reading states, “ Selecting the right employee is one of the most crucial processes.” (Youssef, C. 2012) It is important, because when selecting the right employees, human resource management must take into consideration, laws of equal employment opportunity and while making sure they select the most qualified candidate to fill the role. In addition, organizations take into consideration within the selection process, employees are not only equip with the job qualifications, but they are equipped with the characteristics, such as motivation,

In the case of individual and more senior roles, organisations will identify key roles and successors for these roles, focussing on providing the necessary experience, talent and development to ensure that they will succeed when reaching the senior management level in the future.

It is vitally important for any organization to hire the best candidates for their company. “The hiring approach or strategy is imperative to any organization seeking to dominate or sustain themselves with-in their market-place.” (Sullivan, Dr. John, July, 25, 2011).

Developing a selection process involves many details that include choosing which candidates to advance in the process, determining what types of pre-employment criteria will be used to qualify candidates, the interview process and in the end selecting the best candidate. While each process represents a step closer to the ultimate goal of hiring, a successful long-term employee that will be a part of the organization for many years. How an organization proceeds through each phase can certainly influence the outcome of the hiring process. This paper will outline the how the organization will move forward with hiring a senior mechanical engineer for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS).

A vital piece of managing employees is to find the right applicants for these positions. A great deal of person's success in the position of a manager could be associated with

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

The goal of selection programs are to capitalize on individual differences in order to select the applicants who possess the greatest amount of particular characteristics that have been assess to be the most important for job success (Cascio & Aquinis, 2011). This goal can be met by utilizing a classical approach to personnel selection. The classical approach to personnel selection starts with the job analysis. From the job analysis sensitive, relevant and reliable criteria are selected on a basis of importance to describe the job specifications that represent knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics (KSAOs) that potential applicants are desired to have for the job (Cascio & Aquinis, 2011).

It is difficult to choose the right candidates from the applicants who have applied for the vacancy, Screening is the most important part of the selection process. This helps to makes sure that the selected candidates are the right fit for job requirements.

Selecting the right employee to fill a position is one of the most challenging decision making processes a company has to make. The ultimate goal of employee selection is to hire the candidate who is most compatible not only with the organization but for the position that they are trying to fill. In order for the candidate to be successful in a particular position, their talents and personal goals must be taken into consideration and objectives need to be utilized in order to retain qualified individuals. The most common forms of selection methods are resumes and applications but testing, interviews, reference checks, honesty tests, medical exam and drug

Competence, not “who you know,” should be the basis for all decisions made in hiring, job assignments, and promotions in order to foster ability and merit as the primary characteristics of a bureaucratic organization.

Recruiting highly capable employees has become more than an art, it has now become a strategy. And taking a strategic approach means utilizing a strong recruitment and selection process to attract the right candidates to my organization. The strategy has grown, there are several effective recruitment and selection strategies that are far more advanced than simply asking the right questions.