RECRUITMENT

Objectives
• Explain alternatives to recruitment.
• Explain the external and internal
environment of recruitment.
• Describe sources and methods of
recruitment.
• Understand Internet and Intranet
Recruiting
 Recruitment
The process of attracting
individuals on a timely basis, in
sufficient numbers, and with
appropriate qualifications, and
encouraging them to apply for
jobs with an organization
External Environment of
Recruitment
• Labor Market Conditions
• Legal Considerations
• Corporate Image
• Sons of soil
The Recruitment Process

• Human Resource Planning

• Alternatives to
Recruitment
• Use Internal Sources and
Methods
• Use External Sources and
Methods
• Recruite Individual
 Alternatives to
Recruitment
• Outsourcing
• Contingent Workers
• Professional Employer
Organizations--Employee Leasing
• Overtime
 INTERNAL RECRUITMENT
SOURCES
• Present Employees.
• Employee Referrals.
• Former Employees.
 Methods Used in
Internal Recruiting
• Employee Databases
• Job Posting
• Promotion and Transfer
• Employee Referrals
External Sources of
Recruitment
Professional Association
Employment Exchange.
Walk-ins,Talk-ins,Write-ins.
Consultants.
Placement Agencies.
Executive search Firms
Colleges and Universities
Competitors and Other Firms
External Recruitment
Methods
• Advertising
• Employment
Agencies - Private
and Public
• Special Events
• Internships
• Executive Search
Firms
External Recruitment
Methods (Continued)
• Professional Associations
• Event recruiting
• Virtual Job Fairs
Virtual Job Fairs

• Students are interviewed

face-to-face by recruiters
using computers that use
cameras to send head-
and-shoulder images
• Recruiters visit colleges
without leaving office
 Tailoring Recruitment
Methods to Sources

• Recruitment sources and methods

vary according to position being
filled
INTERNET AND
INTRANET
RECRUITING
 Internet Trends
• Increased Spending
• Increased Hiring
• Internet Recruiter
• Employment Web Site
• Post Resume for Job Search
 The Internet Recruitment
Process
• Recruitment time is often
shortened
• Increases number of applicants
• Many ways to assist in screening
applicants
• May apply for job at any time
Limitations of Internet
Recruiting
• Not a selection tool
• Lacks personal touch
• Many resumes to review
• More competition for qualified
employees
• Increased spending for
Internet recruiting
• Decreased spending for
traditional recruiting
• Confidentiality
Internal Recruitment -- Using
the Intranet
• People within the
organization
communicate with
each other
• Database of current
employees
• Job posting
• Job bidding