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Chapter Six
Recruiting and Job Search
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Chapter Outline
• Overview of the Recruitment Process• Strategic Issues in Recruiting• Internal Recruiting• External Recruiting• The Applicant’s Point of View• Evaluation and Benchmarking of
Recruitment
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Figure 6.1a Overview of the Recruitment Process — Organization
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Figure 6.1b Overview of the Recruitment Process — Applicant
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Recruitment Philosophy
• Internal or External Sources?• Fill current vacancies or hire for long
term potential?• How important is diversity?• Are applicants commodities or
customers?• What recruitment practices are
unethical?
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internal Sources
+ Ability of candidate is known+ Internal promotion motivates employees+ Training and socialization time is less- Internal sources may be insufficient for
growth- Ripple effect, cumbersome procedures- Inbreeding, loss of flexibility
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Advantages and Disadvantages of External Sources
+ Import new ideas and skills+ Avoid ripple effect+ May be necessary in turnaround
situation- Expensive- Time consuming- More difficult to evaluate candidates
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If the applicant pool is too small...
• Recruit in a larger geographical area• Improve or change inducements• Target underutilized labor pools• Sponsor immigration of skilled employees• Acquire a company with desired human
resources• Use temporaries or employee leasing• Outsource the function
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Internal Recruiting
– Job Posting and Bidding• Employees self-nominate for open positions
– Search HRIS/Skills Inventory for internal candidates
– Managers nominate candidates– Succession plans are consulted
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Planning for External Recruiting
• Liaise with hiring manager to understand job requirements
• Calculate yield ratios• Calculate days-to-hire• Determine when to begin, how
extensively, and where to recruit• Prepare to track applications manually
or with résumé-tracking software
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Informal External Recruitment Methods
• Unsolicited applications, walk-ins, gate hires
• Rehire former employees or co-op students
• Ask employees to refer potential candidates
• Consider referral bonuses
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Formal External Recruiting Methods
• Recruitment Advertising• Internet Recruiting• Employment Agencies
– Public Job Service Agencies– Private, For-Profit Agencies
• Executive Search Firms
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Source: Based on a survey of 303 HR Professionals, from HR Magazine, December 1996, p. 53. Data on Internetrecruiting is from HR Focus,May 2000, p. 8
Table 6.2 Effectiveness of Recruitment Methods
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Recruiting Targeted Groups
• Campus Recruiting• Older Workers• Disabled Workers• Disadvantaged Workers• Minorities• Passive Job Seekers
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Figure 6.6 Factors Affecting Applicants’ Job Choice
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Realistic Job Preview
• Reduces early turnover and dissatisfaction via:– Self-Selection out if the job doesn’t fit– Increased Commitment to an Informed
Decision– Lowered Expectations, less gap with reality– Improved Coping with job difficulties
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Evaluation and Benchmarking of Recruitment
• Measures of Recruitment Success– Satisfaction of Internal Clients– Cost per Hire– Time to Fill– Quality of Hires
• Differential Quality of Recruiting Sources
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Review
• Overview of the Recruitment Process• Strategic Issues in Recruiting• Internal Recruiting• External Recruiting• The Applicant’s Point of View• Evaluation and Benchmarking of
Recruitment
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