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Chapter 6Recruiting
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Introduction• Recruiting
• Once an organization identifies its human resource needs through employment planning, it can begin the process of recruiting potential candidates for actual or anticipated organizational vacancies.
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Introduction• Recruiting brings together
those with jobs to fill and those seeking jobs.
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Recruiting Goals• To provide information that will attract a
significant pool of qualified candidates and discourage unqualified ones from applying.
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Recruiting Goals• Factors that affect recruiting efforts
– Organizational size – Employment conditions in the area – Working conditions, salary and benefits
offered – Organizational growth or decline
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Recruiting Goals• Constraints on recruiting efforts
include: – Organization image – Job attractiveness – Internal organizational policies– Government influence, such as
discrimination laws – Recruiting costs
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Recruiting: A Global Perspective
• For some positions, the whole world is a relevant labor market.
• Home-country nationals are recruited when an organization is searching for someone with extensive company experience to launch a very technical product in a country where it has never sold before.
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Recruiting: A Global Perspective
• Host-country nationals (HCNs) are targeted as recruits when companies want each foreign subsidiary to have its own distinct national identity.
• In some countries, laws control how many expatriates a corporation can send.
• HCN’s minimize potential problems with language, family adjustment and hostile political environments.
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Recruiting: A Global Perspective
• Recruiting regardless of nationality may develop an executive cadre with a truly global perspective.
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Recruiting Sources• Sources should match the position to be filled. • The Internet is providing many new opportunities to
recruit and causing companies to revisit past recruiting practices.
• Sources:– Internal Searches– Employee Referrals/
Recommendations– External Searches– Alternatives
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Recruiting SourcesThe internal search • Organizations that promote from
within identify current employees for job openings:– by having individuals bid for jobs– by using their HR management
system– by utilizing employee referrals
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Recruiting SourcesThe internal search• Advantages of promoting from within include
– good public relations– morale building– encouragement of ambitious employees and members of
protected groups– availability of information on existing employee performance– cost-savings– internal candidates’ knowledge of the organization– the opportunity to develop mid- and top-level managers
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Recruiting SourcesThe internal search
• Disadvantages include:– possible inferiority of internal candidates– infighting and morale problems– potential inbreeding
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Recruiting SourcesEmployee referrals/recommendations • Current employees can be asked to recommend
recruits. • Advantages include:
– the employee’s motivation to make a good recommendation
– the availability of accurate job information for the recruit– Employee referrals tend to be more acceptable applicants,
to be more likely to accept an offer and to have a higher survival rate.
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Recruiting SourcesEmployee
referrals/recommendations• Disadvantages include:
– the possibility of friendship being confused with job performance
– the potential for nepotism– the potential for adverse impact
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Recruiting SourcesExternal searches • Advertisements: Must decide type and location of
ad, depending on job; decide whether to focus on job (job description) or on applicant (job specification).
• Three factors influence the response rate:– identification of the organization– labor market conditions– the degree to which specific requirements are listed.
• Blind box ads don’t identify the organization.
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Recruiting SourcesExternal searches• Employment agencies:
– Public or state employment services focus on helping unemployed individuals with lower skill levels to find jobs.
– Private employment agencies provide more comprehensive services and are perceived to offer positions and applicants of a higher caliber.
• Fees may be paid by employer, employee or both.
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Recruiting SourcesExternal searches• Employment agencies:• Management consulting, executive search or
headhunter firms specialize in executive placement and hard-to-fill positions. – Charge employers up to 35% of the first year
salary– Have nationwide contacts– Do thorough investigations of candidates
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Recruiting SourcesExternal searches• Schools, colleges, and
universities: – May provide entry-level or
experienced workers through their placement services.
– May also help companies establish cooperative education assignments and internships.
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Recruiting SourcesExternal searches• Professional organizations:
– Publish rosters of vacancies– Placement services at meetings– Control the supply of prospective applicants
• Professional organizations also include labor unions.
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Recruiting SourcesExternal searches• Unsolicited applicants (Walk-ins):
May provide a stockpile of prospective applicants if there are no current openings.
• Cyberspace Recruiting: Nearly four out of five companies use the Internet to recruit employees. Commercial job-posting services continue to grow.
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Recruiting SourcesRecruitment alternatives • Temporary help services.
– Temporary employees help organizations meet short-term fluctuations in HRM needs.
– Older workers can also provide high quality temporary help.
• Employee leasing. – Trained workers are employed by a leasing company, which
provides them to employers when needed for a flat fee. – Typically remain with an organization for longer periods of
time.
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Recruiting SourcesRecruitment alternatives • Independent contractors
– Do specific work either on or off the company’s premises.
– Costs of regular employees (i.e. taxes and benefits costs) are not incurred.
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Meeting the Organization
• View getting a job as your job at the moment. • Preparing Your Resume
– Use quality paper and easy to read type. – Proofread carefully. – Include volunteer experience. – Use typical job description phraseology. – Use a cover letter to highlight your greatest strengths.
• Don’t forget about networking as an excellent way of gaining access to an organization.