Principles of Staffing & Management

Principles of Management _ Staffing

Recruitment is process of attracting potential candidates to the organisation when there is a requirement and creating pool of candidates from which selection s to be made.

Wrong selection is waste of recruitment cost and also loss of opportunity (profits supposed to be accrued by the company through the employee).

1. Sources of Recruitment.

(a) Internal.

(i) Promotions
(ii) Transfers
(iii) References
(iv) Deputations/Secondments
(v) Friends/Relatives
(vi) Internal Notifications

(b) External.

(i) Advertisements in various forms

(aa) News Papers
(ab) Journals/Magazines
(ac) TV
(ad) Hoardings
(ae) Pamphlets

(ii) Campus Selections
(iii) Placement Agencies
(iv) Head hunting – Identifying the suitable person through various methods and approaching him for joining the organisation
(v) Job Fairs
(vi) Poaching
(vii) Social Organisations
(viii) Road Shows
(ix) Religious Organisations
(x) Trade Unions
(xi) Employment Exchanges – Formed by statute

Advertisements. Advertisements are generally expensive and therefore they have to be properly placed to ensure that they reach the right people and attracts the right kind of candidates.

2. Selection. It is the process of short listing of candidates for offering job. Following are various stages of selection process: -

(a) Written Test
(b) Physical Test
(c) Psychological Test
(d) Group Discussion
(e) Preliminary Interview
(f) In-depth interviews
(g) Offer
(h) Salary Negotiations
(i) Medical
(j) Appointment Letter
(k) Acceptance

3. Induction/Orientation/Training. Following are the stages of induction: -

(a) Welcome to the organisation
(b) Indoctrination of person with the goals/motives/profile etc of the organisation
(c) Executive summary of the Company Profile
(d) Induction Kit
(e) Admin formalities
(f) Company Introductory Tour
(g) Introduction with senior management
(h) Introduction to specific department
(i) Settling down in the department
(j) Follow-up instructions before confirmation at the end of the probation.

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