Recruitment Introduction & Definitions

   Recruitment Introduction &  Definitions

Posting job openings. Hiring. Interviewing candidates for jobs. Conducting background investigations. Examining the application's supporting documentation and qualifications. Screening.

These are just a few of the many terms and words we hear when it comes to hiring someone to fill a position in a company. They all apply because they are all part of a single, all-encompassing human resources management process called recruitment.

Human resource management's main goal is to find the right person for the right position. This is because an organization's capability is mostly determined by its workforce's capability. Employers throughout the world are beginning to feel that an intelligent staff is a key to an organization's success, thus the traditional concept that capital is the key to an organization's advancement is no longer valid. Of course, quality performance starts and ends with people. However, the most challenge for a unit of time managers isn't to pick out the proper folks however to seek out and reach these folks and encourage them to use as future job seekers.

An accomplishment agency provides primary contact with its potential workers. An effective recruitment policy and the process should be in place to inform candidates about job possibilities and encourage them to apply for open positions. The quality and size of the pool of applicants created by the recruitment process can be used to gauge its effectiveness (grouping applicants based on job type).

A good recruitment strategy should educate qualified people about job opportunities, create a positive image of the company, provide adequate information about the job so that applicants can match their qualifications and needs, and to pique the interest of the most qualified people. Apply for existing posts. As a result, recruiting should not only attract applicants but also qualified candidates who fit the institution's requirements.

in human resource management, "recruitment" is that the method of finding and recruiting the simplest and most qualified candidate for employment start-up in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

                                           Xu Zhisheng (2020)

Definitions of Recruitment

 “Recruitment means attracting candidates, which is primarily a matter of identifying, evaluating, and using the most appropriate source of applicants.” 

                                                                                 — Michael Armstrong

“Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating and encouraging them to apply for jobs in an organization.” 

                                                                                —Edwin Flippo

“Recruitment is a process to discover the sources of manpower to meet the requirements of the staffing schedule and to employ effective measures for attracting that manpower in adequate numbers to facilitate effective selection of an efficient working force.” 

                                                                                 —Dale Yoder

 “Recruitment is the process of finding and attracting capable applicants for employment. The process begins when new results are sought and ends when their applications are submitted. The result is a pool of applicants from which new employees are selected.” 

                                                                                — Werther and Davis

                                                                                                                 (Durai, 2012) 

References

Durai, P. (2012) Human Resource Management, recruitment. 1st edition. New Dilhi: Pearson, 84-98

Luenendonk, M. (2021) Cleverism, What is recruitment? definition, recruitment process, best practices. [online] Available from: https://www.cleverism.com/what-is-recruitment/ [Accessed on 10th December 2021]

Xu Zhisheng (2020). Recruitment & Selection Process. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5mzchmh-iA [Accessed 13 Dec. 2021].

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