RECRUITMENT Recruitment is the first process of employment, which help in searching right manpower resources for the organization.

In other words it is an act of selecting right man for the right job. A sound recruitment should consists of five element: Identification of recruitment needs. Sources of recruitment. Criteria for selection and selection techniques. Cost of recruitment. Selection policies.

Recruitment can be done on two basis namely internal source and external source. Internal sources are from, Existing employees Represent employee reference. Retrenched employees Retired employees

External sources are by, Advertisement Employment exchange Personal consultants Colleges, universities and institutions Campus interview Walk-in-interview E recruitment Outsourcing

So, Recruitment generally differs from firm to firm depends upon their own policies, cost and structure. Thus recruitment is the systematic process of selecting the prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for the jobs in the organization.