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INTRODUCTION

Today, in every organization personnel planning as an activity is necessary. It


is an important part of an organization. Human Resource Planning is a vital ingredient
for the success of the organization in the long run. There are certain ways that are to
be followed by every organization, which ensures that it has right number and kind of
people, at the right place and right time, so that organization can achieve its planned
objective.

The objectives of Human Resource Department are Human Resource


Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development, Career planning,
Transfer and Promotion, Risk Management, Performance Appraisal and so on. Each
objective needs special attention and proper planning and implementation.

For every organization, it is important to have a right person on a right job.


Recruitment and Selection plays a vital role in this situation. Shortage of skills and the
use of new technology are putting considerable pressure on how employers go about
Recruiting and Selecting staff. It is recommended to carry out a strategic analysis of
Recruitment and Selection procedure.

Recruitment and Selection are simultaneous process and are incomplete


without each other. They are important components of the organization and are
different from each other.

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

Recruitment and selection are two of the most important functions of


personnel management. Recruitment precedes selection and helps in selecting a right
candidate. Recruitment is a process to discover the sources of manpower to meet the
requirement of the staffing schedule and to employ effective measures for attracting
that manpower in adequate numbers to facilitate effective selection of efficient
personnel.

Staffing is one basic function of management. All managers have


responsibility of staffing function by selecting the chief executive and even the
foremen and supervisors have a staffing responsibility when they select the rank and
file workers. However, the personnel manager and his personnel department is mainly
concerned with the staffing function.

Every organization needs to look after recruitment and selection in the initial
period and thereafter as and when additional manpower is required due to expansion
and development of business activities.

‗Right person for the right job‘ is the basic principle in recruitment and
selection. Ever organization should give attention to the selection of its manpower,
especially its managers. The operative manpower is equally important and essential
for the orderly working of an enterprise. Every business organization/unit needs
manpower for carrying different business activities smoothly and efficiently and for
this recruitment and selection of suitable candidates is essential. Human resource
management in an organization will not be possible if unsuitable persons are selected
and employment in a business unit.

RECRUITMENT
Recruitment refers to the process of finding possible candidates for a job or
function, undertaken by recruiters. It may be undertaken by an employment agency or
a member of staff at the business or organization looking for recruits. Either way it
may involve advertising, commonly in the recruitment section of a newspaper or in a
newspaper dedicated to job adverts. Employment agencies will often advertise jobs in
their windows. Posts can also be advertised at a job centre if they are targeting the
unemployed.

Recruitment means to estimate the available vacancies and to make suitable


arrangements for their selection and appointment. Recruitment is understood as the
process of searching for and obtaining applicants for the jobs, from among whom the
right people can be selected.
Definition

According to EDWIN FLIPPO, ‖Recruitment is the process of searching for


prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization.‖

Need for recruitment

The need for recruitment may be due to the following reasons / situation

a) Vacancies due to promotions, transfer, retirement, termination, permanent


disability, death and labour turnover.

b) Creation of new vacancies due to the growth, expansion and diversification of


business activities of an enterprise. In addition, new vacancies are possible due to
job specification.

Purpose and importance of Recruitment

1. Determine the present and future requirements of the organization on


conjunction with its personnel-planning and job analysis activities.

2. Increase the pool of job candidates at minimum cost.

3. Help increase the success rate of the selection process by reducing the number
of visibly under qualified or overqualified job applicants.

4. Help reduce the probability that job applicants, once recruited and selected,
will leave the organization only after a short period of time.

5. Meet the organization‘s legal and social obligations regarding the composition
of its work force.

6. Begin identifying and preparing potential job applicants who will be


appropriate candidates.

7. Increase organizational and individual effectiveness in the short term and long
term.

8. Evaluate the effectiveness of various recruiting techniques and sources for all
types of job applicants.
METHODS OF RECRUITMENT

Dunn and Stephens summaries the possible recruiting methods into three categories,
namely

1 Direct method

2 Indirect method

3 Third party method

Direct method

The direct method includes sending of the recruiters to different educational and
professional institutions, employees contact with public and mannered exhibits. One
of the widely used methods is sending the recruiters to different colleges and technical
schools. This is mainly done with the cooperation of the placement office of the
college. Sometimes, firms directly solicit information from the concerned professors
about student with an outstanding record.

Other direct methods include sending recruiters to conventions and seminars, setting
up exhibits at fairs, and using mobile offices to go the desired centers.

Indirect method

Indirect method involves mainly advertising in newspapers, on the radios, in


trade and professional journals, technical magazines and brochures. Advertisements in
newspapers and or trade journals and magazines are the most frequently used
methods. Senior post is largely filled with such methods. Advertising is a very useful
for recruiting blue color and hourly worker, as well as scientific, professional, and
technical employees. Local newspaper can be good sources of blue collar workers,
clerical employees, and lower level administrative employees. The main point is that
the higher the position in the organization the more dispersed advertisement is likely
to be. The search for the top executive might include advertisement in a national
periodical, whereas the advertisement of the blue color jobs usually confine to the
daily newspaper.
According to the Advertisement tactic and strategy in personnel
Recruitment, three main points need to be borne in the mind before an advertisement
in inserted.

First, to visualize the type of applicants one is trying to recruit. Second, to


write out a list of advantages the company offers, or why should the reader join the
company. Third, to decide where to run the advertisement , not only in which area,
but also in which newspaper having a local, state or a nation- wide circulation.

Third party

These include the use of commercial or private employment agencies, state


agencies, and placement offices of schools colleges and professional associations
recruiting firms, management consulting firms, indoctrination seminars for college
professors, and friends and relatives.

Private employment agencies are the most widely used sources. They charge a
small fee from the applicant. They specialize in specific occupation; general office
help, salesmen, technical workers, accountant, computer staff, engineers and
executives.

State or public employment agencies are also known as the employment or


labor exchanges, are the main agencies for the public employment. Employers inform
them of their personnel requirement, while job seekers get information for them about
the type of job are referred by the employer. Schools and colleges offer opportunities
for recruiting their student. They operate placement services where complete biodata
and other particular of the student are available.

Professional organization or recruiting firms maintain complete information


records about employed executive. These firms maintain complete information
records about employed executives. These firms are looked upon as the ‗head
hunters‘, ‘raiders‘, and ‗pirates‘ by organization which lose their personnel through
their efforts.
EVALUATION OF THE RECRUITMENT METHOD

The following are the evaluation of the recruitment method

1. Number of initial enquires received which resulted in completed application


forms
2. Number of candidates recruited.
3. Number of candidates retained in the organization after six months.
4. Number of candidates at various stages of the recruitment and selection
process, especially those short listed.

Recruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting


qualified people for a job at an organization or firm. For some components of the
recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional
recruiters or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.

THEORIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT

Recruitment is two way street it takes a recruiter has a choice whom to recruit,
same way the prospective employee also has taken the decision whether or not to
apply for the given job vacancy. The individual take the decision usually on three
different basic

1. The objectives theory views that the process of organizational choice as being one
of weighing and evaluating set of measurable characteristic of employment offers,
such pay, benefits , location, opportunity for advancement, the nature of job to
performed, and education opportunities.

2. Critical contact theory suggests that the typical candidates is unable to make a
meaningful differentiation of organization‘s offers in terms of objective or subjective
factors, because of his limited or very short contact with the organization. Choice can
be made only when applicant can readily perceive the factors such as the behavior of
the recruiters, the nature of the physical facilities, and such as the efficiency in
processing paper work association with the application.

3. Subjective theory emphasizes the congruence. Here the choices are made on
highly personal and emotional basis.
SELECTION

The size of the labour market, the image of the company, the place of posting,
the nature of job, the compensation package and a host of other factors influence the
manner of aspirants are likely to respond to the recruiting efforts of the company.
Through the process of recruitment the company tries to locate prospective employees
and encourages them to apply for vacancies at various levels. Recruiting, thus,
provides a pool of applicants for selection.

Selection is defined as the process of differentiating between applicants in


order to identify (and hire) those with a greater likelihood of success in a job. To
select mean to choose. Selection is the process of picking individuals who have
relevant qualifications to fill jobs in an organisation. The basic purpose is to choose
the individual who can most successfully perform the job from the pool of qualified
candidates.

Selection is basically picking an applicant from (a pool of applicants) who has


the appropriate qualification and competency to do the job.

PURPOSE OF SELECTION

The purpose of selection is to pick up the most suitable candidate who would
meet the requirements of the job in an organisation best, to find out which job
applicant will be successful, if hired. To meet this goal, the company obtains and
assesses information about the applicants in terms of age, qualifications, skills,
experience, etc. the needs of the job are matched with the profile of candidates.

The most suitable person is then picked up after eliminating the unsuitable applicants
through successive stages of selection process. How well an employee is matched to a
job is very important because it is directly affects the amount and quality of
employee‘s work. Any mismatched in this regard can cost an organisation a great deal
of money, time and trouble, especially, in terms of training and operating costs. In
course of time, the employee may find the job distasteful and leave in frustration.
He may even circulate ‗hot news‘ and juicy bits of negative information about
the company, causing incalculable harm to the company in the long run. Effective
election, therefore, demands constant monitoring of the ‗fit‘ between people the job.

The difference between recruitment and selection

Recruitment is identifying n encouraging prospective employees to apply for a job.

And

Selection is selecting the right candidate from the pool of applicants.

THE PROCESS OF SELECTION

Selection is usually a series of hurdles or steps. Each one must be successfully


cleared before the applicant proceeds to the next one. The time and emphasis place on
each step will definitely vary from one organisation to another and indeed, from job to
job within the same organisation. The sequence of steps may also vary from job to
job and organisation to organisation. For example some organisations may give more
importance to testing while others give more emphasis to interviews and reference
checks. Similarly a single brief selection interview might be enough for applicants for
lower level positions, while applicants for managerial jobs might be interviewed by a
number of people.

Steps in selection process


NEED FOR THE STUDY

Recruitment is the primary activity to be conducted in the organization. So, it


is needed to know the recruitment policies which are implemented and methods
followed by the organization. It is important to know the employee intension about
the recruitment process in the organization. It helps in need of human resource in the
organization. This helps to our career in the corporate world. It is needed to

 Assess the Performance of employees in the Rating format for the review
period
 Issue self appraisal format to employees to rate himself
 Assess the potential of employee for taking up higher responsibilities in case
of promotion
 Decide in consultation with the HR committee annual increments which are
based on overall progress of the organization.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1. To analyze the recruitment policy of the organization.


2. To know the purpose of recruitment.
3. To know the sources of recruitment.
4. To know the challenges faced by the recruiters while recruiting.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The study is related to Samrat Honda, Karimnagar only.

1. It extends to the whole Organization including all departments.


2. It covers workers, Clerical Staff, Officers, Jr. Management, Middle
Management and Senior Management cadres.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

SOURCES OF DATA

Required data for analysis has been collected through


 Primary data
 Secondary data
Primary data

Here the information is collected from employees and from their way of
working and doing job.

Secondary data

The secondary data is gathered from the status reports, records and personnel
manual of Samrat Honda, Karimnagar.

TOOLS FOR DATA COLLECTION

Tools used for data collection were as follows:


 Unstructured discussion
 Structured discussion

STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE:

It is usually associated with the self-administered tools with items of the


closed or fixed alternative type. The respondents feel great confidence in the
anonymity of questionnaire than in that of any interview; it plays less pressure on the
subject of immediate response. There were the reasons for choosing questionnaires
one of the tools for data collection. The investigator framed questionnaire including
16 questionnaires other than respondent‘s details.

The questionnaire consists of three types of questions:


 Multiple Choice
 Dichotomy Questions
 Open-ended Questions

The multiple-choice questions offer the respondents with a choice of specific


answers.

While a dichotomous questions offer two choices ―YES‖ or ―NO‖.

An open-ended question is accurate with space provided for the responses.

Different areas that were proposed with space provided for the responses.
Different areas that were proposed with questionnaire were namely personal
information, promotion policy, interpersonal relationship, job satisfaction and other
related areas.

SAMPLE DESIGN

SAMPLE SIZE

100 Employees (including executives and non-executives) from various departments


were chosen randomly for this study.

SAMPLE TECHNIQUE

Simple random sampling was the sampling technique used for the study.

POPULATION

Population is the total no. of employees in the company. It may include executives,
non executives and the officers of the company.

SAMPLING FRAME

The set of samples listed is known as sampling frame. The sampling frame for the
current study is high level, middle level and low level employees of Samrat Honda,
Karimnagar.

SAMPLE UNIT

HR department of Samrat Honda, Karimnagar is considered as sample unit of the


present study.
LIMITATIONS

The following limitations are considered:

 As the study will be conducted in Samrat Honda, Karimnagar, in HR division


it indicates the perception of the employees in that division only.

 The study restricts up to 100 samples. It will not consider all the employees in
the organization.

 The study focuses on the attitudes and perceptions of employees only; it will
not cover the financial conditions of the employees.

 Time constraint.

 Cost constraint.
RECRUITMENT

Recruitment is the generating of applications or applicants for specific


positions. It is a linking activity bringing together those with jobs and those seeking
jobs. Recruitment is therefore the process of searching prospective workers and
stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization.

FACTORS AFFECTING RECRUITMENT

The recruitment function of the organizations is affected and governed by a


mix of various internal and external forces. The internal forces or factors are the
factors that can be controlled by the organization. And the external factors are those
factors which cannot be controlled by the organization. The internal and external
forces affecting recruitment function of an organization are:

External factors

The factors which affecting recruitment are the forces which cannot be
controlled by the organization. The major external forces are:

1. Supply and demand: The availability of manpower both within and outside the
organization is an important determinant in the recruitment process. If the company
has a demand for more professionals and there is limited supply in the market for the
professionals demanded by the company, then the company will have to depend upon
internal sources by providing them special training and development programs.

2. Labour market: Employment conditions in the community where the organization


is located will influence the recruiting efforts of the organization. If there is surplus of
manpower at the time of recruitment, even informal attempts at the time of recruiting
like notice boards display of the requisition or announcement in the meeting etc will
attract more than enough applicants.

3. Image / Goodwill: Image of the employer can- work as a potential constraint for
recruitment. An organization with positive image and goodwill as an employer finds it
easier to attract and retain employees than an Organization with negative image.
Image of a company is based on what organization does and affected by industry. For
example finance was taken up by fresher MBA's when many finance companies were
coming up.

4. Political-social-Legal Environment: Various government regular ms prohibiting


discrimination in hiring and employment have direct impact on recruitment practices.
For example, Government of India has introduced legislation for reservation in
employment for scheduled castes, scheduled, tribes, physically handicapped etc. Also,
trade unions play important role in recruitment. This restricts management freedom to
select those individuals who it believes would be the best performers. If the candidate
can't meet criteria stipulated by the union but union regulations can restrict
recruitment sources.

5. Unemployment Rate: One of the factors that influence the availability of


applicants is the growth of the economy (whether economy is growing or not and its
rate) When the company is not creating new jobs, there is often oversupply of
qualified labor which in turn leads to unemployment.

6. Competitors: The recruitment policies of the competitors also effect the


recruitment function of the organizations. To face the competition, many a times the
organizations have to change their recruitment policies according to the policies being
followed by the competitor.

Internal factors

The internal factors or forces which affecting recruitment and can be controlled by the
organization

1. Recruitment Policy: The recruitment policy of an organization specifies the


objectives of recruitment and provides a framework for implementation of
recruitment program. It may involve organizational system to be developed for
implementing recruitment programmes and procedures by filling up vacancies
with best qualified people.
Factors Affecting Recruitment Policy

 Organizational objectives.
 Personnel policies of the organization and its competitors.
 Government policies on reservations.
 Preferred sources of recruitment.
 Need of the organization.
 Recruitment costs and financial implications.

2. Human Resource Planning: Effective human resource planning helps in


determining the gaps present in the existing manpower of the organization. It also
helps in determining the number of employees to be recruited and what qualification
they must possess.

3. Size of the Firm: The size of the firm is an important factor in recruitment process.
If the organization is planning to increase its operations and expand its business, it
will think of hiring more personnel, which will handle its operations.

4. Cost: Recruitment incur cost to the employer, therefore, organizations try to


employ that source of recruitment which will bear a lower cost of recruitment to the
organization for each candidate.

5. Growth and Expansion: Organization will employ or think of employing more


personnel if it is expanding its operations.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Recruitment refers to the process of identifying and attracting job seekers so as to


build a pool of qualified job applicants. The process comprises 5 stages:

 Planning
 Strategy Development
 Searching
 Screening
 Evaluation & Control
(1) Recruitment Planning: This is the first step in recruitment. Ultimately leads to
deciding

 Number of people required


 Type of applicants to be contacted

Based on the above the companies (HR Deportments) calculate the ratios which
express the relationship & applicants inputs to outputs at various decisions points.

The type of people to be contacted depends on the tasks and qualification? Experience
and expected. These details are provided the job analysis.

(2) Strategy Development: Strategy to be decided with respect to

 Whether to recruit less skilled workers and spend on training?


 Whether to recruit high skilled labor and pay more wages?
 What type of methods to be used in recruitment and selection? (Using
computer, video tapes)
 Which market to be looked into National market for managerial and
professional employees?
 Local markets for managerial and professional employees.
 Local/Region market for clerical employees whether the source or
recruitment would be internal or external.

3. Searching: Searching involves 2 steps (a) Source activation (b) selling

 Source Activation: Sources and search methods are activated by the


issuance of an employee requisition.
 Selling: On selling, both the media and message deserve attention. On one
hand, companies have to overplay attract the candidates. At the same time
temptation to be avoided in over selling virtues.

4. Screening: The purpose of screening is to remove from the recruitment process at


an early stage those applicants who are visibly unqualified for the jobs; Effective
Screening can save a great deal or money and time. Care must be taken to see that
potential candidates are next dropped during the screening stage. The screening can
be done as a last stage in recruitment process or during the beginning of selection
process. However it is advisable to complete the screening process before selection
process before selection process starts.

5. Evaluation and Control: Evaluation and control is necessary as considerable costs


are involved in the recruitment process. The costs which are generally incurved are:

 Lot of time spent on preparing job description, job specifications,


advertisement etc.
 Costs of advertisement.
 Cost of producing supporting literature.
 Recruitment overheads.
 Cost of recruitment suitable candidates for the selection process Recruitment
methods adopted must be periodically reviewed.

The evaluation of recruitment methods should include

 Return rate of applications issued.


 Number of candidates retained after 6 months.
 Cost of recruitment process.

CHALLENGES OF RECRUITMENT

In actual practice, it is always not easy to find and select a suitable candidate
for a job opening. The recruiter‘s choice of a communication medium (e.g.
advertising in a trade journal read by the prospective candidate) may not be
appropriate. Some of the bright candidates may begin to view the vacancy as not in
line with their current expectations (e.g. challenging work, excellent rewards, and
flexible schedules and so on).

The most suitable ones may not have been motivated to apply due to several other
constraints.

1) Poor image: If the image of a firm is perceived to be low (due to factors such as
operating in a declining industry, earning a bad name because of environmental
pollution, poor quality products, nepotism, insider trading allegations against
promoters etc.), the likelihood of attracting a large number of qualified applicants is
reduced.

2) Unattractive job: If the job .to be filled is not very attractive, most prospective
candidates may turn indifferent and may not even apply. This is especially true in case
of jobs that are dull, boring, anxiety producing, devoid of career growth opportunities
and generally do not reward performance in a proper way (e.g., jobs in departmental
undertakings such as Railways, Post and Telegraphs, public sector banks and
Insurance companies failing to attract talent from premier management institutes.)

3) Conservative internal policies: A policy of filling vacancies through internal


promotions based on seniority, experience, job knowledge etc. may often come in the
way of searching for qualified hands in the broader job market in an unbiased way.
Likewise, in firms where powerful unions exist, managers may be compelled to pick
up candidates with questionable merit, based on issues such as caste, race, religion,
region, nepotism, friendship etc.

4) Limited budgetary support: Recruiting efforts require money. Sometimes


because of limited resources, organizations may not like to carry on the recruitment
efforts for long periods of time. This can, ultimately, constrain a recruiter‘s efforts to
attract the best person for the job.

5) Restrictive policies of government: Governmental policies often come the way of


recruiting people as per the rules for company or on the basis merit/seniority, etc. For
example, reservations for special groups (such a scheduled castes, scheduled tribes,
backward classes, physically handicapped disabled persons & ex-servicemen) have to
be observed as per constitutional provisions while filling up vacancies in govt.
corporations, departmental undertakings, local bodies, quasi-govt. organizations, etc,.

SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT

Every organization has the option of choosing the candidates for its
recruitment processes from two kinds of sources: internal and external sources. The
sources within the organization itself (like transfer of employees from one department
to other, promotions) to fill a position are known as the internal sources of
recruitment. Recruitment candidates from all the other sources (like outsourcing
agencies etc.) are known as the external sources of the recruitment.

Internal sources of recruitment

Internal sources are Internal Transfer/Promotion with necessary screening,


training and selection to meet the specified requirement. It would be desirable to
utilize the internal sources before going outside to attract the candidates. The two
categories of internal sources include a review of the present employees and
nomination of the candidates by employees.

Internal sources are highly economical because no expenditure is involved in


locating the source of recruitment and no time is wasted in the long process of
selection. Moreover, these employees do not need extensive training because they
already know about all the works of the enterprise.
It increases the morale of the employees. Everybody in the organization knows
that they can be promoted to a higher post, their morale will be boosted and their
work efficiency will increase.

Some Internal Sources of Recruitments are given below.

1. TRANSFERS The employees are transferred from one department to another


according to their efficiency and experience.

2. PROMOTIONS The employees are promoted from one department to another with
more benefits and greater responsibility based on efficiency and experience

3. Others are Upgrading and Demotion of present employees according to their


performance.

4. Retired and Retrenched employees may also be recruited once again in case of
shortage of qualified personnel or increase in load of work, recruitment such people
save time and costs of the organizations as the people are already aware of the
organizational culture and the policies and procedures.

5. The dependents and relatives of Deceased employees and Disabled employees are
also done by many companies so that the members of the family do not become
dependent on the mercy of others.

External sources of recruitment

1 Press Advertisements: Advertisements of the vacancy in newspapers and journals


are a widely used source of recruitment. The main advantage of this method is that it
has a wide reach.

2. Educational Institutes: Various management institutes, engineering-colleges,


medical Colleges etc. are a good source of recruiting well qualified executives,
engineers, medical staff etc. They provide facilities for campus interviews and
placements. This source is known as Campus Recruitment

3. Placement Agencies: Several private consultancy firms perform recruitment


functions on behalf of client companies by charging a fee. These agencies are
particularly suitable for recruitment of executives and specialists. It is also known as
RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing).

4. Employee Referrals / Recommendations: Many organizations have structured


System where the current employees of the organization can refer their friends and
relatives for some position in their-organization. Also, the office bearers of trade
unions are often aware of the suitability of candidates. Recruitment Management can
inquire these leaders for suitable jobs. In some organizations these are formal
agreements to give priority in recruitment to the candidates recommended by the trade
union.

5. Employment Exchanges: Government establishes public employment exchanges


throughout the country. These exchanges provide job information to job seekers and
help employers in identifying suitable candidates.

6. Labour Contractors: Manual workers can be recruited through contractors who


maintain close contacts with the sources of such workers. This source is used to
recruit labor for construction jobs.

7. Unsolicited Applicants: Many job seekers visit the office of well-known


companies on their own. Such callers are considered nuisance to the daily work
routine of the enterprise. But it can help in creating the talent pool or the database of
the probable candidates for the organization.

8. Employee Referrals / Recommendations: Many organizations have structured


system where the current employees of the organization can refer their friends and
relatives for some position in their organization. Also, the office bearers of trade
unions are often aware of the suitability of candidates. Recruitment Management can
inquire these leaders for suitable jobs. In some organizations these are formal
agreements to give priority in recruitment to the candidates recommended by the trade
union.

9 Recruitment at Factory Gate: Unskilled workers may be recruited at the factory


gate these may be employed whenever a permanent worker is absent. More efficient
among these may be recruited to fill permanent vacancies.
RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES

Recruitment is of the most crucial roles of the human resource professionals.


The level of performance of an organization depends on the effectiveness of its
recruitment function. Organizations have developed and follow recruitment strategies
to hire the best talent for their organization and to utilize their resources optimally. A
successful recruitment strategy should be well planned and practical to attract more
and good talent to apply in the organization.

For formulating an effective and successful recruitment strategy, the strategy


should cover the following elements:

1. Identifying and Prioritizing Jobs: Recruitment keep arising at various levels in


every organization; it is almost a never-ending process. It is impossible to fill all the
positions immediately. Therefore, there is a need to identify the positions requiring
immediate attention and action. To maintain the quality of the recruitment activities, it
is useful to prioritize the vacancies whether to focus on all vacancies equally or
focusing on key jobs first.

2 Candidates to Target: The recruitment process can be effective only if the


organization completely understands the requirements of the type of candidates that
are required and will be beneficial for the organization. This covers the following
parameters as well:

 Performance level required: Different strategies are required for focusing on


hiring high performers and average performers.
 Experience level required: the strategy should be clear as to what is the
experience level required by the organization. The candidate's experience can
range from being a fresher to experienced senior professionals.
 Category of the candidate: the strategy should clearly define the target
candidate. He/she can be from the same industry, different industry,
unemployed, top performers of the industry etc.
3. Sources of Recruitment: The strategy should define, various sources {external and
internal) of recruitment. Which are the sources to be used and focused for the
recruitment purposes for various positions? Employee referral is one of the most
effective sources of recruitment.

4. Trained Recruiters: The recruitment professionals conducting the interviews and


the other recruitment activities should be well-trained and experienced to conduct the
activities. They should also be aware of the major parameters and skills (e.g.:
behavioral, technical etc.) to focus while interviewing and selecting a candidate.

5. How to Evaluate the Candidates: The various parameters and the ways to judge
them i.e. the entire recruitment process should be planned in advance. Like the rounds
of technical interviews, HR interviews, written tests, psychometric tests et
SELECTION

Meaning and Definition

After identifying the source of human resources, searching for prospective employees
and stimulating them to apply for jobs in an organisation, the management has to
perform the function of selecting the right employees at the right time .The oblivious
guiding policy in section is the intention to choose the best qualified and suitable job
candidate job for each unfilled job. The objective of the selection decision is to
choose the individual who can most successfully perform the job from the pool of
qualified candidates.

Essentials of Selection Procedure

The selection process can be successful if the following requirements are satisfied

1. Someone should have the authority to select. This authority comes from the
employment requisition, as developed by an analysis of the work load and work
force.
2. There must be some standard of personnel with which a prospective employee
may be compared, i.e. a comprehensive job description and job specification
should be available beforehand.
3. There must be a sufficient number of applicants from whom the required
number of employees may be selected.

Significance of selection process

Selection of personnel to man to organization is a crucial, complex and continue


function. The ability of an organization to attain its goals effectively and to develop in
a dynamic environment largely depends upon the effectiveness of its selection
programme. If right personnel are selected, the remaining functions of personnel
management become easier, the employee contribution and commitment will be at
optimum level and employee relations will be consumption. If the right person is
selected, he is a valuable asset to the organization and is faulty selection is made. The
employee will become a liability to the organization.
Factors affecting selection decisions

The goal of selection is to short out or eliminate those judged unqualified to meet the
job and organization requirements, where as the goal of recruitment is to create a
large cool of persons available and willing to work. Thus, it is said that recruitment
tends to be positive while selection tends to be some what negative.

A number of factors affect the selection decisions of candidates. The important


among them are

(i) Profile matching.

(ii) Organizational and social environment.

(iii) Successive hurdles.

(iv)Multiple correlations.

(i) Profile matching Tentative decision regarding the selection of candidates (who
are known) is taken in advance. The scores secured by these known candidates in
various tests are taken as a standard to decide the success or failure of other
candidates at each stage. Normally the decisions about the known candidates is taken
at interview stage. Possible care is also taken to match the candidates‘ bio data with
the jobs specifications.

(ii) Organisational and social environment some candidates, who are eminently
suitable for the job, may fail as successful employees due to varying organisation and
social environment. Hence candidates specifications must match with not only job
specifications but also with organisational social environmental requirements.

(iii) Successive hurdles In this method hurdles are created at every stage of selection
process therefore, applicants must successfully pass each and every screening device
in case of successive hurdles as shown in figure 5.1

(iv) Multiple correlations Multiple correlations is based on the assumptions that a


deficiency in one factor can be counter balanced by an excess amount of another. A
candidate is routed through all the selection steps before a decision is made. The
composite test score index is taken into accounting the selection tests. Hence, for
broader line cases multiple correlation method is useful and for other successive
hurdles method is useful.

GOALS OF SELECTION

 To systematically collect information about to meet the requirements of the


advertised position.
 To select a candidate that will be successful in performing the tasks and
meeting the responsibilities of the position.
 To engage in hiring activities that will result in eliminating the under
utilization of women and minorities in particular departments.
 To emphasize active recruitment of traditionally under represented groups, i.e.
individuals with disabilities, minority group members, women, and veterans.

Selection process

A selection process involves a number of steps. The basic idea is to solicit maximum
possible information about the candidates to ascertain their suitability for
employment. Since the type of information required for various positions may vary, it
is possible that selection process may have different steps for various positions. For
example, more information is required for the selection of managerial personnel as
compared to workers. A standard selection process has the following steps

1. Screening of Applications - Prospective employees have to fill up some sort of


application forms. These forms have variety of information about the applicants
like their personal bio-data, achievements, experience, etc. Such information is
used to screen the applicants who are found to be qualified for the consideration
of employment. Based on the screening of applications, only those candidates
are called for further process of selection who are found to be meeting the job
standards of the organization.
2. Selection Tests - Many organizations hold different kinds of selection tests to
know more about the candidates or to reject the candidates who cannot be called
for interview, etc. Selection tests normally supplement the information provided
in the application forms. Such forms may contain factual information about
candidates. Selection tests may give information about their aptitude, interest,
personality, etc., which cannot be known by application forms. Types of
selection tests areas follows Achievement test, Intelligence test, Personality test,
Aptitude test, Interest test.
3. Interview - Selection tests are normally followed by personnel interview of the
candidates. The basic idea here is to find out overall suitability of candidates for
the jobs. It also provides opportunity to give relevant information about the
organization to the candidates. In many cases, interview of preliminary nature
can be conducted before the selection the selection tests. For example, in the
case of campus selection, preliminary interview is held for short listing the
candidate‘s process of selection.
4. Checking of References - Many organizations ask the candidate to provide the
names from whom more information about the candidates can be solicited. Such
information may be related to character, working, etc. The usual referees may be
previous employers, persons associated with the educational institutions from
where the candidates have received education, or other persons of prominence
who may be aware of the candidate‘s behavior and ability.
5. Physical Examination - Physical examination is carried out to ascertain the
physical standards and fitness of prospective employees. The practice of
physical examination varies a great deal both in terms of coverage and timings.
Some organizations only have general check up of applicants to find out the
major physical problems which may come in the way of effective discharge of
duties. In the context of timings also, some organizations locate the physical
examination near the end of the selection process, others place it relatively early
in the process. This latter course is generally followed when there is high
demand for physical fitness.
6. Approval by appropriate Authority - On the basis of the above steps, suitable
candidates are recommended for selection by the selection committee or
personnel department. Organizations may designate the various authorities for
approval of final selection of candidates for different categories of candidates,
Thus, for top level managers, Board of directors may be approving authority; for
lower levels, even functional heads concerned may be approving authority.
When the approval is received, the candidates are informed about their selection
and asked to report for duty to specified persons.
7. Placement - After all the formalities are completed, the candidates are placed on
their jobs initially on probation period may range from three months to two
years. During this period, they are observed keenly, and when they complete this
period successfully, they become the permanent employees of the organization.

Barriers to effective selection

The main objective of selection is to hire people having competence and


commitment. This objective is often defeated because of certain barriers. The
impediments which check effectiveness of selection are perception, fairness, validity,
reliability, and pressure.

PERCEPTION

Our inability to understand others accurately is probably the most fundamental barrier
to selecting right candidate. Selection demands an individual or a group to assess and
compare the respective competencies of others, with the aim of choosing the right
persons for the jobs. But our views are highly personalized. We all perceive the world
differently. Our limited perceptual ability is obviously a stumbling block to the
objective and rational selection of people.

FAIRNESS

Fairness in selection requires that no individual should be discriminated against on the


basis of religion, region, race or gender. But the low number of women and other less
privileged sections of society in the middle and senior management positions and
open discrimination on the basis of age in job advertisements and in the selection
process would suggest that all the efforts to minimize inequity have not been very
effective.

VALIDITY

Validity, as explained earlier, is a test that helps predict job performance of an


incumbent. A test that has been validated can differentiate between the employees
who can perform well and those who will not. However, a validated test does not
predict job success accurately. It can only increase possibility of success.
RELIABILITY

A reliable method is one which will produce consistent results when repeated in
similar situations. Like a validated test, a reliable test may fall to predict job
performance with precision.

PRESSURE

Pressure is brought on the selectors by politicians, bureaucrats, relatives, friends, and


peers to select particular candidate. Candidates selected because of compulsions are
obviously not the right ones. Appointments to public sector undertakings generally
take place under such pressure.

Recruitment Vs Selection

Both recruitment and selection are the two phases of the employment process. The
differences between the two are

1. Recruitment is the process of searching the candidates for employment and


stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization whereas selection involves
the series of steps by which the candidates are screened for choosing the most
suitable persons for vacant posts.
2. The basic purpose of recruitments is to create a talent pool of candidates to
enable the selection of best candidates for the organization, by attracting more
and more employees to apply in the organization whereas the basic of selection
process is to choose the right candidate to fill various positions in the
organization.
3. Recruitment is a positive process i.e. encouraging more employees to apply
whereas selection is a negative process as it involves rejection of the unsuitable
candidates.
4. Recruitment is concerned with tapping the sources of human resources whereas
selection is concerned with selecting the most suitable candidate through various
interview and tests.
5. There is no contract of recruitment established in recruitment whereas selection
results in contract of service between the employer and the selected employee.
 Attract and encourage more and more candidates to apply in the organization.
 Create a talent pool of candidates to enable the selection of best candidates for
the organization.
 Determine present and future requirements of the organization in conjunction
with its personnel planning and job analysis activities.
 Recruitment in the process which links the employees with the employees.
 Increase the pool of job candidates at minimum cost.
 Help increase the success rate of selection process by decreasing number of
visibly under qualified or overqualified job applicants.
 Help reduce the probability that job applicants once recruited and selected will
leave the organization only after a short period of time.
 Meet the organizations legal and social obligations the composition of its
workforce.
 Begin identifying and preparing potential job applicants who be appropriate
candidates.
 Increase organization and individual effectiveness of various recruiting
techniques and sources for all types of job applicants.
COMPANY PROFILE

Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is a Japanese public


multinational corporation primarily known as a
manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.

Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle


manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal
combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal
combustion engines each year. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become the
second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer. As of August 2008, Honda
surpassed Chrysler as the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the United States.
Honda was the seventh largest automobile manufacturer in the world behind Toyota,
General Motors,Volkswagen AG, Hyundai Motor Group, Ford, and Nissan in 2010.

Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury
brand, Acura, in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses,
Honda also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and
power generators, amongst others. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with
artificial intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO robot in 2000. They
have also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines
in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 HondaJet, scheduled to be released in 2012. Honda
invests about 5% of its revenues in research and development.

History

From a young age, Honda's founder, Soichiro Honda (17 November 1906 – 5 August
1991) had an interest in automobiles. He worked as a mechanic at the Art Shokai
garage, where he tuned cars and entered them in races. In 1937, with financing from
an acquaintance, Kato Shichirō, Honda founded Tōkai Seiki (Eastern Sea Precision
Machine Company) to make piston rings working out of the Art Shokai garage. After
initial failures, Tōkai Seiki won a contract to supply piston rings to Toyota, but lost
the contract due to the poor quality of their products. After attending engineering
school, without graduating, and visiting factories around Japan to better understand
Toyota's quality control processes, Honda was able, by 1941, to mass produce piston
rings acceptable to Toyota, using an automated process that could employ even
unskilled wartime laborers.

Tōkai Seiki was placed under control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(called the Ministry of Munitions after 1943) at the start of World War II, and
Soichiro Honda was demoted from president to senior managing director after Toyota
took a 40% stake in the company. Honda also aided the war effort by assisting other
companies in automating the production of military aircraft propellers.[10] The
relationships Honda cultivated with personnel at Toyota, Nakajima Aircraft Company
and the Imperial Japanese Navy would be instrumental in the postwar period. A US
B-29 bomber attack destroyed Tōkai Seiki's Yamashita plant in 1944, and the Itawa
plant collapsed in the 1945 Mikawa earthquake, and Soichiro Honda sold the
salvageable remains of the company to Toyota after the war for ¥450,000, and used
the proceeds to found the Honda Technical Research Institute in October 1946. With a
staff of 12 men working in a 172-square-foot (16.0 m2) shack, they built and sold
improvised motorized bicycles, using a supply of 500 two-stroke 50 cc Tohatsu war
surplus radio generator engines.[10][11][13] When the engines ran out, Honda began
building their own copy of the Tohatsu engine, and supplying these to customers to
attach their bicycles. This was the Honda Model A, nicknamed the Bata Bata for the
sound the engine made. The first complete motorcycle, both frame and engine, and
made by Honda was the 1949 Model D, the first Honda to go by the name Dream.
Honda Motor Company grew in a short time to become the world's largest
manufacturer of motorcycles by 1964.

The first production automobile from Honda was the T360 mini pick-up truck, which
went on sale in August 1963. Powered by a small 356 cc straight-4 gasoline engine, it
was classified under the cheaper Kei car tax bracket. The first production car from
Honda was the S500 sports car, which followed the T360 into production in October
1963. Its chain driven rear wheels points to Honda's motorcycle origins.

Over the next few decades, Honda worked to expand its product line and expanded
operations and exports to numerous countries around the world. In 1986, Honda
introduced the successfulAcura brand to the American market in an attempt to gain
ground in the luxury vehicle market. Honda in 1991 introduced the Honda NSX
supercar, the first all-aluminum monocoque vehicle that incorporated a mid-engine
V6 with variable-valve timing. Later, 1995 gave rise to the Honda Aircraft Company
with the goal of producing jet aircraft under Honda's name.

Corporate profile and divisions

Honda headquarters building inMinato, Tokyo

Honda is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Their shares trade on the Tokyo
Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, as well as exchanges in Osaka,
Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, London, Paris and Switzerland.

The company has assembly plants around the globe. These plants are located in
China, the United States, Pakistan, Canada, England, Japan, Belgium, Brazil, México,
New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan and Perú. As of
July 2010, 89 percent of Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States were
built in North American plants, up from 82.2 percent a year earlier. This shields
profits from the yen‘s advance to a 15-year high against the dollar.

Honda's Net Sales and Other Operating Revenue by Geographical Regions in


2007

Geographic Region Total revenue (in millions of ¥)

Japan 1,681,190

North America 5,980,876

Europe 1,236,757

Asia 1,283,154
Geographic Region Total revenue (in millions of ¥)

Others 905,163

American Honda Motor Company is based in Torrance, California. Honda Canada


Inc. is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, their manufacturing division, Honda of
Canada Manufacturing, is based in Alliston, Ontario. Honda has also created joint
ventures around the world, such as Honda Siel Cars and Hero Honda Motorcycles in
India, Guangzhou Honda and Dongfeng Honda in China, Boon Siew Honda in
Malaysia and Honda Atlas in Pakistan.

Following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 Honda announced
plans to halve production at its UK plants. The decision was made to put staff at the
Swindon plant on a 2 day week until the end of May as the manufacturer struggled to
source supplies from Japan. It's thought around 22,500 cars were produced during this
period.

Leadership

Name Years

Soichiro Honda 1948–1973

Kiyoshi Kawashima 1973–1983

Tadashi Kume 1983–1990

Nobuhiko Kawamoto 1990–1998

Hiroyuki Yoshino 1998–2004

Takeo Fukui 2004–2009

Takanobu Ito 2009—


PHILOSOPHY

Corporate philosophy

HMSI operates on a principle, which is followed worldwide by all Honda companies.


Maintaining a global viewpoint, we are dedicated to supplying products of the highest
quality, yet at a reasonable price for worldwide customer satisfaction. Honda's
philosophy is based on the company's guiding principle and advocates 2 fundamental
beliefs:

Respect for the Individual

Honda recognizes and respects individual differences. The respect for individual
stems from the following three points:
 Initiative
 Equality
 Trust

It is the contribution from each individual in the company that has made our company
what it is today and that, which will take us into the future.

The Three Joys

In line with Honda's Philosophy, HMSI conducts all its daily activities in pursuit of
the following joys:
 The joy of manufacturing high quality products.
 The joy of selling high quality products.

The joy of buying high quality products.

BRAND PHILISOPHY

Everyone has a dream, some goal or activity that gives their life deeper meaning and
sparks passion. When we pursue our dreams, we feel empowered. This power, in turn,
connects us to others who share the same dreams. It gives us the strength to overcome
great challenges. It inspires us to spread the joy of our dreams to other people.
Ultimately, the power borne of a dream is a creative force, capable of producing
revolutionary ideas. Honda encourages all its associates to pursue their dreams. That‘s
why we say we are a company built on dreams. The power of Honda‘s dream will
continue to lead to new insights and technologies in motorcycles and other fields of
mobility. And Honda will spread the philosophy of The Power of Dreams across
India. A country where a billion people carry dreams in their hearts, this philosophy is
brought alive by Sach Kardenge Sapne

TECHNOLOGY

Cutting-edge technology and the spirit of Honda

Our fundamental design philosophy seeks to maximise space and comfort for people,
while minimising the space required for mechanical components. With this aim in
mind, Honda's R&D activities include product-specific development and fundamental
research.

Introduction to the Future

Asimo

ASIMO is a symbol of Honda's advanced technology, and a member of Honda's


fourth line of mobility creations, after motorcycles, automobiles and general power
products. ASIMO is an achievement in the evolution of 'Human Walk' technology.
This technology, called I-Walk*, enables ASIMO to move back and forth, vary its
pace, step right and left and walk along an '8' shape path. ASIMO can also move in
more complex ways, such as waving its hands while walking.This humanoid robot has
put Honda at the front of cutting edge technology that promises to improve the quality
of our lives.
PRODUCTS

Automobiles

For a list of vehicles, see List of Honda vehicles.

2008 Honda Accord (USA spec)

2011 Honda Jazz (Indian rampart)

Eighth Generation Honda Civic (Asian Version)

Honda's global lineup consists of the Fit, Civic, Accord, Insight, CR-V, CR-Z, Legend
and two versions of the Odyssey, one for North America, and a smaller vehicle sold
internationally. An early proponent of developing vehicles to cater to different needs
and markets worldwide, Honda's lineup varies by country and may feature vehicles
exclusive to that region. A few examples are the latest Honda Odyssey minivan and
the Ridgeline, Honda's first light-duty uni-body pickup truck. Both were designed and
engineered primarily in North America and are produced there. Other example of
exclusive models includes the Honda Civic five-door hatchback sold in Europe.

Honda's automotive manufacturing ambitions can be traced back to 1963, with the
Honda T360, a kei car truck built for the Japanese market.[22] This was followed by
the two-door roadster, the Honda S500 also introduced in 1963. In 1965, Honda built
a two-door commercial delivery van, called theHonda L700. Honda's first four-door
sedan was not the Accord, but the air-cooled, four-cylinder, gasoline-powered Honda
1300 in 1969. The Civic was a hatchback that gained wide popularity internationally,
but it wasn't the first two-door hatchback built. That was the Honda N360, another
Kei car that was adapted for international sale as the N600. The Civic, which
appeared in 1972 and replaced the N600 also had a smaller sibling that replaced the
air-cooled N360, called the Honda Life that was water-cooled.

MOTORCYCLES

For a list of motorcycle products, see List of Honda motorcycles.

Honda is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in Japan and has been since it started
production in 1955.[10] At its peak in 1982, Honda manufactured almost 3 million
motorcycles annually. By 2006 this figure had reduced to around 550,000 but was still
higher than its three domestic competitors.

During the 1960s, when it was a small manufacturer, Honda broke out of the Japanese
motorcycle market and began exporting to the U.S. Working with the advertising
agency Grey Advertising, Honda created an innovative marketing campaign, using the
slogan "You meet the nicest people on a Honda." In contrast to the prevailing negative
stereotypes of motorcyclists in America as tough, antisocial rebels, this campaign
suggested that Honda motorcycles were made for the everyman. The campaign was
hugely successful; the ads ran for three years, and by the end of 1963 alone, Honda
had sold 90,000 motorcycles.

Taking Honda‘s story as an archetype of the smaller manufacturer entering a new


market already occupied by highly dominant competitors, the story of their market
entry, and their subsequent huge success in the U.S. and around the world, has been
the subject of some academic controversy. Competing explanations have been
advanced to explain Honda‘s strategy and the reasons for their success.

The first of these explanations was put forward when, in 1975, Boston Consulting
Group (BCG) was commissioned by the UK government to write a report explaining
why and how the British motorcycle industry had been out-competed by its Japanese
competitors. The report concluded that the Japanese firms, including Honda, had
sought a very high scale of production (they had made a large number of motorbikes)
in order to benefit from economies of scale and learning curve effects. It blamed the
decline of the British motorcycle industry on the failure of British managers to invest
enough in their businesses to profit from economies of scale and scope.

2004 Honda Super Cub

The second explanation was offered in 1984 by Richard Pascale, who had interviewed
the Honda executives responsible for the firm‘s entry into the U.S. market. As
opposed to the tightly focused strategy of low cost and high scale that BCG accredited
to Honda, Pascale found that their entry into the U.S. market was a story of
―miscalculation, serendipity, and organizational learning‖ – in other words, Honda‘s
success was due to the adaptability and hard work of its staff, rather than any long
term strategy.[30] For example, Honda‘s initial plan on entering the U.S. was to
compete in large motorcycles, around 300 cc. It was only when the team found that
the scooters they were using to get themselves around their U.S. base of San
Francisco attracted positive interest from consumers that they came up with the idea
of selling the Super Cub.

The most recent school of thought on Honda‘s strategy was put forward by Gary
Hamel and C. K. Prahalad in 1989. Creating the concept of core competencies with
Honda as an example, they argued that Honda‘s success was due to its focus on
leadership in the technology of internal combustion engines.[31] For example, the high
power-to-weight ratio engines Honda produced for its racing bikes provided
technology and expertise which was transferable into mopeds. Honda's entry into the
U.S. motorcycle market during the 1960s is used as a case study for teaching
introductory strategy at business schools worldwide.[32]
Following are the some of the bikes of Honda

Name Name
Super Cub C100, C102, C110, C111. C110D, Scrambler (CL70)
C114, C50, Super Cub 50 Aero 80 (NH80)
Beat (FC50) XR80
CB50 CR85RB (CR85R Expert)
Dio Motosport (SL90)
Elite E (SB50) Sport 90 (S90)
Elsinore (MR50) Trail (CT90)
Express (NC50) Bravo
Hunter Cub (CT50) Scrambler (CL100)
MB5, MB50 H100S Super
Metropolitan Jazz (CHF 50) Bali also known as SJ 100
Metropolitan II (CHF50P) Super Cub C100EX
Motra (CT50) Activa
MT5, MT50 Aviator
NCZ50 also known as Motocompo CB Twister
Spree (NQ50) Dio
Mini Trail (Z50A) Dream yuga
Mini Trail (Z50M) Trail (CT110)
Mini Trail (Z50R) XRM
Mini Trail (Z50J) Super Cub 110
Moped (P50) Aero & Lead (NH125)
Moped (PA50) CBR125
Moped (PC50) CB125
Ruckus (NPS50) CG125
Honda SS50 Atlas Honda CG125
ZB50 CLR125 "CityFly"
Zoomer CM125
Trail (C105T) CR125M
70, CD70 Dylan 125
Super Cub S65, CL65, C65, C70, Passport Innova (ANF125)
Mini Trail (CT70) Juno M80
Motosport (SL70)
Name
MT125
Pantheon FES125
PCX
RC143
Rebel
Scrambler (CL125)
Shine 125
Sonic
Super Sport (CB125)
Super Sport (SS125)
Super Sport (CG125)
Honda NSR125
Varadero (XL125V)
PROFILE OF SAMRAT HONDA, KARIMNAGAR

HONDA showroom (Samrat Motors) in Karimnagar has been established in


the year 2001. Physically, it is located at Kothirampur.

The managing partner of showroom is MD. AKBAR. Mainly the Showroom


has been established for the sale of two wheelers and spare parts of HONDA
Company. HONDA Showroom has been providing good services to the consumers
from 4 years.

The HONDA Showroom has got a good reputation in Karimnagar town. The
Showroom located in Karimnagar is convenient to all consumers.

OBJECTIVES OF HONDA SHOWROOM

The primary objective of HONDA Showroom is selling the HONDA products.

The following are the objectives of HONDA Showroom:


1. To increase the sales of HONDA two wheelers in Karimnagar.
2. Motivate the consumer to purchase HONDA two wheelers by providing
promotional schemes.
3. Satisfying the consumers by providing the technical services.
4. Attracting the new customers by advertisements in magazines, pamphlets,
news papers, television etc.
HONDA SERVICE POLICY

MOTOR CYCLES SCOOTERS

SERVICING DAYS KMS SERVICING DAYS KMS


(KILOMETERS) (KILOMETERS)

1st FREE 15-30 500-750 1st FREE 15-30 500-750


SERVICE SERVICE

2nd FREE 75-90 2500-3000 2nd FREE 105- 2500-3000


SERVICE SERVICE 120

3rd FREE 135- 5500-6000 3rd FREE 195- 5500-6000


SERVICE 150 SERVICE 210

4th FREE 195- 8500-9000 4th FREE 285- 8500-9000


SERVICE 210 SERVICE 300

LEGEND GRID (HONDA SPARE PARTS RETAILER)

FOR GENUINE HONDA SPARE PARTS

CURREENT FUTURE
SERVICE NOS NOS
COLOR COLOR
PROVIDER (NUMBERS) (NUMBERS)
CODE CODE

Honda
exclusive
RED 1 ORANGE -
authorized
dealership

Authorized
BROWN 2 ASH 2
service center
Private
workshop BLACK 30 GREEN 15
owner

LIGHT
Parts stockiest GREEN - -
GREEN

Parts retailer - - - PINK

HONDA MOTORCYCLE AND SCOOTER INDIA PVT. LTD. (HMSI)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS & WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS

108
KERB WEIGHT (kg)

LENGTH (mm) 1972

WIDTH (mm) 742

HEIGHT (mm) 1072

WHEELBASE (mm) 1262

GROUND CLEARANCE (mm) 180

FUEL TANK CAPACITY (Litre) 8


ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION

ENGINE TYPE 4 stroke, Air cooled SI Engine

DISPLACEMENT 109 CC

NET POWER 9 bhp @ 8000 rpm

TORQUE 9 nm @ 6000 rpm

AIR FILTER Paper filter – viscous

STARTING SYSTEM Self/kick

TRANSMISSION 4 – speed constant mesh

GEAR SHIFT PATTERN 1 down – 3up


ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

SUDHAKAR &
MD AKBAR

A. SURENDER VENKATESHWAR
A. SRINIVAS
RATIO LU
SPARES
SALES SERVICE
MANAGER
MANAGER MANAGER

TECHNICIANS -
FLOOR SPARES ASST. - 2
10
INCHARGE -1
Asst. sales ASST.TECHNICIA B. YELLAIAH
B. SRINIVAS GOUD
manager NS-8
Mr. Rakesh LAVANYA

C.R MANAGER-1 SUPERVISORS-2


S/RM. SALES EXE ACCOUNTANT - B. ANIL RAMESH&GANESH
-1 1
SERVICE RECEPTION-1
G. NAVEEN MD. JAVEED
NARMADA

WATER WASH -
4
F/D. SALES EXE -
2 CASHIER - 2
SK. SAMUDDIN,
RAMESH AND
CHAITANYA

COMPUTER
RECEPTION - 1
EXECUTIVE
MADHAVI
MAZAHED

DMS/PSF -1 OFFICE BOY - 1


S. RAJESHWARI VEERESHAM

SECURITY - 1
STO. 1
MOHAN
1: Do your company conducts any formal human resource forecasting before
recruitment?

No. of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Yes 78 78%

No 10 10%

Can‘t say 12 12%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
90%
78%
80%
70%
60%
Percentage 50%
Of
Respondents 40%
30%
20%
10% 12%
10%
0%
Yes No Can’t say
RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 78% are expressed that the company conducts formal
human resource forecasting before recruitment.
If yes, what is the frequency of forecasting?

No. of Percentage
Response
Respondents Of
Regular 8 Respondents
8%

Adhoc 70 70%

Can‘t say 22 22%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
80%
70%
70%

60%

50%
Percentage
Of 40%
Respondents
30%
22%
20%
8%
10%

0%
Regular Adhoc Can’t say
RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION
From the above graph, it is clear that the company conducts human resource
forecasting whenever required i.e., Adhoc.
2: Recruitment procedure of your organization is excellent.
No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Strongly
32 32%
agree
Agree 56 56%

Neutral 10 10%

Disagree 2 2%
Strongly
0 0%
Disagree
TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS

60% 56%

50%

40%
Percentage 32%
Of 30%
Respondents
20%
10%
10%
2% 0%
0%
Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
agree Disagree
RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION
From the above graph, it is clear that 56% of the employees agreed and 32% of the
employees strongly agreed that the recruitment process in the organization is
excellent.
3: Which method your company will prefer mostly for recruitment?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Direct
74 74%
Method
Indirect
14 14%
Method
Third Party 8 8%

Others 4 4%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
80% 74%
70%
60%
50%
Percentage
Of 40%
Respondents
30%
20% 14%
8%
10% 4%
0%
Direct Indirect Third Others
Method Method Party
RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION
From the graph, it is observed that the company prefers mostly direct method for
recruitment and secondly, it prefers indirect method.
4: What are the sources for internal sourcing among the following?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Present
permanent 8 8%
employees
Present
temporary 12 12%
employees
Retrenched/
Retired 16 16%
employees
Deceased/
disabled 14 14%
employees
All above 50 50%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
60% 50%
50%
Percentage 40%
Of 30%
Respondents 20% 16% 14%
12%
8%
10%
0%

RESPONSE

From the above graph, it is clear that the company prefers the present permanent
employees, present temporary employees, and retrenched/retired employees,
deceased/disabled employees as internal source for recruitment.
5: How many rounds of interviews are conducted in your organization?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
1-3 22 22%

3-5 14 14%

More
64 64%
than 5

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
70% 64%
60%

50%

Percentage 40%
Of
Respondents 30%
22%
20% 14%
10%

0%
1-3 ROUNDS 3-5 ROUNDS More than 5
OPINION

INTERPRETATION
Above graph shows that the employees of Samrat Honda i.e. 64% are agreed that the
company conduct more than 5 rounds for interview process.
6: You satisfied with the recruitment process conducted in your organization.

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Strongly
70 70%
agree
Agree 20 20%

Can‘t say 0 0%

Disagree 6 6%
Strongly 4%
4
disagree
TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
80% 70%
70%
60%
Percentage 50%
Of 40%
Respondents 30% 20%
20% 6%
10% 0% 4%
0%

RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION
Above graph shows that 70% of employees are satisfied with recruitment process
conducted in the organization.
7: What form of interview does your organization prefer?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Personal
84 84%
Interview
Telephonic
4 4%
Interview
Video
6 6%
Conferencing
Others 6 6%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
84%
90%
80%
70%
Percentage 60%
Of
50%
40%
Respondents 30%
20% 4% 6% 6%
10%
0%

RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION

From the above graph, 84% of the employees are expressed that the company mostly
prefers the personal interview for the interview process.
8: Are you satisfied with the interview process conducted in your organization?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Yes 86 86%

No 4 4%

Can‘t say 10 10%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
100%
90% 86%
80%
70%
Percentage 60%
Of 50%
Respondents 40%
30%
20% 10%
10% 4%
0%
Yes No Can’t say
RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION
From the above graph, 86% of employees are satisfied with the interview process
conducted in the organization.
9: Is the aptitude test conducted in your organization?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Yes 78 78%

No 14 14%

Can‘t say 8 8%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
90%
78%
80%
70%
60%
Percentage 50%
of
respondents 40%
30%
20% 14%
8%
10%
0%
Yes No Can’t say
Response

INTERPRETATION
From the above graph it is clear that 78% of employees expressed that the aptitude
test is conducted in the organization.
10: Do your organization conduct any of these tests?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Psychometric
12 12%
test
Medical test 52 52%
Reference test
12 12%
check
All above 24 24%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
60% 52%
50%
40%
Percentage
Of 30% 24%
Respondents
20% 12% 12%
10%
0%

Response

INTERPRETATION
Above graph shows that the organization conducts mostly the medical test at the time
of recruitment process.
11: How do you rate the HR practices in your company?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Very Good 24 24%

Good 52 52%

Average 20 20%

Bad 4 4%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
60%
52%
50%

40%
percentage
of 30%
24%
respondents
20%
20%

10%
4%

0%
Very Good Good Average Bad
Response

INTERPRETATION
From the above graph it is known that 52% of employees at Samrat Honda agreed that
the HR practices in the organization are good and 24% are expressed that it is very
good.
12. Does your company follow different recruitment process for different grades of
employees?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Yes 54 54%

No 14 14%

Can‘t say 6 6%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
60% 54%
50%

40%
Percentage
of 30%
respondents
20% 14%
10% 6%

0%
Yes No Can’t say
Response

INTERPRETATION
From the above graph it is concluded that 54% of employees are expressed that
company follow different recruitment process for different grades of employees.
13. Which technological support your company uses for the process of recruiting?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Telephone 36 36%
Video
18 18%
conferencing
Online support 16 16%

Others 30 30%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERECENTAGE OF REESPONDENTS
40% 36%
35% 30%
30%
Percentage
25%
20% 18%
Of 16%
Respondents 15%

10%
5%
0%

RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION
From the above graph it is clear that the company takes the support of telephone for
recruitment process and secondly video conferencing.
14. What kind of verifications your company does for recruitment process?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Educational
42 42%
qualifications
Legal
4 4%
background
check
Professional
14 14%
background
check
Reference
30 30%
check
Family
10 10%
background
check
TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
45% 42%
40%
35% 30%
Percentage 30%
25%
Of 20% 14%
Respondents 15% 10%
10% 4%
5%
0%

RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION

From the above graph it is clear that at the time of recruitment process, mostly the
company verifies the educational qualifications and next prefers the reference check
at the time of recruitment.
15. Are you aware of the concept of RPO – Recruitment Process Outsourcing?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Yes 62 62%

No 38 38%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
70%
62%
60%

50%
38%
Percentage 40%
Of
Respondents 30%

20%

10%

0%
Yes No
RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 62% in the company are aware about the Recruitment
Process Outsourcing but 38% of the employees are unaware about the Recruitment
process outsourcing.
16: Do your organization follow employee referral schemes?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Yes 66 66%

No 34 34%

TOTAL 100 100%

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS
70% 66%

60%

50%

Percentage 40% 34%


Of
Respondents 30%

20%

10%

0%
Yes No
RESPONSE

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 66% expressed that the company follows referral
scheme34% didn‘t agreed that.
17: Which of following selection procedures and methods followed by your
organization?
No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Aptitude test 17 17%

Personal interview 29 29%

Written test 23 23%

Practice test 31 31%

TOTAL 100 100%

35%
31%
29%
30%

25% 23%

Percentage of 20% 17%


respondents 15%

10%

5%

0%
Aptitude test Personal Written test Practice test
interview
Response

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 31% expressed that the company conduct practice test as a
part of selection procedure. 29% of the respondents expressed that it is personal
interview. 23% of the respondents opined that the company conducts written test as a
part of selection procedure. 17% of the respondents agreed that the company conducts
aptitude test as a part of selection procedure.
18: Rate the effectiveness of the interviewing process and other selection instruments,
such as testing?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Poor 21 21%

Adequate 43 43%

Excellent 36 36%

TOTAL 100 100%

50%
45% 43%
40% 36%
35%
30%
Percentage of
25% 21%
respondents
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Poor Adequate Excellent
Response

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 43% expressed that the interviewing process and other
selection instruments are adequate. 36% of the respondents felt that it is excellent.
21% expressed that the interviewing process and other selection instruments are poor.
19: In selection procedure, how many rounds of technical interviews & HR rounds do
you conduct for lower level candidates?
No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
2 21 21%

3 34 34%

More than 3 45 45%

TOTAL 100 100%

50%
45%
45%
40%
34%
35%
30%
Percentage of
25% 21%
respondents
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2 3 More than 3
Response

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 45% expressed that the organization conducts more than 3
technical interviews & HR rounds. 34% of the respondents said that the company
conducts 3 rounds. 21% expressed that the organization conducts 2 technical
interviews & HR rounds.
20: Does the HR team act as a consultant to enhance the quality of the applicant pre-
screening process?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Yes 67 67%

No 33 33%

TOTAL 100 100%

80%
70% 67%

60%
50%
percentage of
40% 33%
respondents
30%
20%
10%
0%
Poor Adequate
Response

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 67% expressed that HR team act as a consultant to
enhance the quality of the applicant pre-screening process. 33% of the respondents
disagreed with this.
21: How would you rate the HR department‘s performance in recruitment and
selection?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Poor 17 17%

Adequate 43 43%

Excellent 40 40%

TOTAL 100 100%

50%
45% 43%
40%
40%
35%
30%
Percentage of
25%
respondents
20% 17%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Poor Adequate Excellent
Response

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 43% expressed that HR department‘s performance in


recruitment and selection is adequate. 40% of the respondents felt that it is excellent.
17% expressed that HR department‘s performance in recruitment and selection is
poor.
22: Is the organization doing recruitment and Selection process in time?

No. Of Percentage Of
Response
Respondents Respondents
Yes 74 74%

No 26 26%

TOTAL 100 100%

80% 74%
70%
60%
50%
Percentage of
40%
respondents
30% 26%

20%
10%
0%
Yes No
Response

INTERPRETATION

Most of the employees i.e., 74% expressed that the organization is doing recruitment
and selection process in time. 26% expressed that the organization is not doing
recruitment and selection process in time.
FINDINGS

1. 78% are expressed that the company conducts formal human resource
forecasting before recruitment.
2. 56% of the employees agreed that recruitment procedure of the organization is
excellent.
3. 74% of the respondents agreed that company will prefer direct method mostly
for recruitment.
4. 64% of the respondents agreed that company conducts more than 5 rounds of
interviews.
5. 70% of the respondents agreed that they are satisfied with the recruitment
process conducted in your organization.
6. 84% of the respondents agreed that company prefer personal interviews.
7. 86% of the respondents are satisfied with the interview process conducted in
the organization.
8. 52% of the respondents agreed that HR practices in the company are excellent.
9. 62% of the respondents agreed that they are aware of the concept of RPO –
Recruitment Process Outsourcing.
10. 31% of the respondents agreed that company follows practical test as a part
selection procedures and methods.
11. 36% of the respondents agreed that effectiveness of the interviewing process
and other selection instruments, such as testing are excellent.
12. 67% of the respondents agreed that HR team act as a consultant to enhance the
quality of the applicant pre-screening process.
13. 43% of the respondents agreed that HR department‘s performance in
recruitment and selection is adequate.
CONCLUSIONS

1. The company conducts human resource forecasting whenever required.


2. The recruitment process in the organization is excellent.
3. The company prefers mostly direct method for recruitment and secondly, it
prefers indirect method.
4. The company prefers the present permanent employees, present temporary
employees, and retrenched/retired employees, deceased/disabled employees as
internal source or recruitment.
5. The company conducts more than 5 rounds for interview process.
6. The employees are satisfied with recruitment process conducted in the
organization.
7. The company mostly prefers the personal interview for the interview process.
8. The employees are satisfied with the interview process conducted in the
organization.
9. The aptitude test is conducted in the organization for recruitment.
10. The organization conducts mostly the medical test at the time of recruitment
process.
11. The HR practices in the organization are good. The company follows different
recruitment process for different grades of employees.
12. The company takes the support of telephone for recruitment process. The
company mostly verifies the educational qualifications at the time of
recruitment.
13. Most of the employees in the company are aware about the Recruitment
Process Outsourcing. Most of the employees agreed that the company follows
referral schemes.
14. The company follows practice test and personal interview as a part of selection
process.
15. Interviewing process and other selection instruments are excellent.
16. HR team act as a consultant to enhance the quality of the applicant pre-
screening process.
17. Performance of HR department in recruitment and selection is excellent.
18. Organization is conducting recruitment and selection in time.
SUGGESTIONS

1. The company conducts formal human resource forecasting before recruitment


whenever is needed only. But it can also forecast regularly for better results in
recruitment.
2. The company prefers mostly direct method for recruitment. It can also use
indirect and third party method.
3. The employees are satisfied with the recruitment process conducted in the
organization. It is good to the organization and it has to continue with it.
4. Samrat Honda follows the traditional methods like personal interview. But it
can also adopt the new technology like telephonic interview, Video
Conferencing etc.
5. The organization can also conduct the tests like Psychometric test, Reference
test check for attracting the candidates for recruitment.
QUESTIONNAIRE
1: Does your company conduct any formal human resource forecasting before
recruitment?
 Yes
 No
 Can‘t say
If yes, what is the frequency of forecasting?
 Regular
 Adhoc
 Can‘t say
2: Recruitment procedure of your organization is excellent.
 Strongly agree
 Agree
 Can‘t say
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
3: Which method your company will prefer mostly for recruitment?
 Direct Method
 Indirect Method
 Third Party
 Others
4: What are the sources for internal sourcing among the following?
 Present permanent employees
 Present temporary employees
 Retrenched / Retired / employees
 Deceased / disabled / employees
 All above
5: How many rounds of interviews are conducted in your organization?
 1-3
 3-5
 More than 5
6: You are satisfied with the recruitment process conducted in your organization.
 Strongly agree
 Agree
 Can‘t say
 Disagree
 Strongly disagree
7: What form of interview does your organization prefer?
 Personal Interview
 Telephonic Interview
 Video Conferencing
 Others
8: Are you satisfied with the interview process conducted in your organization?
 Yes
 No
 Can‘t say
9: Is the aptitude test conducted in your organization?
 Yes
 No
 Can‘t say
10: Does your organization conduct any of these tests?
 Psychometric test
 Medical test
 Reference test check
 All above
11: How do you rate the HR practices in your company?
 Very Good
 Good
 Average
 Bad
12. Does your company follow different recruitment process for different grades of
employees?
 Yes
 No
 Can‘t say

13. Which technological support your company uses for the process of recruiting?

 Telephone
 Video conferencing
 Online support
 Others

14. What kind of verifications your company does for recruitment process?

 Educational qualifications
 Legal background check
 Professional background check
 Reference check
 Family background check

15. Are you aware of the concept of RPO – Recruitment Process Outsourcing?

 Yes
 No

16: Do you follow employee referral schemes?

 Yes No

17. Which of following selection procedures and methods followed by your


organization?

 Aptitude test
 Personal interview
 Written test
 Practice test
18. Rate the effectiveness of the interviewing process and other selection instruments,
such as testing?

 Poor
 Adequate
 Excellent

19. In selection procedure, how many rounds of technical interviews & HR rounds do
you conduct for lower level candidates?
 2
 3
 More than 3

20. Does the HR team act as a consultant to enhance the quality of the applicant pre-
screening process?

 Yes
 No

21. How would you rate the HR department‘s performance in recruitment and
selection?

 Poor
 Adequate
 Excellent

22. Is the organization doing recruitment and Selection process in time?

 Yes
 No
BIBLIOGRAPHY

BOOKS

 Ashwathappa & Sadnadash International Human Resource Management/Tata


McGraw Hill Ltd, New Delhi/1997.
 Biswajeet pattnayak/ human resource management/prentice hall of India/3rd
edition.
 B.L mathur/human resource management/mohit publications/1st edition.
 Brochures and manuals issued by Samrat Honda.
 P. Subbarao /Essential of Human Resource Management,/ Himalaya
Publishing House, Mumbai /1997.
 Tapomay Deb, Managing Human Resource and Industrial Relations, Excel
Publications new Delhi, 1st edition, 2009.

WEBSITES
 http://www.human-resources.org
 http://www.hrmguide.net
 http://www.citehr.com
 http://www.hrguru.com

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