L T P C Hrs

P20MSEH12 `RECRUITMENT & SELECTION

3 1 0 4 60

Course Objectives
 To enable them to understand the foundations of recruitment and selection
 To gain a conceptual understanding on recruitment and selection
 Apply recruitment tools in analysing and shortlisting candidates
 Develop appropriate techniques for hiring employees
 To make them Understand challenges of recruitment

Course Outcomes
After completion of the course, the students will be able to
CO1 - Develop the ability to screen and selection the candidates
CO2 - Organize ability to do testing
CO3 - Understand Sources of hiring
CO4 - Ability to do the hiring process and hiring decisions
CO5 - Classifying various interviewing and probing techniques

UNIT I JOB ANALYSIS (12 Hrs)

Meaning, definition, and purpose. Methods of job analysis: Nature of hiring: regular, temporary, full time, part
time, apprentice, contractual, and outsourcing, Existing post, or new post to be created, Need analysis, cost
analysis and job analysis- Fundamentals of Job Description.

UNIT II SOURCES OF HIRING (12 Hrs)

Sources of internal and External recruitment: - Introduction, Sources of candidates, Recruitment, Outsourcing,
Attracting candidates, E–Recruitment, Person specifications Online recruitment; employee referrals;
recruitment process outsourcing, head hunting.

UNIT III RECRUITMENT ANALYTICS (12

Hrs)
Recruitment and Selection – Concept - Strategic Issues in Recruitment –Recruitment Metrics – Bad
Recruitment – What is Competency – Competency Measurement and BARS-Overview of Hiring Process.

UNIT IV SELECTION ANALYTICS (12 Hrs)

Knowledge of Matching CVs – Process of Shortlisting – Filtering – Knowledge based filtering – skill-based
filtering – behavioral filtering-Selection Process and tests- Selection Methods, Psychological tests, Types of
tests, Validity of tests, interpreting test results, Psychometric tests, online test, Importance of tests, Final
stages.

UNIT V INTERVIEWING AND PROBING TECHNIQUES (12 Hrs)

Introduction to Interviewing – the overall interview Process – Stages of the interview – QuanCom Questions
and Behavioral Indicators – 4 Key Interview Skills – Body Language – Different types of Questioning methods
– evaluation of the interview process.

Textbooks
1. Gary Dessler. Human Resource Management. 14th Edition. Pearson, 2014
2. Rao V. S. P Mamoria. Personal Management. HIMALAYA PUB.HOUSE-NEW DELHI, 2014

Reference Books
1. Steven T. Hunt. Hiring Success: The Art and Science of Staffing Assessment and Employee Selection.
2nd ed. Edition. John Wiley & Sons, 2007
2. Carrie A. Picardi. Recruitment and Selection: Strategies for Workforce Planning & Assessment. Sage
Publications, 2020
3. Hans Bruck. Recruitment and Selection Process. Grin Publishing. 2014
4. Danae J. Van Bodegraven. Recruitment and Selection Course. Createspace Independent Pub, 2014

Web References
1. https://smallbusiness.chron.com/
2. https://blog.mettl.com/
3. https://www.slideshare.net/
4. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/recruitment_and_selection/recruitment_and_selection_tutorial.pdf
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3lOca6YVSc

Journals
1. Development and Learning in Organizations
2. European Journal of Training and Development
3. Human Resource Development International
4. Human Resource Development Quarterly
5. Human Resource Development Review
6. Innovations in Education and Teaching