RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

K.K.N.B. Adikaram
Department of
Multidisciplinary Studies
Faculty of
Technology
University of
Ruhuna

Date: 02.02.2024
 LEANING OUTCOMES

• Identify the steps in recruitment and selection process.

• Understand the internal and external sources of candidates.

• Get to know how to recruit and select a more diverse workforce.

• Understand the importance of induction process.

 THE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
PROCESS

• Employment planning and forecasting- determine the duties of the positions

to be held.
• Building a pool of candidates.
• Collect applications and conduct initial interviews.
• Use various selection techniques to select suitable candidates.
• Inform the relevant supervisor on selected candidates.
• Final selection through interviews with the supervisor and other relevant
parties.
 WHAT IS RECRUITMENT?

• Recruitment is the
process of finding and
attracting suitably
qualified people to
apply for employment.
 IMPORTANCE OF RECRUITMENT

• The quality of HR in an organization depends on the quality of

job applicants attracted.

• Recruitment relates to a set of HRM activities such as human

power planning, job analysis, selection and rewards
management.
 PROCESS OF RECRUITMENT

1. Identify job vacancies (From HRP and Specific requests made by managers)

2. Ascertain job requirements (From job analysis information and manager’s comments)

3. Consider factors affecting R (Organizational policies, cost, time and others)

4. Prepare job application (Standard one or self-prepared)

5. Select the method (s) of R (Internal or external)

6. Implementation (Individuals apply and their applications are received)

7. Evaluation of R effort
 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT
METHODS

• Supply of inside candidates – whether/which current employees might be qualified for

the projected job opportunities.
• Manual systems and replacement charts, Computerized skills inventories,
Employee Referrals
• Re-hiring, Succession planning (Identify key needs, develop inside
candidates, assess and choose)

• Supply of outside candidates – Recruiting via the internet, advertising, employment

agencies, Pre applicants, Career fairs, Alumni associations
 TASK

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of Internal and

external recruitment of employees?
 FACTORS IN FORECASTING PERSONNEL
NEEDS

• Projected turnover

• Quality and nature of the current employees

• Decisions to upgrade the quality of products or services

• Technological and administrative changes

• Available financial resources

 WHAT IS SELECTION?

• Selection is the process of

making the choice of the most
appropriate person from the
pool of applicants recruited to
fill the relevant job vacancy.
 OBJECTIVES OF SELECTION

• To get the right person to the right job.

• To establish or maintain an image as a good employer.

• To be cost effective in the selection process.

 IMPORTANCE OF THE SELECTION PROCESS

• Performance

• Costs

• Legal obligations
 PROCESS OF SELECTION

Medical Test

R Background
E Investigation
J
E Interview
C
T
I Employment Test
O
N
Application
Evaluation
 SELECTION METHODS

• Application evaluation
• Tests – intelligence tests, aptitude tests,
achievement tests
• Interviews
• Management assessment centres
• Graphology
• Background investigation and reference check
• Physical examination
 TASK

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of different

selection methods?
INDUCTION
 INDUCTION

• Receiving and welcome employees.

• Provide the basic information on

company and to settle down with the
process.

• Reduces the cost and inconvenience of

early leavers.
 OBJECTIVES OF INDUCTION

• To make the employee ease and convince.

• Make interest on the job.
• Make aware about the basic information on work
arrangements.
• Keep inform the expected standard of performance.
• Inform the career development within the organization.
 TYPES OF INDUCTION TO AN
ORGANIZATION

• Formal induction programmes – for new employees,

normally as a group, provide comprehensive
information

• On-the-job induction training – useful to develop

particular skills needed for the job performance
THANK YOU!