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Recruiting: Md. Zahid Hossain Bhuiyan
Recruiting: Md. Zahid Hossain Bhuiyan
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Chapter 4
Recruiting
internal
searches
external
searches
Internal search
Advantages
good public relations
morale building
encouragement of employees and members of protected groups
knowledge of existing employee performance
cost-savings
candidates are well known about the organization
Candidates have a stronger commitment to the company
opportunity to develop mid- and top-level managers
Disadvantages
possible inferiority of internal candidates
infighting and morale problems
potential inbreeding
Time wasted interviewing inside candidates who will not be considered
Disadvantages
It takes lots of time and energy
It is costly
It may not build the morale
It can not encourages good individuals who are ambitious
Candidates have weak commitment to the company
No opportunity to develop mid- and top-level managers
External
searches
Advertisements:
When an organization wishes to communicate to the public that it
has a vacancy, advertisement is one of the most popular methods
used.
Must decide type and location of ad, depending on job; decide
whether to focus on job (job description) or on applicant (job
specification).
The most common techniques that are used as ad.
Newspapers (local and specific labor markets)
Trade and professional journals
Internet job sites
Marketing programs
Radio & Television
Job fairs:
attended by company recruiters seeking resumes and
info from qualified candidates
Virtual online job fairs could bring employers and job seekers
together online by logging into a specific Web site at a
certain time. Some sites use avatars as candidates and
recruiters.
See:
http://www.inxpo.com/products/virtual-career-fairs/index.htm
http://work.secondlife.com/worksolutions/meetings/
From the WSJ:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118229876637841321.html
Professional organizations:
Many professional organizations, including labor unions, operate
placement services for the benefit of their members.
The professional organizations include such varied occupations
as industrial engineering, psychology, accounting, legal, and
academics.
These organizations publish rosters of job vacancies and
distribute these lists to members.
run placement services at meetings
control the supply of prospective applicants
labor unions are also in this category
Online
sources
Recruiting
alternatives
Head Hunting:
Head Hunting is one way of searching highly qualified
senior managers through informal interview process. The
method is useful to bring potential persons who are well
placed in different organizations who normally do not
apply in response to formal advertisements.