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Pre Conditions to Recruitment

Assess the Number and Nature of vacancy

Find alternatives, if any
Find out the sources- Internal / External
Develop the Job Profile
Analyse the Labour Market Conditions
Analyze the Company’s Personnel Policies
Identify any legal requirements
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 Contact

 Inform

 Attract
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Where? Job?
When? Level?
How? Skill ?
What Cost? Salary?
Who Should? How to Attract?

Audience Corporate Image

Message Only Positive Image
Media Or
Realistic Image
Cost
Features
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 Ad Design
 Company Emblem
 Creative Illustrations
 Creative Wordings
 Size of the Ad.
 White Space around the ad
 Job title – Enlarged/Bold
 Information About the Job
 Job Title
 Duties and Responsibilities
 Salary and Benefits
 Location
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 Information about the Company

 Company Profile
 Products/ Services / Market
 Customers
 Applicant Qualifications
 Education – Essential / Preferred
 Experience
 Skills
 Personality – Aptitude
 Salary History
 Legal Information
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Acknowledgement
• Request for additional Information
Invitation to Further Procedures
• Rejection
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 Short Term – No. of Applicants (Yield

Ratio), Sources, Cost

 Long Term – Performance, Turnover,

Absenteeism, Cost of Training
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 Marital Status
 Number of Children - Dependents
 Religion – Caste
 Social – Political Affiliation
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Basic Assumptions in Selection

“Past Behaviour / Results are the

ONLY Indicator (s) of the Likely
future Behaviour

“Selection is a TWO WAY Process”

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Commonness in the Selection

Methods
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 Position to be filled
 Acceptability and appropriateness
 Ability of the staff
 Administrative ease, resources
needed, time….
 ‘RELIABILITY’ and ‘VALIDITY’
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 Omitting / Stretching employment period

 False Diplomas
 Self Employment / ‘Consultant’ claims
 Exaggerated Achievements
 Fudging compensation details

 “70% of candidates state facts, not as they

are, but as they assume will look impressive”
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 Lack of job relatedness of the questions

 Primacy Effect
 Myth of longer interviews better prospects
 Predecessor / Contrast effect
 Halo / Horn Effect
 Negative Information Bias
 Interviewer- Interviewee similarities
 Interviewee gender and appearance
 Dress, Perfume/Cologne, Tie….
 Non-Verbal cues- eye contact, posture,
handshake…..
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 Why do you want to leave your present employer?

 Tell us something about yourself
 Why do you want to join us?
 Why should we hire you over others?
 Where do you see yourself after five years?
 What are your career achievements?
 Why do you think you are suitable for the job?
 What are your strengths and weaknesses?
 What is your present cost to your company?
 What compensation do you expect?
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 Knowledge of the Applicant

 Leniency
 Only positive information
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 Mental Agility MA ____

 Dependability & Reliability DR ____
 Vigor VG ____
 Urbanity UR ____
 Co-Operation & Consideration CC ____