HRM Chapter 5
HRM Chapter 5
HRM Chapter 5
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Personnel Planning and Recruiting (Summary)
1. Decide what positions you’ll have to fill through personnel planning and
forecasting.
2. Build a pool of candidates for these jobs by recruiting internal or external
candidates.
3. Have candidate’s complete application forms and perhaps undergo an
initial screening interview.
4. Use selection techniques like tests, background investigations, and physical
exams to identify viable candidates.
5. Decide who to make an offer to, by having the supervisor and perhaps
others on the team interview the candidates.
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Employers use a variety of outside sources of candidates when recruiting
applicants. It is quick and cost effective. One downside is too many applicants
from too far, but employer’s use applicant tracking software to screen online
applicants.
Recruitments:
Employee referrals and Walk-ins
Applicants who are referred to the organization by current employees:
Executive recruiters
A special type of employment agency, are invaluable in finding and
helping the employer hire top-level professionals and executives. However,
the employer needs to ensure that the recruiter is conducting a thorough
search that the recruiter is conducting a thorough search and carefully
checking references.