MANAGING HUMAN

RESOURCES

UNIT 5 ACQUIRING AND

DEVELOPING HR

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RESOURCES
PART A
RECRUITMENT
SELECTION
PLACEMENT/ORIENTATION(INDUC
TION)

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RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES
METHODS/MECHANICS OF
RECRUITMENT AND
SELECTION/METHODS/BARRIERS
BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE
SELECTION

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PART B
DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN
CAPITAL/CHANGES &
CHALLENGES
LEARNING AND
DEVELOPMENT,EDUCATION
TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT

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RESOURCES
PART A
RECRUITMENT
SELECTION
PLACEMENT/ORIENTATION(INDUC
TION)

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MANPOWER/HR PLANNING
LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS/HR NEEDS
NEEDS/SHORTAGES IDENTIFIED
RECRUITMENT
SELECTION
PLACEMENT/ORIENTATION(INDUCTION)

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WRONG SLECTION AND

APPOINTMENTS/CONSEQUENCES
MISMATCH
EMPLOYEE TURNOVER
COSTLY/DISRUPTIVE

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ACQUIRE(See Diagram @ Page

146)

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Employment planning

Recruiting
Job applicants provides for

Selection

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RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

PROCESS

ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTIVES/MISSIONS
MANPOWER/HR PLAN
JOB ANALYSIS;DESIGN/REDESIGN
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB SPECIFICATION
JOB SUCCESS CRITERIA
JOB EVALUATION/REWARD SYSTEMS

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SEMANTICS:RECRUITMENT AND
SELECTION?

MEANINGS & IMPORTANCE

So, what is recruitment? How does it
differ from selection?
SPECIFIC BUT INTERDEPENDENT

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RECRUITMENT
MEANINGS & IMPORTANCE
INFLUENCES
PROCESS-INTERACTIONS
RECRUITS/ORGANISATION
WHO RECRUITS?
METHODS
EFFECTIVE RECRUITER
INTERNATIONAL/MULTINATIONAL
RECRUITMENT

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WHAT IS RECRUITMENT?
FIRST STAGE IN THE PROCESS OF
INTEGRATING THE EMPLOYEE
INTO THE ORGANISATION

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RECRUITMENT
RECRUITMENT IS THE PROCESS
OF ACQUIRING APPLICANTS WHO
ARE AVAILABLE AND QUALIFIED
TO FILL POSITIONS IN THE
ORGANISATION.
Carell et
al,1995

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Glueck (1978) wrote:

Recruitment is that set of
activities an organisation uses to
attract job candidates who have
the abilities and attitudes
needed to help the organisation
achieve its objectives.

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SEARCH ACTIVITY INVOLVES

CAREFUL PLANNING AND
ADMINISTRATION

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AIMS
STIMULATE AND ATTRACT
POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES
PROJECT POSITIVE IMAGE OF
ORGANISATION

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OTHER FACTORS/INFLUENCES
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES:LABOUR
MARKET CONDITIONS AND
LEGISLATION/POLICIES
RESPONSE OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES
ATTITUDES AND WORK CLIMATE

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INTERACTIONS OF
APPLICANTS/RECRUITS AND THE
ORGANISATION(P 149) BASED
UPON:
REQUIREMENTS
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
IMAGE

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RECRUITS ATTITUDE
OCCUPATIONAL
CHOICE:ECONOMIC,PSYCHOLOGI
CAL AND SOCILOGICAL
ORGANISATIONAL CHOICE:PAY
SECURITY,OPOORTUNITY

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ORGANISATION
REQUIREMENTS,POLICIES AND IMAGE
APPLICANTS
OCCUPATIONAL/ORGANISATIONAL
PREFERENCES
ADJUSTMENTS

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RECRUITMENT SOURCES

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL SOURCES

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SOURCES
INSIDERS
CASUAL -CALLERS;WALK-INS
DIRECT APPLICATIONS
CONTACTS AND CONNECTIONS (WOM)
ADVERTSING
DIRECT MAIL

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RECRUITMENT METHODS(Pp
153-156)
DIRECT/INDIRECT
INTERNAL
POSTING
AGREEMENTS

JOB
UNION

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RECRUITMENT METHODS
EXTERNAL
DIRECT APPLICATIONS
EMPLOYEE RECOMENDATIONS OR REFERRALS
CAMPUS RECRUITING
PRIVATE AGENCIES
ADVERTISING
DIRECT MAIL

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RECRUITMENT METHODS
EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT
ADVERTISING
APPEALS
E-RECRUITMENT

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WHO RECRUITS?
ORGANISATION
OUTSOURCING

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EFFCETIVE RECRUITMENT

PLANNING/PREPARATION

CREDENTIALS/COMPETENCIES

TIME MANAGEMENT

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EVALUATING THE RECRUITMENT

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TRAINING AND EFFECTIVE

RECRUITING AND EVALUATION

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INTERNATIONAL AND MULTINATIONAL

RECRUITMENT

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GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL
RECRUITING
EUROPE
JAPAN
USA

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GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL
RECRUITING
POLICIES
ETHNOCENTRIC(HOME)
POLYCENTRIC (HOST)
GEOCENTRIC(BEST PEOPLE)
REGIOCENTRIC(REGION)

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SELECTION
MAKING A JUDGEMENT ABOUT
THE SUITABILITY/MATCH OF THE
CANDIDATE TO THE JOB
CHOICE/REJECTION

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SELECTION =CHOICE OF BEST

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FROM
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
SHORTLISTED DURING THE
RECRUITMENT EXERCISE

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FACTORS INFLUENCING RECRUITMENT

AND SELECTION POLICIES

LABOUR MARKET FACTORS

DEMOGRAPHICS
LAW
CHANGING WORK FORCE
UNIONS
BEST AND BRIGHTEST
CAREER PROSPECTS/DEVELOPMENT AVENUES
FLEXIBILITY
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL BLEND
CONFORMITY

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SELECTION PROCESS
INITIAL SCREENING/
APPLICATIONFORMS
VERIFICATION
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

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SELECTION PROCESS
INTERVIEWS
TESTING

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FACTORS AND CONSIDERATIONS

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FACTORS AND CONSIDERATIONS

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

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METHODS(P 166)
INTERVIEWS
BIODATA
GROUP METHODS(ROLE PLAY
AND PROBLEM SOLVING)
IN-TRAYS
PRESENTATIONS

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METHODS(P 166-172)
WORK SIMULATIONS
REPERTORY GRIDS(PREFERENCES)
PERSONATILITY
ASSESSMENTS(PSYCHOMETRIC)
ASSESSMENT CENTRES

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TESTS
WHAT ARE TESTS?
UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS?
TYPES OF TESTS?
DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATION
OF TESTS

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ISSUES OF VALIDITY AND

RELIABILITY

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RECRUITMENT AND
SELECTION:INTERDEPENDENT
PROCESSES
CRITICISMS AND
DRAWBACKS(Pp173-177)

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INTERVIEWS AND
TESTS:BARRIERS
MOST WIDELY USED
VERY POPULAR

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OBJECTIVES?
TYPES?
VARIABLES/CRITERIA/FACTORS?
TECHNIQUES?
PREREQUISITES?
INTERVIEWERS?

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MEASURES
FAIRNESS/BIAS/STEREOTYPING/HALO
EFFECT/PROJECTION
COST
USER-FRIENDLINESS
ACCEPTABILITY
VALIDITY
RELIABILITY
APPLICABILITY

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PLACEMENT AND ORIENTATION

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PLACEMENT AND ORIENTATION

(P 179)
PURPOSE
DIFFERENT STAGES(PREARRIVAL,ENCOUNTER AND
METAMORPHOSIS)

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COST-BENEFIT OF PLACEMENT
AND ORIENTATION