2. Process of discovering potential job candidate
Recruitment is to build up a pool of qualified
candidate
Process of finding right people for the right
position at the right time
Recruitment is a positive process of searching
for prospective employees and stimulating
them to apply for the jobs in the organization
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4. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Better assessment of
abilities
Better selection
No advertisement
needed
Minimize turnover
Motivator for good
performance
Limited choice
Favoritism
Political infighting for
promotions
Limited opportunity
Based on seniority
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5. ◦ Employment exchange
◦ Private employment agencies
◦ Educational agencies
◦ Professional association and technical institutions
◦ advertisements
◦ Trade union
◦ Unsolicited application
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6. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
New employees bring
new perspective
Fairness in recruitment
Cheaper & faster than
training
Environmental
adaption
High cost
Poor employee morale
Wrong selection
Long adjustment or
orientation time
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7. Process of choosing the qualified individual
Process of making “Hire” or “No Hire”
decision
Selection is the process of gathering
information for the purpose of evaluating and
deciding who should be hired
Follows recruitment
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8. Reduce employee turnover
Minimize training cost
Self-motivation of workers
Maintain high morale
High productivity
Promote loyalty
Facilitates adaptation
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Selection test
1. TESTING
Tests measure
knowledge, skill, and
ability, as well as other
characteristics, such as
personality traits.
TYPES OF SELECTION TEST
Ability Test Personality
Test
Aptitude
Test
Polygraph
Test
Graphology
Test
Interest
Test
11. Face-to-face observation and appraisal of the
candidate’s suitability for the job
Formal and in-depth conversation conducted
to evaluate the applicant’s acceptability
Conversation between candidates and human
resource specialist for a specific purpose
Purposeful exchange of ideas, the answering
of questions and communication between two
or more persons
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16. Recruitment is an important aspect of HR
management in Nepal
Nepalese organizations use a mix of internal
and external source of recruitment
Major recruitment methods are:
advertisement, employee exchange, walk ins,
labour contractors
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17. Selection of candidates in unorganized
private sector is based on the subjective
judgment of the owner
Personal relationships count most
Placement in government and public
enterprise as ‘square pegs in roundhole’ type
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