2. PRESENTAION ON
Recruitment and selection
• Sources of recruitment
• Purpose of recruitment
• Type of recruitment
• Selection process
• Test type
• Interview type
• Placement and Induction
3. RECRUITMENT
• It refers to the process of finding possible candidates for a job
undertaken by recruiters. It may be undertaken by an employment
agency or a member of staff at the business or organization looking
for recruits. Advertising is commonly part of the recruiting process,
and can occur through several means: through newspapers, using
newspaper dedicated to job advertisement, through professional
publication, using advertisements placed in windows, through a job
center, through campus interviews, etc.
4. Source of Recruitment
• Internal source
Best employees can be found within the
organization. When a vacancy arises in the
organization, it may be given to an
employee who is already on the pay-roll.
When a higher post is given to a deserving
employee, it motivates all other
employees of the organization to work
hard. The employees can be informed of
such a vacancy by internal advertisement.
• External source
All organizations have to use
external sources for recruitment to
higher positions when existing
employees are not suitable. More
persons are needed when
expansions are undertaken.
5. Selection process
1)Preliminary Interview- The purpose of preliminary interviews is basically to eliminate
unqualified applications based on information supplied in application forms. The basic objective
is to reject misfit
2) Selection test- Jobseekers who past the preliminary interviews are called for tests. There are
various types of tests conducted depending upon the jobs and the company. These tests can be
Aptitude Tests, Personality Tests, and Ability Tests and are conducted to judge how well an
individual can perform tasks related to the job.
3) Employment Interview- The next step in selection is employment interview. Here interview
is a formal and in-depth conversation between applicant’s acceptability
4) Physical Examination- After the selection decision is made, the candidate is required to
undergo a physical fitness test.
5) Job Offer- The next step in selection process is job offer to those applicants who have
crossed all the previous hurdles. It is made by way of letter of appointment
6. Type of test
1). Ability tests: Assist in determining how well an individual can perform tasks related to
the job.
2).Psychometric tests: It aim to measure attributes like intelligence, aptitude and personality.
They provide a potential employer with an insight into how well you work with other people,
how well you handle stress, and whether you will be able to cope with the intellectual
demands of the job.
3).Projective Test: This test requires interpretation of problems or situations. For example, a
photograph or a picture can be shown to the candidates and they are asked to give their
views, and opinions about the picture.
4). Medical Test: It reveals physical fitness of a candidate. With the development of
technology, medical tests have become diversified. Medical servicing helps measure and
monitor a candidate’s physical resilience upon exposure to hazardous chemicals.
7. Type of interviews
Informal Interview-The employer may ask a few questions, like name, POB,previous
experience, etc. It is not planned and is used widely when the labour market is tight and you
need workers very badly.
Formal interview-This held in a more formal atmosphere in the employment office by the
employment officer with the help of well-structured questions.
Depth Interview-This is designed to intensively examine the candidate’s background and
thinking and to go into considerable detail on a particular subject to special interest to the
candidate.
Stress Interview-This is designed to test the candidate and his conduct and behavior by
putting him under conditions of stress and strain.
Panel Interview-This is done by members of the interview board or a selection committee.
This is done usually for supervisory and managerial positions.
8. Placement and induction
Placement
Placement is a process of assigning a
specific job to each of the selected
candidates. It involves assigning a
specific rank and responsibility to an
individual. It implies matching the
requirements of a job with the
qualifications of the candidate.
Induction
Induction is the process of receiving and
welcoming an employee when he first
joins the company and giving him basic
information he needs to settle down
quickly and happily and starts work.
