This document discusses challenges in human resources recruitment and retention. It outlines that HR professionals are constantly facing new challenges in recruitment, one of their most important functions. Some challenges they deal with include adapting to globalization, lack of motivation, needing strategic prioritization for new systems, and analyzing recruitment processes to improve speed and immediacy. Developing retention strategies and incentives like bonuses or professional development is also challenging. Following steps like proactive planning, creative recruitment, job fairs, and developing retention strategies can help improve an organization's ability to attract, recruit, and retain top talent.

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Recruitment & Retention
Capstone in Supervision and Management
MAN 4900
Yvonne James

2. Recruitment is a function that requires
business perspective, expertise, ability
to find and match the best potential
candidate for the organization,
diplomacy, marketing skills and wisdom
to align the recruitment processes for
the benefit of the organization
The recruitment, selection and
retention process must be driven
by clear policies, accountability,
and shared responsibility but
most importantly by professionals
who have the capacity to deliver
The HR professionals – handling the
recruitment function of the
organization- are constantly facing
new challenges
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3. Recruitment and retention are two
Human Resources functions that require
strategic thought and planning. Talent
management--an area of human
resources which includes recruitment
and retention--is extremely important to
an organization's growth
HR professionals are continuously
facing new challenges in one of
their most imperative function-
recruitment. They have to deal
with and overcome various
challenges to find the best
applicants for their organizations
A business' most valuable assets
are the talent, expertise and
resources of its work force.
Recruiting and retaining the best
talent can only improve the value
of a company’s assets
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4. Challenges in HR Recruitment
•Adaptability to globalization
– The HR professionals are
expected to keep in tune with
the changing times
•Lack of motivation –
Recruitment is considered to
be a thankless job
•Process analysis – The
immediacy and speed of the
recruitment process are the
main concerns
•Strategic prioritization – The
emergent new systems are an
opportunity
Challenges in HR Retention
•Developing a retention
strategy requires special skills
in determining which
employees are likely to seek
opportunities elsewhere and
which of them are most
valuable to the business
•Retention incentives can
range from bonuses to
professional development
•Constructing a succession
plan, identify the most
promising employees who
show aptitude for climbing
the organization's ladder
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•Proactive
planning is crucial
to effective
recruitment and
selection action
•Devise creative
ways to recruit
•Organizing a job
fair
•Developing a
retention strategy
•Retention
incentives can range
from bonuses to
professional
development
•Salary increases
as a retention
strategy
•Should maximize
a company’s
ability to attract
and recruit
•Demonstrate to the
community that an
organization is an
employer of choice
•Participating in a
job fair that is
widely publicized
•Determining which
employees are likely
to seek opportunities
elsewhere
•Succession
planning
•Weigh the costs of
spending money to
retain against the cost
to hire
•Minimize the risk
of HR making a
poor appointment
•Most qualified
applicants will have
conducted research
on the company
•Incentivize
potential
applicants
•Which of them
are most valuable
to the business.
•Identify employees
for climbing the
organization's ladder
• If one does not
have the right
people, it will not
succeed
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6. D
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Evaluating
and
measuring
Providing a
positive working
environment
Recognizing, rewar
ding and reinforcing
the right behavior
Involving
and
engaging
Developing
skills and
potential
If companies apply the 5-step PRIDE process, they can improve
their ability to attract, retain and improve productivity. This means:

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