2. OBJECTIVES
● Identify the basic selection
criteria.
● Evaluate the three methods e.g.,
information gathering, tests and
interviewing used in employee
selection.
● Appreciate varied contemporary
interviewing techniques used by
interviewers.
● To study the Design of interview
form and its evaluation matrix.
● To Understand and Differentiate
between the strategic
recruitment and selection
process.
● To Identify goals of recruiting
and selecting employees in the
organization.
● To Comprehend recruitment
process from organizational as
well as individual perspective.
● To Identify the strategic
decisions , involved in recruiting.
● Explain the major recruitment
methods and analyse their
advantages and disadvantages.
Recruitment is the process of discovering of potential candidates for actual or
anticipated organizational vancancies
Recruitment follows Human Resource Planning & goes hand in hand with the
selection process 2
3. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
The Company…
Tata Consultancy Services Limited(TCS), is an
Indian multinational information technology
services, business solutions and outsourcing
service company, headquartered an Mumbai,
Maharashtra
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5. SOURCES OF
RECRUITMENT
◦ Internal Sources
◦ 1. Promotion
◦ 2. Transfers
◦ 3. Internal notification
◦ 4. Recall
◦ 5. Former employees
◦ 6. Miscellaneous external sources
◦ External Sources
◦ 1. Campus recruitment
◦ 2. Press advertisement
◦ 3. Management consultancy service (Advertisement) & private
◦ employment exchanges
◦ 4. Deputation of personnel or transfer from one enterprise to
another
◦ 5. Management training schemes
◦ 6. Walk-ins, write-ins, talk-ins
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6. Start
Requireme
nts/vacanci
es
Report to
Resource
Management
Group
TAG for
Recruitment
Sourcing team checks
profiles
2.Placement Vendors
inform candidates
3.Direct candidates
report directly at
the venue
4.Candidates through
BYB report
directly
Check for
internal
availabilit
y
Campus
team for
freshers
EP Team
for
Experience
d
Professiona
ls
Sources of recruitment
1.Direct Candidates
2.Careers Portal
3.Placement Vendors
Registration
at venue
Check
Eligibili
ty
criteria
Drop
Candidat
e
Interview
Process
1. Technical Round
2. Management Review
3. HR Round
Candidate
redirected for
internal
absorption
Offer
acceptance
by
Candidate
Initiation of
BCG by the
candidateBGC
Positi
ve? Drop the
Candidate
Induction
Program(1.5
Days)
Project
Allocation
ye
s
yes
End
No
No
Yes
No
Flow Chart of Recruitment Process at TCS
7. Recruitment Process:
Following are the prerequisite for the roles
▪ Applicant must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
▪ Be a team player who can work with minimum supervision
▪ Able to interact well with different departments.
▪ Meticulous, responsible and ability to multi-task.
▪ Should be well-versed
▪ Having good ability to communicate in English.
▪ Willing to work at any location in India.
▪ Excellent Communication & Listening skills.
▪ Good to have analytical, presentation & communication skill
▪ Problem Solving skills
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8. Infosys Limited
The Company…
Infosys Limited (formerly Infosys Technologies
Limited) is an Indian multinational corporation that
provides business consulting, information
technology and outsourcing services. It has its
headquarters in Bengaluru, India. Infosys is the
second-largest Indian IT services company .
9. Cognizant
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Cognizant is an American multinational
corporation that provides IT services, including
digital, technology, consulting, and operations
services. It is headquartered in Teaneck, New
Jersey, United States.
Cognizant is listed for the ninth consecutive
years among Fortune’s Most Admired
Companies.
10. “
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● HR Policy ( Recruitment )
● The HR policy at Cognizant’s aligns
with the company’s Core Values and
Standards of Business Conduct
maintaining -
● Transparency
● Passion
● Empowerment
● Collaboration
● Customer Focus
● Integrity
11. Recruitment
Process
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Platform
Smart Recruitment Using Cognizant’s TalentMax – Powered by
Endeca Information Discovery
Sources of Recruitment:
Pooled campus Recruitment
Press advertisement
Online Job Portals
Process:
Following are the prerequisite for the roles
Having good ability to communicate in English.
Willing to work at any location in India.
Excellent Communication & Listening skills.
Good to have analytical, presentation & communication skill
Problem Solving skills
Willing to Work with flexible hours
12. “
Cognizant usually conducts 3 rounds to recruit & select talent pool in their
organisation.
● Written Round
● Technical Round
● HR Round
Screening & Shortlisting of the candidates is done on the basis of academic performance
as per the following criterion -
● 70% and above in class X, XII and Graduation.
● No backlogs at the time of interview
● No drop in any year/semester throughout course.
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13. Written Round
The Written round consists of two major sections namely
General Aptitude Test and
Verbal Ability Test.
General Aptitude Test, has mathematical reasoning part and logical reasoning part and verbal ability Test.
Technical Round:
Technical interview consists of questions from C, /C++,
Java Programming
Data structures and Algorithms,
DBMS,
PDSA
Operating System,
Networking,
OOPs concepts and
a programming language of choice
HR Interview:
There is no hard & fast rule for which questions will be asked in this round, one can expect questions on any topic
depending on the panel. Hr interview mainly consists of questions related to the candidate, education & other
Questions related to the Resume.
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14. ▪ Better-quality candidates pool as a
result of the extraction feature
▪ Enables definition of easier, clearer
and streamlined recruitment
processes
▪ Faster and more efficient
recruitment processes
▪ Report generation to understand
candidate profiles based on the
reports and analysis.
▪ Leverages HR as a strategic,
innovative and agile partner
Advantages
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WIPRO
The Company…
● Global management consulting and
professional services company that provides a
strategy, consulting, digital, technology and
operations services.
● It Powers businesses with cutting-edge
solutions using established and emerging
technologies
16. The HR policy closely integrates both
the business strategy and the human
capital strategy, addressing high-
value talent and ‘young & empowered’
mind.
HR Policy
( Recruitment )
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PROCESS
Wipro Recruitment Process:
● It starts with applying online for jobs that matches ones profile. Even if there
is no current opening one can still upload his resume, and when vacancy
arises, the company contacts him.
● Evaluation: Evaluation is based on written/ online test, technical interview
and hr interview.
● The online exam pattern has 3 sections namely verbal and analytical,
coding test on Java or C++ and written communication test(one has to write
100-400 words essay on given topic in the given time).
● One has to attend technical/functional interviews and discussions with
Wipro Business and the Wipro Talent Acquisition Team.
● Documentation: Then one has to share a set of documents(as asked by the
HR) to enable the talent acquisition team to roll out a competitive offer.
● Offer: In the end recruiter and receiver has an active discussion
● of the final offer.
● Offer Acceptance: The selected candidate has to confirm the acceptance to
the offer and initiate the notice period with current employer.
21. TechMahindra
● Tech Mahindra Recruitment Process:
● Recruitment process starts with applying on online portal,
after initial screening there are 4 rounds.
● Online Aptitude Round: This is an elimination round
consisting of 7 sections English Language General 1,
English Language General 2, English Language
Comprehension, Quantitative ability, Verbal Reasoning
General, Verbal Reasoning paragraph and Non-Verbal
Reasoning. Total questions are 75 to be attempted in 50
minutes, having no negative marking but sectional cutoff.
● The number of questions in the English Language General
1 is 10. The important topics include synonyms,
antonyms, vocabulary based etc.
● The number of questions in the English Language General
2 is 20 questions. The important topics include Basics of
English grammar like Articles, Prepositions,
Direct/Indirect speech etc.
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22. TechMahindra
● The number of questions in the English Language
Comprehension is 5 questions that are based on a
passage.
● The number of questions in the Quantitative ability is
11. The important topics include Averages, Ages,
Profits and Loss, Time, Speed and Distance.
● The number of questions in the Verbal Reasoning
General Section is 21 questions. The important topics
include Para jumbles, Para completion, Paragraph
summery and Analogies.
● The Verbal Reasoning paragraph Section has a
passage given along with 3 questions.
● The important topics in Non-verbal Reasoning Section
include Coding/Decoding, Series, Analogies and
Embedded figures. This section has 5 questions.
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23. TechMahindra
● Essay writing round: In this round, one picture is
shown on the screen. One has to write an essay in
200 words. This essay should be completed in 15
minutes. This is also an elimination round.
● Technical Round: In this round, one would be tested
on C, C++, JAVA and SQL. Along with them, one or
two subjects of respective branches. You can get
questions from summer project as well as final year
project.
● HR Round: This is the final step to select a candidate.
In this round, the interview panel questions everything
and anything related to ones personality, family,
education, hobbies, internships, work experience (if
relevant), general knowledge, etc.
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24. Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation is an American
multinational technology company with
headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It
develops, manufactures, licenses
supports and sells computer software,
consumer electronics, personal
computers, and services.
25. Microsoft Corporation
Recruitment Process at Microsoft:
On-Campus Placement
Off-Campus Recruitment
There are five rounds in the Microsoft:
• Online Coding
• Written round
• 2 Technical rounds
• HR Round
26. ● Technical Rounds:
These consist of face to face rounds with the interviewer and to
pass through these round one should have good knowledge
regarding the facts mentioned in the CV. The questions are
generally asked from the projects,
The final technical round consists of System Designing where
questions from various domains can be asked like Cloud
COmputing, Microsoft Azure, Dropbox and various Microsoft
technology driven engines.
● These are the skills that a tech candidate should possess:
● Software Development
● C
● C++
● C#
● Java
● Javascript
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27. ● HR Round:
● This round deals with the HR questions like:
● Where do you see yourself in next 5 years, 15 years and 25
years?
● Questions on family background.
● Strengths and Weaknesses.
● Questions on the facts mentioned in the CV.
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28. Oracle
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Recruitment Process at Oracle
Sources of Man Power Supply:
1 Internal
2 External
Internal
1. Present Employees
2. Employee Referrals
3. Previous Applicants
Present Employees
Present employees by way of promotions and transfers.
.
2. Employee referrals
Employees develop good prospects for their families & friends by acquainting them with
the advantages of a job with the company.
3. Previous applicants
Those who have previously applied for jobs are again contacted by mail.
External
Campus Placement
Online Job Portals
Job Fairs
Newspaper and Magazines Advertisement
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Selection Process
Following steps are involved in the recruitment process:
• Initial screening of the resume of the candidate.
• Employment tests are conducted.
• Interviews are conducted.
• Physical or medical tests are carried out.
• Final Employment Decision is taken by the Employer.
Oracle conducts 3-4 rounds to select freshers for Software Engineer in their
organisation.
• Online Test
• Technical Interview Round 1
• Technical Interview Round 2
• HR Round
30. ● Online Test:
● It is an online test round where MCQ questions ranging from
verbal, quantitative to core subjects such as DS, Networking,
OOPS, Database are asked. Vocabulary, logical reasoning and
essay writing are also this online test to check the candidate’s
proficiency in English.
● Technical Interview Round:
● This is a coding round and personal interview round. Questions
based on data structure and profile based questions from
resume are asked.
● HR Round:
● It consists questions related to candidate’s profile, education
background, location relocation, discussion about salary and
resume related question.
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31. What makes the difference ...
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• Better-quality candidates pool as a result of the extraction feature
• Enables definition of easier, clearer and streamlined recruitment
processes
• Faster and more efficient recruitment processes
• Report generation to understand candidate profiles based on the
reports and analysis.
• Leverages HR as a strategic, innovative and agile partner
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CONCLUSION
◦ RECRUITMENT and SELECTION are very meticulous processes and require
expertise to perform them. Nowadays IT organizations face competition from
rapidly changing environment & have to tap upon the best possible work force
available in the market in least cost possible, and to perform this task , they
practice a detailed recruitment and selection process
◦ IT sector organizations face significant challenges in RECRUITMENT and
SELECTION . Many report that they are only somewhat adequately staffed and
an increasing number report that they are grossly understaffed in critical areas.
◦ HR professionals’ training and expertise must be utilized to the fullest extent in
order to address these challenges.
