Recruitment refers to the process of attracting and screening people who could potentially do a job. The selection process then follows to narrow down the search and evaluate the candidates to establish which one could do the best job. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations will often use professional recruiters to find the ideal candidates for a position or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.
Recruitment agencies are becoming more and more popular as companies realise that it takes a lot of time and effort to find the ideal candidate for a position. This is because unemployment is so high at the moment; there are often huge amounts of applications for just one position. There are employment agencies, recruitment websites and job search engines.
There are also ‘headhunters’ for executive and professional recruitment and niche agencies which specialize in a particular area of staffing. Some organizations use employer branding strategy and in-house recruitment instead of agencies. Recruitment-related functions are generally carried out by an organization's human resources staff.
The recruitment process involves screening potential candidates using tests and/or interviews. Once the screening is complete, the selection of candidates based on the results of the tests and/or interviews will begin. The selection process will look at the candidates in more detail to see which one is suitable for the job and had the potential to fulfil their new role effectively. Effective selection can be done only when there is effective matching and the company hope to select the best candidate for the required job, to ensure they get quality performance from their employees. Organizations will face less of absenteeism and employee turnover problems if the right candidate is recruited so the company will then save time and money.
Recruitment agencies are becoming more and more popular as companies realise that it takes a lot of time and effort to find the ideal candidate for a position. This is because unemployment is so high at the moment; there are often huge amounts of applications for just one position. There are employment agencies, recruitment websites and job search engines.
There are also ‘headhunters’ for executive and professional recruitment and niche agencies which specialize in a particular area of staffing. Some organizations use employer branding strategy and in-house recruitment instead of agencies. Recruitment-related functions are generally carried out by an organization's human resources staff.
The recruitment process involves screening potential candidates using tests and/or interviews. Once the screening is complete, the selection of candidates based on the results of the tests and/or interviews will begin. The selection process will look at the candidates in more detail to see which one is suitable for the job and had the potential to fulfil their new role effectively. Effective selection can be done only when there is effective matching and the company hope to select the best candidate for the required job, to ensure they get quality performance from their employees. Organizations will face less of absenteeism and employee turnover problems if the right candidate is recruited so the company will then save time and money.