By: Saleh Abdullah Alkhamyasi
At the beginning of each financial year most job seekers are diligently monitoring the vacancies that are advertised through various means by the corporate world.
The recruitment function is the gate through which organizations wink at the supply side of the labor market. It is a vehicle through which they attempt to attract a pool of candidates for certain positions based on certain job profile for each position. As Charter Institute for Personnel Development fact sheet indicates “Having the right person, in the right place, at the right time, is crucial to organisational performance. Recruitment is a critical activity, not just for the HR team but also for line managers who are increasingly involved in the selection process.”
Prior to initiating the recruitment process, organizations have to set certain prerequisites aside to ensure that recruitment is done on a solid ground. These prerequisites include the following:
- · The Manpower plan
- · The Job Description
- · The Job Specifications/Job Profile
- · The Job Analysis
Once these steps are set aside and available the HR Department considers the various options through which they can source the targeted potential candidates. It goes without doubt that if the recruitment strategy is well calculated then there would be many options before the organizations but the particular job profile and its availability within the local market will dictate the most suitable one. Among the available sources to attract candidates are the following means:
- · Tapping the internal employee pool.
- · The existing CV data bank
- · Advertising through various news papers
- · Resorting to recruitment agency
- · E Recruitment
- · Participating on career fairs
- · Company website
- · Social media
- · Walk in applicants
No doubt organizations will apply multiple methods to source the needed candidates they are aiming to attract. Factors such as time, position or level of job, specialty and cost will determine the method being utilized for the recruitment purpose. We can visualize recruitment like a dam which receives water resources from various streams. Where all roads to lead to Rome likewise all CVs or applications reach the Human Resources Department of the demanding organization.
We should realize that recruitment is a positive process through which all candidates are welcomed to apply. Every candidate gets an equal opportunity to apply. No door will be shut before any candidates. Once the list of the applying candidates is gathered it undergoes a filtering process to create a shortlist of candidates who will be invited to appear for assessment and initial judgment.
Therefore, the quality of the recruitment coupled with the selection that follow suit will set the stage for quality of Manpower that will prevail in the organization and determine its ability to compete and realize its targeted objectives and goals.
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