1. Comparative HRM: Recruitment and Selection

2. Recruitment: Attracting qualified candidates to work in an organization.
Selection: Selecting among the applicants.

3. Purpose of recruitment
Determine present and future needs for personnel
Increase the pool of qualified applicants
Increase the fit of the applicants attracted
Increase chances of retention by attracting the right candidates
Provide realistic job previews
Adhere to legal and social requirements
Analyze the labor pools

4. Differences of Legal Recruitment Requirements
The use of quotas?
Discrimination on the basis of what?

5. minority ethnics
Older workers
Disabled
Women
United Kingdom
31.0
13.6
31.4
21.2
France
2.9
9.3
30.0
10.7
Germany
1.8
7.1
15.8
23.8
Turkey
1.4
3.6
30.7
14.2
Australia
24.3
20.7
28.6
51.7
USA
66.3
26.1
47.9
56.6
Tunisia
11.3
27.3
76.0

6. Internal Sources of Candidates: Hiring from Within
Advantages
Foreknowledge of candidates’ strengths and weaknesses
More accurate view of candidate’s skills
Candidates have a stronger commitment to the company
Increases employee morale
Less training and orientation required
Disadvantages
Failed applicants become discontented
Time wasted interviewing inside candidates who will not be considered
Inbreeding of the status quo

7. Internal vs External Labor Markets
Germany, Japan, France, and Switserland use more internal sources for promotions
Britaion, USA, Denmark, Hong Kong use external sources more

8. internally
recruitment agencies/consultancies
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Word of Mouth
vacancy page on company website
vacancies on commercial job websites
direct from educational institution
Other
United Kingdom
35.1
31.6
26.2
1.5
0.6
0.5
0.4
France
22.9
45.0
7.1
2.9
5.0
7.9
3.6
Germany
36.6
26.8
17.0
0.9
Turkey
48.5
15.8
11.1
4.7
2.3
3.5
4.1
Australia
34.7
40.2
18.5
1.9
1.2
USA
38.5
21.2
20.4
3.1
5.8
6.5
Tunisia
22.8
25.4

9. internally
recruitment agencies/consultancies
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Word of Mouth
vacancy page on company website
vacancies on commercial job websites
direct from educational institution
Other
United Kingdom
21.2
23.4
49.3
2.1
2.6
0.4
0.7
France
25.4
10.3
6.3
0.8
2.4
19.0
Germany
37.4
1.4
3.2
8.6
6.1
5.8
Turkey
19.4
7.2
20.9
20.1
7.9
15.1
Australia
21.1
17.8
38.4
4.1
13.6
USA
16.7
10.4
34.3
10.0
14.3
9.2
1.6
3.6
Tunisia
23.3
22.0
26.0
20.0

10. Offshoring/Outsourcing White-Collar and Other Jobs
Specific issues in outsourcing jobs abroad
Political and military instability
Likelihood of cultural misunderstandings
Customers’ security and privacy concerns
Foreign contracts, liability, and legal concerns
Special training of foreign employees
Costs associated with companies supplying foreign workers

11. Selection Techniques United Kingdom 78.1 51.7 66.7 47.6 26.7 1.1 79.7
Interview panel used for Management
One-to one interviews for management
application forms for management
psychometric test for management
assessment centre for management
graphology
references for management
United Kingdom
78.1
51.7
66.7
47.6
26.7
1.1
79.7
France
22.1
92.1
75.7
23.6
12.9
19.3
46.4
Germany
56.8
60.2
13.5
6.1
23.3
2.0
45.8
Turkey
29.2
53.2
47.4
15.8
11.1
1.8
60.8
Australia
77.2
53.3
44.4
37.1
5.8
1.2
77.6
USA
59.6
68.5
59.2
10.0
7.3
0.4
64.6
Tunisia
9.0
65.6
50.8
34.9
5.3
3.7
29.6