MANPOWER PLANINING, RECRUITMENT & SELECTION MODULE 2 Devpriya Dey

MANPOWER PLANNING Human Resource Planning also termed as Manpower planning. It is one of the functions in human resource management where we decide the following: How many employees are required to do a particular task/job? On what basis are we going to decide the number of employees required? Where will be the employees allocated? What are the skills required in those employees to the job? What is the cost required to get the required number employees? Which are the sources from where we may find the prospective employees? What is the deadline that is required for hiring the prospective employees?

Importance of Human Resource Planning To fulfill the needs of required Labour for the particular work. To accomplish the organizational or business objectives. Based on the manpower planning other interrelated jobs like recruitment, selection & training programme can be decided. The entire productivity depends on the accuracy of manpower planning. To identify the areas of surplus & deficit of employees. To identify the cost involved. Helps in succession planning. To get the best talent available if timely manpower is available.

Objectives of HRP To review the no. of employees required To anticipate the surplus of staff Make future plans for recruitment & selection based on HRP To identify the skills required To control wage and salary cost To ensure optimum use of human resource in the organisation To determine the training and development needs To ensure career planning of the employees

Recruitment is a process of collecting a pool of prospective candidates/employees through various mediums or channels like headhunting, advertisement etc.

Sources of Recruitment Internal Sources Internal Job Posting Promotions Transfers Redeployment

Sources of Recruitment External Recruitment Advertisement Campus recruitment Consultants Job Portals Networking Sites Employee Referrals Employment Exchanges

Selection It is a process of picking up prospective employees from the pool of candidates collected in the process of recruitment. Here we choose the best candidates who are suitable for a required position and carry relevant qualification & skill

– Steps in Selection Process Screening interview Application Blank Selection Tests Selection Interviews Medical Examination Reference Checks Hiring decision

PLACEMENT Determination of a job to which an accepted candidate is to be assigned. Right job for the Right Person at the Right Time

INDUCTION Process of Receiving and welcoming an employee when he first joins a company and giving him the basic information he needs to settle down quickly and happily and start work FIRST IMPRESSION

INDUCTION - contents About the company Company’s History Company Policies Rules & regulations Code of Conduct About the department About the superiors & sub-ordinates

Objective and Purpose of Induction Make the new employee familiar to the orgaisation Creating a comfort factor for the employee Creating Interest in his job and the company Providing the basic information about the working arrangements Indicating standards of performance & behaviour expected Informing about the training facilities Creating a feeling for social security Minimizing the reality shock