1. Human Resource Management
Lecture-17

2. More about recruitment
Sources of recruitment

3. ATTRACT POTENTIAL
Communicate the position so that they respond
The more, the better
NOT UNQUALIFIED
Self select out
Saves time, money
The less, the better

4. Sources of recruiting
Internal sources
External sources

5. Internal Sources
Promotions
Job Postings
Talent
inventories
Transfers

6. Advantages Public relations Builds morale
Encourages ambitious employees
Cheaper
Know candidate better
Already socialized
Training

7. Miss good outside talent
Inbreeding - no new ideas
Have to train for technology, skill upgrades

8. Acquisitions/ Mergers
External Sources
Walk-in applicants
Traditional Media
Employee referrals
Employment agencies
Internet
School placement
Trade associations
Foreign nationals
Acquisitions/ Mergers

9. May make achieving affirmative action goals easier
Advantages
Brings in new ideas
May make achieving affirmative action goals easier

10. Can handle rapid growth
Get people with up-to-date education and training
Shakeup the organization

11. Can be more expensive and time- consuming
Disadvantages
Can be more expensive and time- consuming
Hiring mistakes

12. Reduced promotion opportunities might be discouraging to current employees

13. External Search - Advertisements

14. Placed in local newspapers, trade journals, Internet
Distribution wider if
Specialized skills
Higher level in organization
Short supply in market

15. Blind box Ads used for
Low profile
Bad reputation
Market testing

16. External search - employment agencies
Public/state
Private
Management consulting firms

17. Management consulting firms
Executive search
Headhunter
Specialized high skill
Senior managers
Hard to fill technical specialists
Large fee paid by company

18. External search - Schools, Colleges, Universities.

19. Placement services
Internships
Job fairs
Recent grads

21. Professional organizations
Labor unions
Professional specialties
Membership roster
Trade publication ads

22. Cyber recruiting

23. Web-based
80% of companies use Internet
Commercial job posting services
All kinds of jobs

25. Recruiting Sites

26. Career Builder: http://www.careerbuilder.com
FlipDog:
HotJobs:
Owned by Yahoo

27. Monster.com: http://www.monster.com
Net-Temps:
Spherion (formerly E. Span):

28. Job postings that rely on informal networks
Word of Mouth
Word of mouth
Employee referrals
Job postings that rely on informal networks
Recruiting venues that create discomfort (e.g., hotel rooms)

29. Help Wanted Overtime Part-Time Workers Employee Leasing
Temporary Workers

30. Recruiting: The Applicant’s Perspective