1. CAREERS AND CAREER CHOICES
Recruitment Procedures

2. Recruitment Procedures: Introduction
Recruitment procedures refers to processes that employers follow when they want to find a suitable employee.
It is important to acquaint yourself with these processes that people go through before they are offered a position in a company
Most jobs are advertised in the press or on the Internet, but advertising is just one step of the process.
A lot of preparation also goes on before the advertisement is released to the public.

3. Recruitment Process Identifying a job need in the company
- There must be a need to employ another person.
- In most cases, the reason is that the existing staff is overwhelmed or lack a specific skill or a completely new position is proposed.
- It should be really necessary for a company to hire another person.
Compiling a job description
- The company through its human resources department clearly defines the duties involved in the new position
- Some staff who had been carrying an extra load may relinquish the extra load.
- The company should be satisfied that the new person will have his or her full load.
- The person’s skills are important at this point
Advertising the position
- An advertisement is sent out through print media and Internet sites

4. Recruitment Procedures (Cont.)
Short-listing applicants
- Usually a number of people are interested and will sent in their applications, including those who want to try their luck.
- The application are sent to the correct department in the company and they are sifted.
- Only those who mean the minimum requirements are short listed
- Background checks are done before people are invited for interviews
Interviewing applicants
- Short-listed candidates are invited to attend an interview
- The panel of interviewers are interested in testing the skills that the person claims to have as well as other personality traits
- Here the candidates get to know the complete requirements of the job

5. Recruitment Process (Cont.)
appointing the best person for the job
compiling a job contract