Recruitment

Recruitment refers to the overall process of identifying, attracting, screening, shortlisting, and interviewing, suitable candidates for jobs (either permanent or temporary) within an organization. Recruitment can also refer to processes involved in choosing individuals for unpaid roles. Managers, human resource generalists and recruitment specialists may be tasked with carrying out recruitment, but in some cases public sector employment, commercial recruitment agencies, or specialist search consultancies are used to undertake parts of the process. Internet-based technologies to support all aspects of recruitment have become widespread.

Definition

In the context of human resources, recruitment is the process of finding and hiring the best-qualified candidate (from within or outside of an organization) for a job opening, in a timely and cost-effective manner. The recruitment process includes analyzing the requirements of a job, attracting employees to that job, screening and selecting applicants, hiring, and integrating the new employee to the organization.

Process

The recruitment process is often divided into several stages:

1. Job analysis: The job requirements are ascertained by conducting a job analysis. The output, job descriptions, are used to identify the skills, knowledge, and abilities that the job holder needs.
2. Sourcing: Potential candidates are identified through a variety of methods, including advertisements, job boards, corporate websites, career events, or recruitment agencies.
3. Screening and selection: Candidates are screened and selected based on their qualifications, experience, and potential to fit into the organization's culture.
4. Onboarding: Once a candidate is selected, they are introduced to the organization, its culture, values, and working conditions.

Types of recruitment

Recruitment can be classified into several types:

1. Internal recruitment: This refers to the process of a business looking to fill a vacant position with an existing employee from within the organization.
2. External recruitment: This involves hiring staff from outside the organization. This could be either through job advertisements, online recruitment sites, or recruitment agencies.
3. E-recruitment: Also known as online recruitment, this is the use of technology or the internet to find and hire suitable candidates for a job opening.

See also

• Human resource management
• Job hunting
• Employment agency
• Job fair
• Onboarding
• Outsourcing

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