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प्रश्न
What is meant by recruitment? How is it different from selection?
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उत्तर
Recruitment is defined as the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in an organisation.
Recruitment caters to find skilled employees who are suitable to apply in an organisation whereas selection is the process of selecting the most suitable candidates who deserve to be in the organisation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Vinod - The Human Resource Manager, Umesh - The Assistant manager and Ashok - The Marketing Head of Hitashi Enterprises Ltd. decided to leave the company. The Chief Executive Officer of the company called the Human Resource Manager, Vinod and requested him to fill-up the vacancies before leaving the organization. Vinod suggested that his subordinate Rajesh is very competent and trustworthy. If he could be moved up in the hierarehy, he would do the needful. The Chief Executive Officer agreed for the same. Rajesh contacted 'Zenith Recruiters' who advertised for the post of marketing head for 'Hitashi Enterprises Ltd.'. They were able to recruit a suitable candidate for the company. Umesh's vacancy was filled-up by screening the database of unsolicited applications lying in the office.
a. Name the internal/external sources of recruitment used by 'Hitashi Enterprises Ltd.' to fill-up the above stated vacancies.
b. Also, state any one merit of each of the above identified source of recruitment
Explain Direct Recruitment and Advertisement as external sources of recruitment
'Recruitment' is one of the specialised activities performed by human resources management. Mention any two other specialised activities of human resource management
A company is manufacturing paper plates and bowls. It produces 1,00,000 plates and bowls each day. Due to local festival, it got an urgent order of extra 50,000 plates and bowls. Explain the method of recruitment that the company should adopt in the given circumstances to meet the order.
A major insurance company handled all recruiting, screening and training processes for data entry/customer service representatives. Their competitor was attracting most of the qualified, potential employees in their market. Recruiting was made even more difficult by the strong economy and the ‘jobseeker’s market.’ This resulted in the client having to choose from candidates who had the ‘soft’ skills needed for the job, but lacked the proper ‘hard’ skills and training.
Questions
a. As an HR manager what problems do you see in the company?
b. How do you think it can be resolved and what would be its impact on the company?
Answer the question briefly.
Explain any two sources of external recruitment used in today’s world.
The process of manning various jobs in the organisation with the right person is known as ______.
Identify and explain the two sources of the source of recruitment which cannot be used when the existing staff is either insufficient or does not fulfil the eligibility criteria of the jobs to be filled.
Main aim of Recruitment is ______.
Rajan Ltd. decided to change their organization structure and shift to functional structure. So, it decided to hire four different Heads for Sales, Accounts, Purchase and Production from outside the company to bring fresh talent. It publishes advertisement and shortlists 20 candidates for each position after conducting various selection tests. Out of the following, identify the next step to be followed by Rajan Ltd.
Which of the following steps in the process of staffing involves the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for respective jobs in the organization?
Which of the following statements is true with respect to internal source of recruitment?
Which of the following internal sources of recruitment involves shifting of an employee from one job to another, one department to another?
'External sources of recruitment may lead to dissatisfaction and frustration among existing employees. They may feel that their chances of promotion are reduced.' Give two situations when external sources may be used without dissatisfying the existing employees.
| The Human Resource Manager of Alfa Ltd. a leading air-conditioner manufacturer requires employees for various posts. He wanted to opt for a source of recruitment where the background of potential candidates is sufficiently known. He knew that applicants introduced by present employees or their friends and relatives may prove to be a good source of recruitment. |
- Identify the external source of recruitment discussed in the above paragraph.
- State any four advantages of external sources of recruitment.
State any four limitations of using internal sources of recruitment.
“Filling vacancies for various job positions from within the organisation has many limitations." State any four such limitations.
