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Recruiting Job Candidates
Chapter 5
Recruiting Job Candidates
Recruiting
Is the process of creating a reasonable pool of qualified candidates for a job opening.
Thumb rule: 15-25 people for each opening.
External forces that affect recruiting efforts:
The labor market.
Competitors.
Social and legal environment.
Recruiting Job Candidates
Recruiting Considerations and Sources
Under what conditions will the organization recruit new people?
What are the organization’s alternatives and when will it use them?
Should the organization recruit locally, regionally, nationally or globally?
Will the organization recruit from within first or go outside the organization?
What primary recruiting sources will provide the best recruits?
Recruiting Job Candidates
Major Recruiting Sources
Recruiting Job Candidates
Major Recruiting Sources (continued)
Recruiting Job Candidates
Challenges and Constraints in Recruiting
Budgetary constraints.
Organizational policies and image.
Undesirable Job Characteristics
Realistic Job Previews (RJP)
The recruiter – candidate interaction.
Recruiting Job Candidates
Recruiting Evaluation Methods
Recruiting Job Candidates
Recruiting Evaluation Methods