Recruitment, Selection & Training

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RECRUITMENT

Recruitment is the development and maintenance of adequate

manpower resources. It involves the creation of a pool of available
labour force upon which the organisation can draw when it needs
additional employees.

Methods of Recruitment Sources of Recruitment

Direct Methods Internal Sources

Field interview - In this 1. Transfer - A transfer means

method, representatives of a shifting of an employee from
company visit management one place to another without
and technical institutes. They any change in rank,
take on-the-spot tests and responsibility or remuneration.
shortlist candidates.
2. Promotion - A promotion
Walk-in interviews - means shifting an employee
Candidates seeking jobs are from a lower post to a higher
informed of the time and post. It leads to an increase in
place where interviews are to pay, status and responsibility.
be held. Candidates come to
3. Demotion - Downward
the places with their resumes
movement in status.
and certificates.
4. Ex-Employees - The retired
Tele Recruitment - Under this
employees may be recruited
method, a list of potential
for a temporary period.
candidates is prepared from

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 directories of professional External Sources
associations. Phone calls are
1. Advertisements
made to candidates.
2. Employment exchanges
Posters and Billboards - An
organisation may post posters 3. Placement Agencies
and install billboards outside 4. Educational Institutions
its offices and in public places.
5. Gate Hiring
Indirect Methods
6. Unsolicited Applicants
advertisements in newspapers,
7. Recommendations
magazines and journals
8. Jobbers and Contractors
public employment exchanges

professional search firms

professional associations or
trade unions

SELECTION

Selection is the process in which candidates for employment are divided

into two categories, those who are to be employed and those who are to
be rejected.

METHODS AND PROCEDURE OF SELECTION

1. Preliminary Interview - Preliminary interview is the first occasion when candidates come
in contact with the company’s officials. A brief interview is taken to check which
candidates are fit for the job. Those who aren’t, are rejected.

2. Application Form - The candidates who pass the preliminary interview are asked to fill
out the application form. This form provides their address, name, age, educational
qualifications, work experience, etc. It helps the company choose the best candidate with
the type of background required.

3. Employment Test - These tests are based on the assumption that a person’s work
behaviour can be predicted by sampling it. These are used to get rid of unsuitable
candidates.

4. Selection Interview - An interview is a purposeful exchange of ideas and information

between two or more persons. It provides an opportunity for the candidate to get

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 information about the job and the company. Managers can judge the personality,
communication skills and suitability of the candidate.

5. Checking References - Candidates are generally required to give names and addresses of
two or three persons from whom information about the candidate is obtained. These
persons are called ‘references’. They may be heads of educational institutions attended
by the candidates or their previous employers.

6. Medical Examination - A physical examination is necessary to ensure that they are

physically fit for the job.

7. Final Approval - The candidates who are shortlisted and pass the medical examination
are finally approved by the head of the department and are induced into the company.

TRAINING

Training is the organised procedure in which people learn knowledge

and for a skill or definite purpose.

Types of Training

1. Orientation Training - Orientation or induction training is given to a new employees

to familiarise them with the policies, rules and regulations of the organisation and
conditions of the job. It is a process of socialisation wherein new employees get
acquainted with their superiors, subordinates and colleagues.

2. Job Training - This type of training is given to make employees proficient in

performing job operations. This is particularly essential for employees who are
freshers, i.e., have no work experience.

3. Refresher Training - Refresher training is designed to teach employees the latest

developments in methods and procedures. Technological advancements and the
introduction of new tools and equipment have increased the need for this type of
training.

4. Safety Training - Such training seeks to create safety consciousness among

employees and familiarise them with the use of safety devices.

5. Promotional Training - Promotional Training is given to employees who are chosen

to perform higher level jobs.

Methods of Training

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 On-the-Job Training Off-the-Job Training

1. Coaching or Mentoring - In this 1. Internship Training - This is a joint

method, the supervisor instructs programme of training in which
and guides the trainee. business houses collaborate with
technical institutions. Internship
2. Under Study - Under this method,
training involves a balance
the trainee is imparted training by
between theory and practice. After
a senior and experienced
completing theoretical learning,
employee.
they receive practical training.
3. Assistant To - In this method, the
2. Vestibule Training - A vestibule
trainee is placed as an assistant to a
means a room between the outer
senior executive of the firm.
door and the interior of a building.
Initially, the senior executive
A large number of workers are
entrusts him with the routine work
trained under the guidance of
and guides him to perform the job.
expert trainees.
Later on, more important
assignments are given to him. 3. Case Study - This skill is used to
Finally, the trainee is competent teach problem-solving skills.
for the job.
4. Role Playing - Under this method,
4. Job Rotation - In this method, the the trainee is assigned a role. He
trainee is periodically rotated from learns to deal with the interactions
job to job. The purpose is to and complexities involved in
broaden his outlook and give a various roles.
general background of different
5. Lectures, Seminars and
jobs. The trainee develops a better
Conferences - Managers learn new
view of the organisation.
ideas and latest developments by
5. Apprenticeship Training - This attending lectures, seminars and
method is used in technical trades conferences.
and crafts in which a long period is
required to become proficient. The
worker is attached to an
experienced or senior employee.

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