Recruitment in HRM

What is
Recruitment

Meaning, Definition
& Its Importance

RECRUITMENT
Meaning and Definition

“Recruitment is a process of identifying, screening, short listing and hiring
potential resource for filling up the vacant positions in an organization. It is a
core function of Human Resource Management. Recruitment is the process of
choosing the right person for the right position and at the right time”

Recruitment Meaning: Recruitment Definition:

A way to search the future A process of discovering reliable
employees of the organization and sources of contacting desirable
stimulate qualified people to apply employees which meets the staffing
for the job requirements of the organization

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RECRUITMENT
Definition by Eminent Authors

DeCenzo and Robbins: Dale Yoder:
“It is the process to discover potential “It is way through which the manpower
candidates for future actual or requirements of the organization can be
anticipated job vacancies” fulfilled”

Plumbley: Kempner:
“It is a process to match the capacities of “Recruitment is identified as a first step of
candidates with the demands of the the process which persists with selection
organization” and ends with the joining of the suitable
candidate in the organization”.

RECRUITMENT
in HRM (Human Resource Management)

Recruitment in Human Resource Management ( HRM) is a step of creating a talent pool
for the organization which can result into selection of right candidate for right job

Source of Recruitment - The HRM Department considers two major sources of
recruitment namely Internal source and external source

Purpose of Recruitment- to gather information about the talented and qualified individuals
who might be interested to work for the organization in an effective way

RECRUITMENT
Define “Recruit”

Meaning of “Recruit”
The term “Recruit” means finally concluding the Recruitment process by a Candidate
joining an organization. It is broadly used when someone participate in a process of
getting a job or work from the organization. The person newly joined an organization is
referred as new recruit.
In Short :
➢ To make a person join a group or a corporation.
➢ It refers to formally joining a group or an organization
➢ A person newly joined an organization is referred as new recruit

RECRUITMENT
Importance of Recruitment

1. Important to encourage and attract 6. Helps to improve the selection process
candidates
7. It reduces the turnover of employees
2. An effective way to create information pool
about the prospective candidates 8. Helps the organization to meet the social
and legal obligation of maintaining the
3. Important step of planning and analysis manpower composition.
about the present and future manpower
requirement of the organization 9. Determines the appropriate candidates
through the different channels of
4. Bridges the gap between employers and recruitment
their future employee
10. Helps the organization to create different
5. A less expensive way of gathering sources of attracting the right candidate
information about the talented manpower

RECRUITMENT
Steps of Recruiting

1. Preparation
2. Receive applications
3. Selection stage 1: Cancel out unqualified applicants
4. Selection stage 2: Arrangement of candidates
5. Selection stage 3: Interview rounds
6. Selection stage 4: Future work situation
7. Offer and Joining formalities

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