Question

Write a 1,000 word report explaining the process of recruiting, selecting and inducting new staff into your unit, team or division

Answer 1

Ans) Recruitment, selection and induction are part of the human resources process to find, hire and train new employees. The talent pool in today's global market is often very big and very competitive. Without a strategic process in place, human resource leaders might not bring the most appropriate talent into the company. This is sometimes called full life-cycle recruiting.

- Identifying Recruitment Needs

The first step in any recruiting process is identifying the needs of the company. By identifying the needs of the position, a recruiting post or ad can be generated to attract candidates who possess specific experience levels, skills and education standards. In today's business environment, recruiting needs go well beyond experience or education. Being very specific about job duties helps candidates and employers pre-qualify themselves at the onset of the recruiting process.

- Take this example of a company needing an Internet Technology director. The recruitment needs are often far beyond just someone with experience in IT. This person may need specific experience and knowledge on proprietary programs and operating systems. It may be necessary that this person interact and lead online security training for teams thus have strong people skills as well as computer skills.

Systematic Process of Selection
- Having a systematic process to interview and select new hires is very important to get things right for two reasons. The first is a legal reason. If everyone is put through the same process, no one can claim they weren't hired because of favoritism or discrimination. The second is to not rely on gut reactions and "good feelings" about someone.

- A systematic process might mean having everyone go through a series of qualifying tests. If you are hiring an executive assistant, this might include a computer skills or typing test. When it comes to the actual interview, there should be a series of questions that everyone gets asked with a rubric on how the answers are grades. Think about an English teacher grading an essay; everything is subjective but there needs to be a standard in which someone gets an A, B, C, D or F.