Organizational Psychology
Recruitment process
The recruitment process is essential for each organization and in specific the HR departments in a bid to ensure smooth continuation of the employee workforce and a smooth transition from one generation to another.
The recruitment can be approached from two major perspectives; the organizational perspective and the applicant perspective with the later being the less complex part. For the applicant, the process will involve getting to know of job vacancies advertised on various media, sending an application and waiting for a feedback on the job interview. However, the applicant will also have to get background information on the job slot and the required qualifications. The applicant will also get to knowing the terms of employment and the remuneration as well as history concerning the jobs and employment trends of the organization.
The organizational approach is the more complex one with various steps that are mandatory for most organizations. These steps can be summarized into three major steps as applicant generation (identifying the job opening), maintaining applicant status (identifying the target population) and influencing job choice (notifying the target population) (Rynes, S.L., & Barber, A.E. (1989). Here it is worth noting that the stages are largely shared between the applicants and the organization as will be indicated.
The first step in essential since it is here that the recruiting need is identified and these gaps can be identified through an active approach and not reactive approach from the HRM department upon resignations. The HRM should constantly evaluate the possible...
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