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Human resource is one of the pillars which defines a strong and successful organization. Workforce is the backbone of any organization and form integral part of its strategic plans and initiatives.
Recruitment and selection are two of the main function carried out by human-resource department. An organization undertakes recruitment under following circumstances:
The current workforce is constantly evolving with regard to the employee mix. Organizations are moving more and more toward temporary employees. Furthermore, there is an increase in single parent employees. Women as percentage of workforce have as well significantly increased. Human-resource manager needs to be aware of these changes and develop a recruitment process accordingly.
Every Human resource department has a team to manage the recruitment and selection process. Information systems have made it possible for companies to have a dedicated tool which helps in organizing the complete recruitment and selection process.
Recruitment management system greatly enhances the performance of recruitment process and delivers efficiency to the organization. The key characteristics of the recruitment management system are as follows:
Selection is a process through which candidate’s qualification and job’s requirement are matched as to establish suitability for the open position. The selection needs to have structured and definite process flow.
Selection process consists of various steps like interview, aptitude test, interaction with hiring manager, background verification, job offer and job acceptance.
Recruitment is a process in which there is search for potential applicants for various open positions, where as selection is a process in which candidates are short listed based on their potential.
Employee recruitment and selection are building block of any successful organization. In recent years, information system has played major role in driving efficiency in the process through standardization and process evolution.
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Communication Systems and Groupware – Information System Concepts that Apply in All Functional Areas of Business
February 12, 2025
