This report seeks to explore the different recruitment and selection approaches in human resource management. Furthermore, it has a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of some approaches.

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Principles of

Human Resource Management for IBC

EB3701

Recruitment and Selection

4th November 2011

Words: 1450

Abstract

Overview – With the increasing global competition today, human resources are an important factor to build the core competitive power. For many enterprises, human resources recruitment and selection are an important part of developing process, providing talents and power for the company. This report seeks to explore the different recruitment and selection approaches in human resource management. Furthermore, it has a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of some approaches.

Findings –The analysis has shown that the approaches of recruitment and selection will directly affect the quality of staff and enterprise management efficiency. Different ways have different benefits, choose a right and efficiency way of recruitment and selections should consider that cost, time, and results.

Contents

1.0. Introduction

The report explores HRM as the important part of business management, among of the recruitment is very important. Bloisi (2007) defined recruitment as“The different activities of attracting applicants to an organization, and the selection of people to fill vacancies” ( p.107). It appears that recruitment is an important work of human resource management. It is to find the right candidate to fill the vacancy immediately for the company and make sure that company running well. Selection is the follow-up recruitment work, it is “the combination of processes that lead to the choice of one or more candidates over others” (Edenborough 2005, p2). Selecting a right candidate can make company successful and increase the operation efficiency.

First this report discussed the different recruitment and selection approaches. Then it is deal with the recommendations for selecting the right candidates within a Barclays’ job advert. Finally, the conclusions will be given.

2.0. Recruitment and Selection

2.1. Analysis of Recruitment Approaches

   There are so many sources of recruitment, including internal and external recruitment.

“Internal recruitment occurs when an existing employee fills a vacant position (MBAlib, 2010).” The internal recruitment approaches are including job posting and bidding. The advantages of internal recruitment are that can motivate the employees, excite them working enthusiasm, save the recruitment process times, and the employees little need to training so that can save costs of company. The disadvantages are that there will be bad for innovation because it just changes inside the company, and maybe some employees feel unfair if they are not been chose, it will lead to the vicious competition.

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“External recruitment is when an org. seeks to bring in someone from outside to fill a vacancy (MBAlib, 2010).” The advantages are the company will have new employees and new ideas. It is good for innovation, and improves the competition. The disadvantages are the new employees need the training; it will spend a lot time and money. Moreover, there is more risk to bring a new to company because you do not know whether he or she will be stayed. There are some following methods of external recruitment:

  1. Colleague recruiting, it is a well planning way to attract a ...

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