What is meant by Recruitment

The managerial function of an organization recruitment of human resource activities. Human recruiting is the internal and external searching attracting qualified person to apply for jobs in the organization. Qualified personal appropriate for application, selecting, selection, experience, test and other activities function of human resources recruitment.Right people selected to the achievement of an organization's goal. Human recruitment function also the qualifying person required by the internal and external sources.

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Definition

According to S. P. Robbins, “Recruiting is the discovering of potential candidates for actual or anticipated organizational vacancies. It is linking activity- bringing together those with jobs to fill and those sacking jobs.”

According to Prof. R.W. Griffin, “Recruiting is the process of attracting qualified persons to apply for the jobs that are open.” 

According to Edwin. B. Flippo, “Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization.”

According to Plumbley, “Recruitment is a matching process and the capacities and inclination of the candidates have to be matched against the demands and rewards inherent in a given job or career pattern.”

Element of recruitment of human resource

• Policy and job assessment 
• Determining sources of workforce 
• Requisition and invitation of application- 

a) Formal advertisement

b) Informal advertisement

c) Various commercial sources

d) Official agencies

• Receiving recruiting evaluation of application 
• Tests and specification for selection 

Factor s affecting recruitment of human resources

• Recruitment either temporary or permanent 
• Goodwill and stability of the organization 
• Expansion of the organization 
• Salary, working environment and other benefits 
• Size of the organization 
• Location of the organization and 
• Public policy and government control

Sources of human resources recruitment

Internal sources of human resources recruitment

• Part time and temporary workforce 
• Friends and relatives of present employee 
• Transfer 
• Promotion of present employee 
• Recommendation of trade union and 
• Recommendation of higher authority

External sources of human resources recruitment

• Internet 
• Former employees 
• Advertising 
• Employment searcher 
• Talent hunting 
• Head hunting 
• Casual application and 
• Direct recruitment

       And also recruitment of institutional sources

• Private employment agencies 
• Professional and vocational institution and 
• Recruitment from college and university

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