Appletree Answers - Recruitment and Selection

 It is possible to shape the hiring process around our Core Values. Imagine asking a potential employee who is filling out an application, online, and you ask them to eloborate on one of your Core Values. Later in the face2face there can be more discussion on why they choose that particular Core Value. If they are genuninely engaged and animated as opposed to being bored with having to answer, it can help make the right decision as to the right hire. 

I think it all starts with a desire to appreciate the importance and relevance of recruitment and selection. There is a place for it with the human resources management system. Being part of a professional association opens more doors for learning and experimenting. There are a few basic ethical issues to be familiar with. What is the detail picture you see of both the practice and theory?

There is a process and that process adds value to an organization and contributes to success (including financial). These best practices will also:

• reduce employee turnover and increase productivity
• are responsible for up to 15% of a firms relative profit
• correlate with an organizations long-term profitability and productivity rates
• help establish employee trust

Definition of recruitment: The generation of an applicant pool for a postion or job in order to provide the required number of candidates for a subsequent selection of promotion program. The outcome will achieve management goals and objectives for an organization and must also meet current legal requirements.

Definition of selection: The choice of job candidates from a previously generated applicant pool in a way that will meet management goals and objectives a well as current requirements. Selection can take many functions: lateral transfer or promotion of current employees, traning and development of current employees, external hiring of entry level applicants, etc.