Chapter 5 Flashcards
Process of attracting individuals:
-on a timely basis.
- in sufficient numbers
-with appropriate qualifications to
apply for jobs with an organization.
RECRUITMENT
Document that specifies job title, department, the date the employee is needed for work, and other details.
Employee Requisition
are where qualified candidates are located, such as
colleges or competitors.
Recruitment sources
are the specific means used to attract potential
employees to the firm, such as online recruiting.
Recruitment methods
permit organizations to determine whether current employees possess the qualifications for filling open positions.
Human Resource Database
procedure for informing employees that job openings
exist.
Job Posting
procedure that permits employees who believe that
they possess the required qualifications to apply for a posted position.
Job bidding
An employee of the company recommends a
friend or associate as a possible member of the company; this
continues to be the way that top performers are identified
Employee referral
External recruitment is needed to:
(1) fill entry-level jobs;
(2) acquire skills not possessed by current employees; and
(3) obtain employees with different backgrounds to provide a diversity of ideas.
The use of mobile (smartphone) technology and online methods has revolutionized the way companies recruit employees and job seekers search and apply for jobs
RECRUITING TECHNOLOGY
Recruiters use mobile apps to post jobs, run text message-based recruiting campaigns, create online communities for potential new hires to learn about their companies, monitor social networks for news about industries they hire for, and keep in touch with staff and outside agencies.
Mobile Recruiter
also called a cyber recruiter, is a person whose primary responsibility is to use the Internet in the recruitment process.
Internet Recruiter
They are designed to be a first step in the recruitment process.
At virtual job fairs, recruiters prescreen résumés, contact candidates who are a potential fit, and store e-mail addresses.
Virtual Job Fair
Job sites accessible from a company home page that list the company positions available and provide a way for applicants to apply for specific jobs.
Corporate career Web sites
- They are designed to be a first step in the recruitment process.
- recruiters prescreen résumés, contact candidates who are a potential fit, and store e-mail addresses.
Virtual Job Fair
- Job seekers can search for jobs by:
- Category
- Experience
- Education
- Location
Monster.com - Career builder.com
General Purpose Job Boards
- All a person has to do is type in a key phrase like marketing jobs. The blogs themselves make it pretty easy to find, with names like HRJobs.com, AttorneyJobs.com, and SalesJobs.com
Weblogs (Blogs for Short)
- Alliance among National Association of Colleges and Employers Direct Employers Association and Simplicity
Corporation. - National recruiting Network
- Suite of web-based recruiting and career services.
NACELINK NETWORK
Network of employment Web sites where any company can list job opening for free.
Jobs
- Certain large companies have begun pooling job candidates
- Those passes over by one company are invited to submit their resume to the alliance database.
AllianceQ
- Website that cater to a specific profession
*A site for virtually everyone
Niche Sites
- Sites are available to assist contract workers
- These let workers advertise skills, set their price and pick employers
Contract Worker Sites
- Hourly Workers Job Sites
- Attract blue collar and service workers.
*Most pursue jobs by filling out applications - Allow job seekers to build applications
- Often have bilingual call center
RECRUITING TECHNOLOGY
- Attract blue collar and service workers.
- Most pursue jobs by filling out applications
*Allow job seekers to build applications
*Often have bilingual call center
Hourly Workers Job Sites
Media
-Radio
- Newspaper
-Television
- Industry publication
-Often called headhunters
- Best known for recruiting white collar employees
Private Employment Agencies
-Operated by each state
- Received policy direction from U.S employment service
Public Employment Agencies
Recruiters Used with:
- Technical
-Vocational
-Community colleges
-Colleges and Universities
- Attract large number of applicants to one location
- Opportunity to meet large number of candidates in short time.
Job Fair
- Places student in a temporary job
-No Obligation - Temporary job for summer
- Part time job during school year
-Students bridge gap from theory to practice
INTERNSHIP
-Locate experienced professionals and executives
- Target ideal candidates
- Find those not actively looking for job
EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM
-Recruitment and placement services.
- Society for Human Resource Management operates job referral service
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
-Organization that has reputation of being good place to work, may be able to attract qualified prospects even without extensive recruitment efforts
-Go to the firm’s Web site and Walk in by making an application online
UNSOLICITED APPLICANTS
-Pair potential hires and managers in warm, casual environment
- Encourage on the spot job offers
-Cheaper and Faster than agencies
- May attract more qualified candidates
OPEN HOUSES
-Opportunity to promote image of the company
- Recruiters go to events that the people firm is seeking attend
EVENT RECRUITING
-Uses where severe shortages highly skilled workers exist
- Amount vary dramatically.
Sign-On Bonuses
-Unique way to get individuals interested in applying for technical positions
- Google makes use of recruiting games
-Top Coder creates software coding competitions.
Competitive Games
- Attempt to steal personal information and set up fraudulent credit card accounts.
- Often crooks search for potential victims through posting high paying job on popular job-search Web sites.
JOB SEARCH SCAMS
- Tailored to each firms needs
- Sources and methods vary according to position being filled.
TAILORING RECRUIMENT METHODS TO SOURCES
- Transfers responsibility to external provider.
Outsourcing
- Migration of all or significant part of development, maintenance and delivery of services to vendor located in another country.
Offshoring
Moving jobs not to another country but to lower cost American Cities.
Onshoring
*Most commonly used method of meeting short term fluctuations in work volume.
* Avoids recruitment, selection and training costs.
* Employees benefit from increased profit
* Potential problems
Overtime
❖ External Environment of Recruitment
❖ Labor market conditions.
❖ Active or passive job seekers
❖ Legal Considerations
❖ Corporate Image
