Class 7 - Recruitment

Question 1

Recruitment

Answer 1

a set of activities and processes used to obtain a sufficient pool of qualified people so that the organization can select the most appropriate people to fill its needs

Question 2

Objectives of Recruitment (STOC your workforce with good talent)

Answer 2

STRATEGIC - link candidate to organization’s long term goals

TECHNICAL - skills, credentials related to job performance

OPERATIONAL - link candidate to immediate needs of department, team

CULTURAL - fit with the culture and values of organization

Question 3

What is “FIT”?

Answer 3

Assessing a candidate for fit is a fine goal; it can allow you to determine if the candidate’s preferences, style, and values align with those of the organization, and if they will adapt well, feel they belong, thrive, and enhance the organization

However, you must be able to:

• Clearly define organization culture & goals
• Define what attributes, traits & characteristics align with the culture & goals (or enhance them)
• Reliably determine if a candidate possesses those specific attributes
• Check the process for biases

Question 4

From Staffing to Talent Acquisition (Deloitte)

Answer 4

• • Treat recruiting like marketing
• Innovate: who and where are you looking?
• Social media and talent communities
• Use data to improve quality and efficiency for hiring
• Maintain active and deep candidate bench

Question 5

Employer Value Branding Propositions

Answer 5

An organization’s reputation as an employer and its value proposition to employees; what make a firm unique and desirable as an employer.

Social value

Interest value

Application value

Development value

Economic value

Management value

Work/life balance

Question 6

3 “R”s of Recruitment

Answer 6

Recruiter behaviors
-> Warmth, professionalism, informativeness

Realistic job purviews
-> Expectations theory

Recruitment methods

• > Internal
• > External
• > Informal

Question 7

Dark Side of Recruitment and Selection

Answer 7

Employer
-> Misrepresentation by employer

Candidate

• Resume Fraud
• ->75%+ of HR mangers report catching resume lies
• ->~25% of people admit to exaggerating on resumes
• Grounds for dismissal if: goes to root of qualification, inherent lack of honesty relevant to job

Question 8

Biases

Answer 8

Primacy and recency effects

Reliance on central traits

Implicit/unconscious assumptions

Projection

Stereotyping

Prejudice

Halo effect

Similarity-attraction