Module 2 Flashcards
Overview of Recruitment, Selection and Socialization Process
- HR / Workforce Planning
- Employee Requisition
- Recruitment and Referral
- Selection and Selection Decision
- Job Offer and Applicant’s Acceptance
- Placement and Start Date
- On-boarding/Orientation
(Mnemonic: HER Skirt Just Plain Orange)
The process of anticipating and making provisions for the movement of people into, within and out the organization.
HR Planning
Identities the number and type of people to achieve the organization’s goals.
HR
The Department Heads/Managers formalizes the number and type of people they need.
Employee requisition
They inform HR the details of job tasks, job specifications and competencies required. The data helps HR look for qualified candidates and refer them the requisitioning manager.
Employee Requisition
May follow either a Multiple cutoff model, or Multiple hurdle model
Selection Decision
Screening methods (assessment) is used to _
Select
An applicant for a job must meet a minimum score on each of the assessment methods to be hired
Multiple cutoff model
One must pass each step in the screening process. Failure at any step disqualifies the applicant from further consideration.
Multiple hurdle model
The process by which an individual makes the transition from outsider to organizational member.
Socialization
Socialization can be done through
Orientation and on-boarding activities
Assessing the company’s desirability as an employer by a prospective employee.
Organization attractiveness
Organizations sell or market themselves
Employer brand
Types of Employer Brand
Symbolic and Instrumental Attributes
Inferences applicants make that are subjective and intangible characteristics of an organization.
Symbolic Attributes
This attribute can be the image of the organization, organization’s friendliness, attention to people, organization being helpful and cooperative.
Symbolic Attributes
Utilitarian and functional qualities of an organization. These are physical and tangible characteristics
Instrumental attributes
(I - intensive exercise - physical and tangible)
This attribute includes pay, job security, bonuses, benefits, working hours, location.
Instrumental Attributes
3 Steps of Recruitment
1) Generating applicants,
2) Maintaining applicant interest, and
3) Influencing job choice
(Mnemonic: Get My IPhone!)
A company’s ability to recruit is affected by factors such as:
company reputation (for example, an international or local brand?)
recruitment budget (how much can the organization spend?)
recruitment capability (how many people does the org have to do recruitment?)
environmental factors (such as labor market, business conditions, or available technology)
(Mnemonic: Can Recruiters Recruit Emma?)
Factors Affecting Recruitment
Recruiters
Recruitment Message
Methods of Recruitment
(Mnemonic: Really Really Meta)
Attracting talents within the organization
Internal
