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Recruitment And Selection Practices At Sunshine Steel

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Identification of the recruitment and selection practices at Sunshine Steel (China and Australia) about which Jessica Walker Should be concerned?
As per the case study the parent company M/s Sunshine Steel, Melbourne, Australia and its subsidiary unit acquired in the year 2008 do not have well documented recruitment policy. As explained in the very outset human resources can make or mar an organization. After review of the recruitment process in the parent company and ancillary unit, the newly appointed CEO, Ms. Jessica Walker need to address the following concerns or deficiencies in the recruitment and selection policy:
(i) Recruitment and selection process at subsidiary unit in China have under mentioned concerns:
a) Mr. Chu Jian who was …show more content…

Informal methods known as hiring through ‘guanxi’ meaning through relationship is a part of Chinese recruitment process. This type of recruitment in western and other countries is called favoritism or nepotism in recruitment. There may be justification in China but one thing is very clear that by following this practice the Chinese company did not recruit the best available talent.
e) For recruitment of team leaders and professionals merely academic qualifications, personality and proficiency in English language was considered and no weight- age was given to expertise. For recruitment of technical and professional personnel, job description at the time of recruitment is a pre-requisite. For example, a mechanical engineer working in automobile factory, a toy factory or heavy machine unit need different kind of expertise though their qualification may be same.

(ii) Concerns in the recruitment and selection process at the parent company Sunshine Ltd, Australia.
a) The company had HR Manager Mr. Jonathon Stable, stated to be believer of hard HRD policies. He further entrusted/delegated the job of recruitment HRM to a line Manager. Line Manager being concerned with production cannot have expertise in HRM policies and recruitment process. It appears that there is no review of delegated powers. Sound principle of delegation is “delegate but never forget.
b) Most position in the official hierarchy though had

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