Summary of Journal - Recruitment Strategies by Margaret A. Richardson

The method of recruiting has significantly changed over time. Today, there is less reading through stacks of resumes and more interacting with potential employees on a casual and formal basis. The method of job recruiting can include many different channels and practices. These methods can consist of practices such as attending job fairs, promoting from within, online and college recruiting, and referrals. Most recruiting methods are face-to-face interactions between the employer and potential employee. This gives the employers a chance to see the candidate in person, how they present themselves, and what they can bring to their company.

Recruitment can incur a very large cost to an employer, therefore, organizations try to uses the method of recruitment which will have the lowest cost impact to the organization for each candidate.

“Recruitment is the process of attracting individuals on a timely basis, in sufficient numbers, and with appropriate qualifications, and encouraging them to apply for jobs with an organization.” (Mondy and Noe, 2005 page 221)

The only requirements for online recruitment is access to a computer and the internet. All the documents used in the process of recruitment are in the form of soft copies. The online system can be accessed from anywhere at any time therefore is a universal tool which is highly useful for both recruiters and potential employees (Foster, 2005). Different digital means are used in online recruitment to carry out the required procedures to employ the most competent candidates.

The recruitment phase involves identifying and hiring the best suited candidate from the labour market either within the organisation or outside the organisation as fast as possible and for the least resources. Recruitment can be both internal and external. Internal recruitment involves evaluating existing employees’ skills and determining whether their skills are appropriate for new vacancies within the organisation. External recruitment involves identifying potential candidates outside of the organisation and determining whether they have the relevant skills and/or education to fill a job post (Business Dictionary, 2015).

An advantage of having an open recruitment is that it is important when needing large amounts of individuals must be hired. The disadvantage is that having so many applicants applying the right applicants for the job may be overlooked.

Organizations can use internal recruitment and external recruitment activities to find the best employees for a position. Describe these two approaches and provide one advantage for using each approach. (4 Marks)

evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using external recruitment sources compared to internal recruitment sources.

Section 1: Introduction The theme for this paper is to select an organization that I 'm familiar with, which is recruiting and retention for the state of Georgia. I will identify an existing performance gap that can be closed by developing a training program. I will also describe how I would develop an effective training program. The references for this paper will come from Chapters 8-10 of the textbook and other resource materials.

For this paper, I will specifically speak to the undergraduate recruitment and selection process at Liberty Mutual. It starts with HR Generalists working with the business to determine need, budget, job description, and specifications. Business provides information for HR to create the job profile in the company portal. Competencies are determined based on examination of previous employees’ performance in the same role. Typically, the key attributes possessed by all successful candidates make their way onto the job positing. In order to attract qualified candidates, recruiters attend information sessions, career fairs, and other networking events in partnership with colleges. Liberty also values internal employee referrals.

Many different avenues exist that can be utilized in the recruitment process. While traditional methods of recruitment such as newspaper advertisements employee referral programs are still be used, many companies, including Fortune 500 companies, are moving towards more technologically advanced avenues such as career opportunity pages on the company website, online job boards, social media, etc. The way an organization presents itself using any of these avenues is essential to the recruitment process as it is the only opportunity for the organization to attract

If internal recruitment is not an option / has been unsuccessful, companies will the need to advertise to a wider audience. An employer will need to decide which method of recruitment is most suitable for the role and organisation. Common recruitment methods include advertising on the company’s own corporate website, using internet based jobsites, recruitment agencies, local or national press, job centre plus or employee referral schemes. The CIPD resourcing and talent planning survey (2013) lists the top 5 methods of recruitment as,

Internal sources come from internal company that conducts the recruitment. Recruitment using these sources is relatively quick and inexpensive. Company does not need any advertisement, head hunter or any other form of recruitment that is costly.

External recruitment by an organization can be through a variety of mediums such as advertisements, recruitment agencies, and personal recommendations. The advantage of external recruitment for an organization is that it can create a larger pool of applicants from which the organization can choose the best candidate from. JetBlue Airways followed the traditional route of advertising in a newspaper. The advertisement for reservation agents was placed in a Salt Lake City newspaper, which resulted in a waiting list of twenty five hundred applicants. The outcome of JetBlue Airways recruitment process both internal and external was very successful, which was attributed to Ann Rhoades experience in human resources. Furthermore, the strategies used by JetBlue to attract employees created a very robust and experienced management team and as aforementioned a waiting list of twenty five hundred applicants.

The advantages of recruiting externally include the opportunity to gain new ideas, increase the speed at which a company can get new ideas and concepts into their organization and also reduce the costs of training to get the skill sets new prospects can deliver. Implicit in all of these advantages are the significant time