BU354 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 – Recruitment
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Chapter 5 recruitment: recruitment: the process of finding and attracting capable applicants to apply for employment and accept job offers that are extended to them. Reaping the benefits of diversity management vitality and competitive advantage accompanies diverse workforce hiring from larger, diverse pool offers greater choice of job applicants: more flexibility, additional capabilities, reflects commitment to broader social goals. Firm has 2 choices when recruiting for middle upper level jobs: develop and promote internal candidates, hire from outside. Choices have implications on recruitment, salary costs, employee moral, innovation and change. Internal promotion = generate a job opening somewhere else in the org. The decision about the total recruitment budget affects the quality of recruits and the overall effectiveness of recruitment activity. Constraints on recruitment: a successful recruiter must be sensitive to the constraints on the recruitment process. Limits arise from the organization, the recruiter and the external environment.
