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Introduction

Recruiting is becoming an essential function of Human Resource Management. As labor markets continue to shift, recruiting needs to be incorporated into strategic HR planning since its fundamental purpose is to fill positions that are critical in achieving organizational goals. This paper will focus on what would cause an individual to not consider a position, the approval procedure for applicants, and components of an ideal recruiting system using the supplemental case: Northwest State College.

Recruiting Employees

There are times when HR managers find it difficult to fill certain positions, even if they have an adequate number of applicants due to people being under qualified for the positions needing to be filled. Recruiting can be defined as the process of generating the best possible pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs (Mathis, & Jackson, 2011, p. 178). As Margaret Richardson, the Director of Corporate Services for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago put it, “As the job market becomes increasingly competitive and the available skills grow more diverse, recruiters need to be more selective in their choices, since poor recruiting decisions can produce long-term negative effects, among them high training and development costs to minimize the incidence of poor performance and high turnover” (Richardson). Identifying candidates is only part of the job as HR needs to ensure their recruitment practices and procedures actually attract potential hires and does not discourage people from wanting to work for their organization.

Northwest’s Approval Procedure

An individual may not consider a position at Northwest State due to their cumbersome recruiting and ...

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...ichever ways an organization chooses, one should avoid using only one source for recruiting as it will limit the pool of talent.

Conclusion

A strong, competitive recruitment process is vital to any organization needing to fill positions that are essential in meeting their organizational goals. The success of organization recruiting practices can be measured by how successful the organization is at filling empty or new positions. The more strategic HR is with recruiting the higher their prospects will be at becoming an employer of choice.

Works Cited

Mathis, R, & Jackson, J. (Ed). (2011). Human resource management, thirteenth edition. Mason,

OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.

Richardson, M. (n.d.). Recruitment strategies: managing/effecting the recruitment process. Retrieved from http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UN/UNPAN021814.pdf

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