Introduction to recruitment and selection
( Source: Oaya, Ogbu and Remilekun, 2017 ) Recruitment Recruitment is the process undertaken usually by the Human Resource (“HR”) Department of a particular organisation, where various steps are taken to discover potential future employees of a company when a vacancy arises (Kumar and Gupta, 2014). In other words, it is a linking activity bridging those with jobs and those who are seeking jobs (Kumar and Gupta, 2014). Recruitment plays a vital part in both new and established businesses alike and affects the overall performance of a company (Tomčíková, 2016). It is often described as a positive process, where the sole purpose is to attract as many suitable candidates for the advertised job as possible (Saviour et al., 2016). The candidate’s educational qualifications, experience, abilities and skills need to be considered during the recruitment process (Kapur, 2018). Selection If the goal of recruitment is to attract as many suitable candidates as possi...
