MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Absenteeism, Essential Selection, Videotelephony
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The quality of an organization"s human resources begins with a strategic perspective in management of recruitment. Recruitment: process of searching out and attracting qualified job applicants, begins with the identification of a position that requires staffing, completed when r sum s and/or completed application forms are received from an adequate number of applicants. Recruiter: a specialist in recruitment, whose job it is to find and attract capable candidates. Hiring the wrong person will cost you 2. 5 times that person"s salary. Biographical information blank (bib: biographical data predictive of job success is scored includes background, experiences, preferences. Online applications: reduce risk of lost applications increase exposure level of job ad, may reduce biases based on face-to face meetings. Employees see that competence is rewarded thus enhancing commitment, morale and performance. Insiders may be more committed to company goals and less likely to leave. Managers are provided with a longer-term perspective when making business decisions.