MHR 623: MHR 623 - Week 1
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Can involve hiring at the entry level from applicants external to the organization, promotion and movement of employees into training and development programs. Recruitment and selection must occur within the context of applicable laws and regulations. Employers, by law, cannot discriminate against current or potential employees with respect to protected non-job-related characteristics. Must be hired based on knowledge, skills, abilities, or other necessary characteristics to perform the job: global competition. Increasing globalization has changed the level of competition as new players enter international markets and trade barriers between countries are softened: economic climate. Economic slowdowns generally lead to cutbacks in jobs, pay and benefits or hiring freezes. May seek to outsource hiring to placement firms and secure temporary workers, with domestic or foreign. Employers can take advantage of an oversupply of labour by placing less emphasis on recruitment and becoming more selective in hiring: rapid advances in technology and the internet.
