Management and Organizational Studies 3384A/B Chapter 1: An Introduction to Recruitment and Selection
25 Jan 2012
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> public service act specifies how employees are selected. > an applicants resume was viewed incomplete due to a computer error and appealed to have the decision reviewed. \ the appeal was granted and the competition was reopened with another selection committee. > hr best practices are valid, reliable and legally defensible. \ the inability to defend recruitment/selection practices before a judicial tribunal can lead to expensive consequences. > recruit/selection is only one component of the hr system. Two outside influences of hr are (1) legislative requirements. Recruitment: the generation of an applicant pool for a position or job in order to provide the required number of candidates for subsequent selection/ promotion program. Selection: the choice of job applicants from previously generated pool that will meet management and legal demands. Responsible for up to 15% of the firms relative profit. Retain high performers while encouraging poor performers to leave.
