Recruiting

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Recruiting

• OS352 HRM
• Fisher
• Oct. 2, 2003

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Agenda

• Examine employment ads
• Review web sites
• Give back exams

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Team discussion

• In your teams from Exercise 1
• Review the ads you selected
• Is there anything notable about the ads?
• Do they demonstrate any principles discussed in
  the reading?
• What is the goal of recruiting? How do these ads
  help meet that goal?

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Three aspects of recruiting

• Policies
• Recruitment sources
• Recruiter traits and behaviors
• Signaling theory - used to examine recruitment

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Organizational Image

• Some recruiting efforts devoted to building image
• General advertising often directed at potential
  applicants, not just consumers
• Negative word of mouth can have devastating
  effects

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Recruiting sources

• Internal
• Use of internal labor market associated with
  satisfaction, lower turnover, cost savings
• External
• Ads
• Referrals
• Employment agencies
• Exec. Search Firms (Headhunters)
• Universities
• Internet
• Evaluating source quality

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Internet Recruiting

• Generally low cost
• Yields are typically low
• Can get flooded with applicants
• Lack of on-line recruiting can be a negative
  signal to applicants
• Could result in greater adverse impact digital
  divide
• What are the key differences between job boards
  (e.g., Monster) and corporate web sites?

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Best practices for Internet recruiting

• Make it easy to find job listings
• Provide links on own site rather than linking to
  commercial site
• Minimize number of clicks (2-3)
• Communicate clearly to potential applicants
  regarding process, status
• Response to application
• Outcomes of search process
• Provide information to allow potential applicants
  to assess fit
• Source Crispin and Mehler, The Job Seekers
  Experience Who Really Cares? Retrieved from
  http//www.careerxroads.com/2003Top25/2003Top25.pd
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Recruiter effects

• Any experience with offensive recruiters?
• Timing of recruiting process is key
• Realistic job preview
• Extends goal of recruitment beyond just hiring

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For next class

• Topic Selection
• Which laws are related to selection?
• Review 4/5ths rule from chapter 3, pages 83-84
• How does job analysis support selection?
• Bring job application from scavenger hunt

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Exam 1 results

• Mean score 31.8 (79)
• High score 42.5
• Any appeals for how questions were scored should
  be submitted in writing no later than Oct. 9