C18HM
Lecture 3
Part 1: Recruitment
Part 2: Selection
,Part 1: Recruitment
, Aims of this session
• Explain the role of the job description and person
specifications in determining requirements
• Discuss internal and external recruitment
• Explore recruitment methods
• Address the evaluation of recruitment activities
, Recruitment
‘Includes those practices and activities carried out by the
organisation with the primary purpose of identifying and
attracting potential employees’. (Breaugh and Starke 2000: 45)
Formal, structured recruitment methods are part of a best
practice set of HR practices that is argued to be strategic
and improve organisational performance. (Torrington et al 2020)