Factors Affecting Recruitment

Factors Affecting Recruitment

1. Factors Affecting Recruitment Human Resource Management

2. Internal Factors Forces or the factors that can be controlled by the organization.

3. Internal Factors Recruitment Policy specifies the objectives of recruitment provides a framework for implementation of recruitment program involves organizational system to be developed for implementing recruitment program and procedure by filling up vacancies with best qualified people

4. Internal Factors| Recruitment Policy Factors Affecting Recruitment Policy Need of the organization Organizational objectives Preferred sources of recruitment Government policies on reservations Personnel policies of the organization and its competitors Recruitment costs and financial implications

5. Internal Factors Human Resource Planning Effective human resource planning helps in determining the gaps present in the existing manpower of the organization. It also helps in determining the number of employees to be recruited and what qualification they must possess.

6. Internal Factors Size of the Organization The size of the organization affects the recruitment process. If the organization is planning to increase its operations and expand its business, it will think of hiring more personnel, which will handle its operations.

7. Internal Factors Recruitment Cost Recruitment incur cost to the employer, therefore, organizations try to employ that source of recruitment which will bear a lower cost of recruitment to the organization for each candidate.

8. Internal Factors Growth and Expansion Organization will employ or think of employing more personnel if it is expanding its operations.

9. Internal Factors Image of Organization/Reputation Organizations having a good positive image in the market can easily attract competent resources.

10. Internal Factors Image of Job Jobs having a positive image in terms of better remuneration, promotions, recognition, good work environment with career development opportunities are considered to be the characteristics to attract qualified candidates.

11. Internal Factors Age of the Firm Startup business is in urge need of new talent. Recruitment for a new firm is not as technically handled as in fully established organizations. New firms don’t have strict HR policies to follow. Recruitment is on flexible terms for startups. As the company goes older with earning well-reputed label, its HR policies and framework get complex.

12. External Factors Forces or the factors that cannot be controlled by the organization.

13. External Factors Supply And Demand The availability of manpower both within and outside the organization is an important determinant in the recruitment process. If the company has a demand for more professionals and there is limited supply in the market for the professionals demanded by the company, then the company will have to depend upon internal sources by providing them special training and development programs.

14. External Factors Labor Market Employment conditions in the community where the organization is located will influence the recruiting efforts of the organization. If there is surplus of manpower at the time of recruitment, even informal attempts at the time of recruiting like notice boards display of the requisition or announcement in the meeting etc will attract more than enough applicants.

15. External Factors Image / Goodwill Image of the employer can work as a potential constraint for recruitment. An organization with positive image and goodwill as an employer finds it easier to attract and retain employees than an organization with negative image. Image of a company is based on what organization does and affected by industry.

16. External Factors Political-Social-Legal Environment Various government regulations prohibiting discrimination in hiring and employment have direct impact on recruitment practices.

17. External Factors Unemployment Rate Higher unemployment rate increases the applicants against the job opening. The firms can hire their perfect candidate on their own terms.  So it makes the recruitment process simple. The Lower rate will give the firms tough time to attract the desired candidate with benefits

18. External Factors Competitors The recruitment policies of the competitors also affect the recruitment function of the organizations. To face the competition, many a times the organizations have to change their recruitment policies according to the policies being followed by the competitors.

19. Factors Affecting Recruitment Both of the factors play their specific role in the process.  The difference is from the perspective in which they influence the recruitment.  Be it internal or external, they possess the energy to divert the process flow and making the recruitment industry efficient.

20. Factors Affecting Recruitment The only difference is that internal factors are under the control of the organization as their scope is within the organization. These factors can be gripped, alternated and can never get on your nerves as of being controllable. While the external factors are out of grip and access. You can only follow their trends. There is no escape other than molding your HR policies according to the external factors in the trend.

21. Factors Affecting Recruitment Human Resource Management Princess L. Velarde BPE 4A