Recruitment & Selection Methods in Multinational Companies Assignment

How do Multinational Companies improve the
Recruitment, Selection and Training of their Employees
to meet International Requirements?

Table of Contents
TOPIC: “How do Multinational Companies improve the Recruitment, Selection and Training of
their Employees to meet International Requirements?”..................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Project aim and objectives.................................................................................................3
P2 Project Management Plan..................................................................................................4
Rough Cost Budget.................................................................................................................6
P3 Work Breakdown Structure and Gantt chart.....................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................9
P4 Research Methodologies...................................................................................................9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................12
P5 Research and data using appropriate tools and techniques.............................................12
P6. Recommendation for given research..............................................................................18
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................18
P7 Value of undertaking research for meeting objectives and own learning and performance18
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................18
LR..................................................................................................................................................19
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................20

TOPIC: “How do Multinational Companies improve the Recruitment, Selection and
Training of their Employees to meet International Requirements?”
INTRODUCTION
In order to run business and its activities at international level, it is very important for
organisation to improve their recruitment, selection and training process for employees for
meeting international requirements (Al Ariss, Cascio and Paauwe, 2014). For improving such
processes they can use use new methods, tools and techniques for achievement of goal and
objectives of business. They can select highly qualified staff for running business and provide
them training as per requirement of enterprise. The report is presented on Nestle which was
founded in 1866 as multinational drink and food company. It is considered as largest food
organisation in world headquarter at Switzerland. This assignment evaluate about how
multinational companies improve recruitment, selection and training procedure for their
employees for meeting global requirement. The aim of report is to cover aim, objectives, project
management plan and time framework for given project. It also discuss about research
methodologies, data interpretation and recommendation for improvement. This cover highlights
about value of project work and own learning and performance.
TASK 1
P1 Project aim and objectives
With rise in globalisation, it is important for multinational companies to improve their
recruitment and selection procedure to achieve goal and objectives (Behl, and Loo, 2013). This
can help business to run their operations at global level with skilled and capable human resource.
In respect of Nestle, main assets of business is that employees should work together for
accomplishment of goals and objectives. The highly skilled employees can easily gain
competitive advantage for business and grab new opportunities. For this, Nestle should make
improvement in their recruitment, selection and training procedures in order to run business and
their operations effectively and efficiently.
Research Aim
“To determines various methods through which multinational companies can make
improvement in recruitment, selection and training of employees for meeting international
requirements.”- A case study on Nestle.

Research Objectives
 To determine significant of recruitment, selection and training in international enterprise.
 To analyse different methods by which Nestle can make improvement in their
recruitment, selection and training of staff in order to meet global necessities.
 To analyse various advantages of betterment in recruitment, selection and training of
staffs.
Research Questions
 What are the significant of recruitment, selection and training in international enterprise?
 What are the different methods by which Nestle can make improvement in their
recruitment, selection and training of staff in order to meet global necessities?
 What are the various advantages of betterment in recruitment, selection and training of
staffs?
P2 Project Management Plan
It is defined as blue print of organisation which identify each and every activities of
assigned project which includes planning, initiating, monitoring, executing, controlling and
closing (DeCenzo, Robbins and Verhulst, 2016). This plan helps business to achieve objectives
and make changes for implementation. Nestle wants to make alteration in their recruitment,
selection and training process so it need to make effective project management plan so that they
can achieve their set objectives. This includes different elements such as time, scope, risk,
communication, resources, quality which is described below:
Project Topic: “How do Multinational Companies improve the Recruitment, Selection and
Training of their Employees to meet International Requirements?”
Project aim and objectives: The aim of research project is “To determines various methods
through which multinational companies can make improvement in recruitment, selection and
training of employees for meeting international requirements.”- A case study on Nestle.
Similarly, objectives of project are:
 To determine significant of recruitment, selection and training in international
enterprise.
 To analyse different methods by which Nestle can make improvement in their
recruitment, selection and training of staff in order to meet global necessities.

 To analyse various advantages of betterment in recruitment, selection and training of
staffs.
Scope: This is defined as scope for developing various alternation in business for increasing
profitability, productivity and competitive edge (Deresky, 2017). Nestle can implement skilled
human resources in order to improve and increase productivity and profitability at workplace
for meeting requirement of international market. This can help respective organisation to face
competition with Amul, Heinz and others. Similarly, the skilled employee can help to gain and
improve functioning in international requirements as they possess high skill and knowledge
from their experience.
Communication: It is very important for project manager to implement and establish two way
communication channel for completion of assigned work and activities in given time period and
get positive results. In order to accomplish objective, each and every members working in
Nestle should decide proper communication channel for good outcomes that is written method
where everything should be in written format. This can help to reduce conflicts in organisation
while making alteration in recruitment and selection procedures. In order to collect data and
information by researcher they can take feedback from other as communication method.
Resources: There are various resources which are required by Nestle in order to implement HR
practices in business which includes skilled manpower, funds, proper advertisements, internal
and external recruitments, time and others (Durrani and Tariq, 2012). Similarly, from researcher
point of view, resources can be information, funds, time.
Quality: The quality of a research can be a major consideration that requires to be maintain
properly in order to attain desired outcomes easily. For this research, quality can be maintained
with the effective uses of appropriate tools and techniques. In respect of conducting recruitment,
selection and training practices, it is required for the management of firm to identify more
appropriate technique in between on the job and off the job practices that assist in enhancing
employees skills and capabilities as per the international requirement.
Cost: This is required as important elements of project management plan that reflect
requirement of cost for given project and implementing in business. Each and every cost
required for various activities should be studied in proper and effective manner. In order to
complete given project, researcher required 50K Euro and Nestle makes investment of £90

million to achieve their set goal and objectives.
Time: It is defined as time period which is required in order to accomplish given project in
effective manner. Here, Nestle organisation requires 6 months to implement HR practices in
business and researcher will takes 30 weeks to get positive outcomes.
Risk: The business cannot get profit without bearing risk. In order to execute new HR practices
for recruitment, selection and training in management, Nestle has to bear risk in terms of change
in culture, turnover and others (Jain, Sloane and Horwitz, 2015). In order to avoid conflicts,
effective practices should be implemented in business. From researcher point of view, risk can
be related with funding, lack of getting correct data and information.
Rough Cost Budget
Activities Amount
Cost of research 50000
Cost of recruitment:
Selection: 20000
Research: 20000
40000
Total 90000
P3 Work Breakdown Structure and Gantt chart
Work Breakdown Structure
It is a process of converting complex and difficult task into simple and managerial task.
This method is basically used to supervise large projects and get it done in a easy and effective
way. Work Breakdown Structure is important to work on project accurately. With this method,
work and responsibilities can be easily assigned to employees, managers can even have a check
on their work. WBS assist in defining objective of project so that stakeholders can grip it. This
procedure is useful in estimating cost and time to carry forward project and measuring possible
risk related to it.