Recruitment Methods in the Software Industry

This report discusses the various recruitment methods utilized in the software industry, including online recruitment, promotion, employee recommendation, campus recruitment, and internet advertisement. It highlights the relevance of these methods to Human Resource Management and their significance in attracting and retaining the best talent in the industry.

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Executive Summary
The aim of this report to discuss the recruitment methods utilized in the software
industry. In the Introduction, it has been discussed about the relevance of methods of
recruitment to HRM. After that, it has been discussed about the different recruitment methods
in software firms i.e. promotion, online recruitment, employee recommendation, campus
recruitment, and internet advertisement etc. In all these methods, online recruitment is of
great significance, which is progressively practiced in the industry. These methods are of
great significance to the industry as it is the systematic procedure of creating a pool of
competent candidates.
It is stated that with the advancement of globalization and competitive advantage, it
becomes necessary to hire and retain the best talent in the industry. To achieve success and
growth in the software industry, these methods of recruitment have been discussed further.

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Introduction
This report is about different recruitment methods in software industry. In general,
Recruitment identifies prospective employees and inducing them to apply for employment
opportunities. The software industry can adopt various methods of recruitment i.e., online
recruitment, promotion, internet advertisement, newspaper advertisement, and departmental
exam for selecting people and diverse opportunities to procure human resource (Jøranli,
2018). The software industry is likely to utilized recruitment methods to generate
employment opportunities and maintain strong workforce in the market. In this way, this
report has been made to discuss the various recruitment methods utilized in the software
industry.
Relevance to HRM
The relevance of various recruitment methods used in software industry to Human
Resource Management is described below-
 It assist in reaching out to more competent candidate with the help of online
recruitment methods.
 It also attract talent through awareness and branding.
 The main significance is that with the advancement of social media, professionals are
utilizing software to help in the recruitment method.
 With the effective recruitment methods, companies can recruit right talent at the right
time (Hamdani, Valcea & Buckley, 2016).
Recruitment methods in different sectors of the economy
Recruitment methods are determined as a practice where the individuals are recruited
for a job inside the company as it enhances loyalty and decreases labour turnover. The
different recruitment methods can be best classified are as follows-
 Departmental exam- In this method, the advertisement is put on the notice board of
the department and individuals who are interested must send their application to the
Department of Human Resource and appear for the exam. After that, the successful
candidates are provided the higher-level job as this method make sure that impartiality
and proper selection is to be there. It is stated that the software industry is the most
uses departmental exam in the largest extent in Canada. These software firms attract
recruit more and more people as they have to concentrate on delivering solutions that
would positively save time, have a competent pool of candidates, and maximize effort
(O'Neill, 2018).
 Online recruitment- Online recruitment is a method, which paves the way towards
utilizing innovation and especially web-based resources in prospecting new
candidates. The candidates post their resume or CVs on websites and wait for the call
of the HR manager. In these Job portals, everything has been mentioned related to the
job description and specification. Online recruitment in software firms enables the
fact that such firms adopt cost-cutting and time-saving policies in all practices. It is
stated that several candidates are attracted towards jobs with the use of the internet as
a tool to save time and cut cost. In these firms, online recruiting can be utilized in
tracking electronic applications and job postings (Pramod & Bharathi, 2016).

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 Employee Recommendation-In this method, personnel are asked to recommend other
individuals for jobs. As the personnel is responsive of the working culture in the
organization so they suggest people who can adjust to the situation as they will get
benefited as they acquire the employees with the recommendation of the existing
employees so they get the best employee. The software industry should offer the right
content at the right time, which enhances the relationship between employee and
employer. They can employ real-time analytics application, which assists to monitor
the relationship and enhance conversion rate (Mao et al., 2015).
 Promotion- This method of recruitment saves a lot of money, time, and efforts due to
the reason that the company does not have to train the existing personnel.
Subsequently, the employees have already worked with the company and he is aware
of the organizational culture and style. It is stated that the Software industry mostly
uses promotion in the largest extent in Canada. They promote their economic growth
involving Information Technology approaches, economies of scale, and generate
brand awareness. In addition, they also encourage the corporate image of an
organization, which results in better organizational culture and system integration
(Guimón & Filippov, 2017).
 Internal advertisement- In this method of internal advertisement in a specific branch is
advertised on the notice board. It is stated that individuals interested can willingly
apply for the job that is ready to shift to another branch of the same organization. It is
stated that the Software industry in Canada utilizes Internal advertisement method
with the assistance of personalized iPods and creative recruitment campaigns, which
helps in generating economies of scale as it has increased to a vast extent by 2020.
For example, Red 5 Studios think outside the box to contend with other companies for
the same pool of talent (Malmmose et al., 2015).
 Employment agencies- It is stated that companies might provide a contract to
employment agencies, which search, interview, and acquire the required number of
individuals. It is being noticed that the Software industry primarily uses the method of
employment agencies in providing contracts to other agencies. These employment
agencies can make use of the application that tracks software, which helps to facilitate
in conveying the information of the user. The software companies can make use of the
tools such as SAP, ERP, and Oracle, which are specialized in recruitment i.e. testing
and application of software tracking (Cotton, 2015).
 Newspaper advertisement- This method of an external source of recruitment is a very
popular and oldest method in which job advertisement is provided in leading
newspapers and complete profile about the job is also stated. It is stated that the
Software industry recruit with the help of Newspaper advertising where the company
requires an employee in maintaining success and growth. These software firms make
use of the newspaper job ads, which can be more effective for promoting events for a
mass audience and decreases the effort in a trade publication (Karimi & Walter,
2015).
 Management consultant-This method assists the organization by giving them with
managerial personnel in the manner they are seeking entry-level and middle-level
management trainees. It is stated that in the Software industry, business development
managers, business relations manager, chief technical officers, and technical
consultants utilize the Enterprise Resource Planning, business analytics, and SAP in
making informed decisions. These software firms also used the management
consulting services to expand the deregulation, information technology, and

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emphasizing on competition as well as information management (Poulfelt et al.,
2017).
 Campus recruitment- When organizations are in search of new as well as fresh talent
then they choose for campus recruitment. They approach colleges, technical as well as
management institutes. In particular colleges, they made a presentation about their
company operations and more about job profile and then invite candidate application.
Those who are interested can apply and pass with a series of selection tests and
interview in the time being of final selection. The Software industry sector utilizes the
campus recruitment method, which is the effective and best way to seek competent
candidates and fill the positions in the organization. It is stated that the potential
college graduates can be achieved by using mobile-friendly campus recruiting
software, which helps in generating transparency. They should build up a reputation
amongst candidates by involving innovative technologies, which assists in tracking
the candidate application (Sowmya & Gunasekara, 2017).
 Internet advertisement- It is stated that with increased significance to the internet,
candidates have started utilizing the internet as a means of advertisement and seeking
employment opportunities. There are several employment sites such as Indeed,
Monster.com, LinkedIn.com, and Naukri.com in which candidates can post their
resume on these sites and after identifying, wait for the call from the HR of the
organization. It generates greater significance to the candidates that have started
utilizing internet advertisement method and seek employment opportunities. The
Software industry is widely using Internet advertisement at a large extent with the
help of mobile and social media, which optimize the utilization of hosted forums,
which is a platform for job seekers to builds the relationship, maintains social
integration, and utilizes the power of search engine optimization (Taivalsaari &
Mikkonen, 2017).
Conclusion
In conclusion, it has been stated that Recruitment describes the complete process of
attracting, shortlisting, choosing, and hiring the required candidate for employment in the
company. In the above, it has been discussed about the recruitment methods in the software
industry as promotion, online recruitment, internal advertisement, and campus recruitment as
well as a management consultant as enables the effectiveness in the organization.

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