Recruitment Methods in the Software Industry

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Human Resource Management

HRM 1
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.

HRM 2
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).