Recruitment Strategies for HR

This assignment explores effective recruitment and selection strategies for HR managers. It analyzes five suitable places to recruit customer service assistants and production line workers, considering factors like cost-effectiveness, target audience reach, and required skills. The discussion highlights the advantages of various recruitment channels such as job fairs, shopping malls, universities, internal referrals, press advertisements, temporary staffing agencies, unemployment offices, technical/trade schools, and online job portals. The assignment concludes by emphasizing the importance of choosing the right recruitment sources for a successful and productive process.

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Introduction
Adopting the right recruitment and selection strategies is of paramount importance for the
HR manager of a company.
Discussion
Five places to recruit a customer service assistant
1) Job fairs are viable option to recruit customer service assistant because a job fair will
enable encounter with different types of workers.
2) The shopping center or mall is another viable option to recruit customer service
assistant because the retail world has a pool of talent in customer service.
3) The campuses of colleges will be another viable place to recruit customer service
assistant because fresh graduates are interested in this kind of job position.
4) The internal referral system from present or former employees of the organization is
another viable source because it is cost-effective.
5) Press advertisements can be a viable source because it reaches a large target audience
(Armstrong & Taylor, 2014).
Five places to recruit production line workers
1) Temporary Staffing companies – Temporary staffing companies are great source for
recruiting production line workers. The prospective candidates are assessed by the staffing

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agencies and these agencies provide various tests that the candidates have to undertake like drug
screening test.
2) Unemployment office is a viable option for recruiting production line workers because
job requirements in this office are geared towards general workers.
3) The technical schools are viable options to recruit production line workers because
these workers need technical skills.
4) The trade schools are another option for recruiting production line workers because
they require hands-on skills.
5) The job portals will be the last source because it connects employees and employers
(Hendry, 2012).
Conclusion
It can be concluded that the right sources of employment makes the recruitment and
selection process effective and productive.

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Reference Lists
Armstrong, M., & Taylor, S. (2014). Armstrong's handbook of human resource management
practice. Kogan Page Publishers.
Hendry, C. (2012). Human resource management. Routledge.