Recruitment and Selection Methods in Human Resource Management

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Introduction
Human Resource Management (HRM) can be regarded as a strategic approach
that leads to the effective management of the employees and staffs of the companies so
that they can help the companies in gaining the required competitive advantage. In the
process of HRM, the processes of recruitment and selection of the employees are
considered as two of the major aspects (Armstrong & Taylor, 2014). Recruitment and
selection process is regarded as the processes that help the companies in the selection
of the best individuals among a pool of applicants for a particular position of job. For this
reason, the HR managers of the companies have the responsibility to carry on this
recruitment and selection process in the best manner so that employee retention can be
increased along with the reduction in executive turnover. The main aim of this essay is
the analysis and evaluation of different recruitment and selection methods so that the
best possible method can be suggested to the provided manufacturing company (Joshi,
2013).
Literature Review
Hiring is considered as one of the major functions of the HR managers and there
is not any exception of this fact in case of the provided manufacturing industry. In this
context, it needs to be mentioned that there are two major parts in the hiring process in
the companies and they are Recruitment and Selection. The presence of different types
of methods or processes of recruitment and selection can be seen in different business
industries and the HR managers are required to select the correct recruitment and
selection methods based on the nature of their business operations (Bratton & Gold,
2017).
Irrespective of the types of the business industries, the presence of three major
methods for recruitment and selection can be seen in the organization in the wider
sense; they are Direct Method, Indirect Method and Third Party Method. Under the
direct method, the business organizations use to send their HR representatives to the
potential candidates so that they can establish contact with them for the purpose of

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hiring (Wayne Dean Mondy & Joseph, 2015). Under the indirect method, business
organizations provide advertisements in various mediums like television, newspaper,
radio and others so that they can attract the potential candidates for the vacant position
(Aswathappa, 2013). With the help of this method, the business organizations can reach
out to large variety of potential candidates. Under the third party method, the business
organizations use different employment agencies, management consultants, employee
referral agencies and others to make contact with the job-seekers. In the broader
aspect, these are three methods of recruitment and selection in the business
organizations (Bailey, C., Mankin, Kelliher & Garavan, 2018).
After the process of recruitment, the next process is considered as the selection
process. Selection is regarded as the process to pick individuals with requisite
qualification and competence to fill the job position. It needs to be mentioned that every
business organization follows some common methods or techniques for the purpose of
selection (Storey, 2014). At the same time, some companies use multiple methods for
the purpose of selection. Preliminary interview is considered as one of the methods of
selection and the main purpose of this process is the elimination of unqualified
candidates based on the information provided (Cardy & Leonard, 2011). After this,
selection test is another method of selection used by the business organizations all over
the world. After this process, interview of the recruited employees is another major
method for selection for the business organizations. Most of the business organizations
including the manufacturing companies consider this method as an excellent method.
Apart from this, the presence of other selection method can also be seen in the
business organizations (Bratton & Gold, 2017).
Analysis
From the above discussion, it can be observed that the business organizations
from different industries have the option to select from various types of methods of
recruitment and selection. In this context, it needs to be mentioned that the retention of
the employees as well as staffs largely depends the adoption of correct recruitment and