Recruitment and Selection in Construction Industry: Kelowna, Canada

This report delves into the critical processes of recruitment and selection within the construction industry, particularly focusing on the context of Kelowna, Canada. It highlights the importance of attracting skilled workers to ensure the development and growth of the construction sector. The report outlines key recruitment strategies, including reaching out locally, offering competitive salaries and benefits, and providing detailed job descriptions. It also emphasizes the role of word-of-mouth recommendations in identifying potential candidates. The selection process is examined, including the use of technical and mechanical tests to assess skills and personal interviews to evaluate candidates' suitability. The report concludes by stressing the importance of a well-defined recruitment and selection process for constructing high-quality infrastructure and buildings.

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Introduction
The construction industry is one of the most dynamic and important industry which deals
with the procedure of constructing infrastructure or buildings. The construction industry is in
huge demand and is likely to keep growing in countries like the United States of America and
Canada. It is highly important to recruit and select eminent employers for the construction
industry in order to establish concrete infrastructure and buildings as even a small mistake can
cause huge disaster for people, workers working in the construction field and also to the
reputation of the construction companies. This paper will be creating recruitment and selection of
the construction industry in Kelowna, Canada which will help in selecting talented and highly
skilled workers for the development and the growth of the construction industry.
Recruitment process
Recruitment is considered to be the process of shortlisting, attracting and selecting
suitable candidates for specific job roles in an organisation (Armstrong, Landers & Collmus,
2016). The recruitment process of the construction industry is a bit different in comparison to
other industries because of the job roles and the risk factors that are associated with the industry.
The general recruitment processes in the construction industry are the following:
Reach out locally
Most people that are seeking for jobs do not generally flock to the construction industry
and thus it has been seen that the construction industry these days focus on reaching out locally
and try to generate interest among the young children in school levels in order to introduce them
to this industry. The industry these days has been offering summer programs or jobs and

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internships in order to spark interest. Thus, it is important to reach out locally which will help in
the recruitment and selection process
Providing handsome salaries and benefits
Majority of the companies have been offering their employees with various benefits like
paid vacations, health programs, medical benefits and family leaves. According to scholars,
benefits are one of the attractive factors which make people consider jobs in a specific company
or an industry (Joao, 2017). The construction companies these days are trying to incorporate
these new trends in order to attract talented and eminent employees in the construction business
which is one of the recruitment strategies.
Job description
Job descriptions have a huge role to play in the recruitment process as this helps in
employees applying for jobs based on the posted requirements and qualifications which helps in
the selection process as well. A job description for the construction industry will help in
attracting talented employees and construction workers. A job description needs to have all the
necessary details like requirements of the specific job role and the qualities, knowledge and
experience one has in the field.
Word of mouth
According to scholars, subcontractors, suppliers, clients and also construction workers
and often shortlist worker who they recommend, this is seen in the construction industry (Afolabi
et al, 2018). Thus, the construction industry needs to inform these people so that they can convey
the message to the workers who are interested or recommend workers who are talented and have
a good experience in the industry.

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Selection process
Canada highly focuses on the construction industry as it is one of the fastest growing
industries in the country and they require eminent and efficient employees that contribute to the
growth of the industry by giving all their hard work and their expertise into constructing
buildings and infrastructures. Thus, the selection process of the construction industry will be the
following:
Various tests
The construction industry has incorporated high end technologies in the construction sites
and thus it various tests like technical and mechanical tests is important in order to hire talented
and a deserving candidate. Black et al, (2017) tests in the selection process gives employers an
idea about the skills and knowledge the candidate has which is essential for the job position.
Personal interview
Personal interview and screening according to scholars help employers to obtain
informations which help in deciding whether they are suitable for the job or not (Ulubeyli, Kazaz
& Arslan, 2017). Thus, the construction industry in Canada needs to conduct personal interview
which will help them in understanding other factors of an employee like their confidence, cross
check their knowledge and information they have put on their resume.
Conclusion
The construction industry in Kelowna, Canada is well established and thus it is important
for the construction industry take suitable recruitment process in order to attract employees to
work in the construction industries like reaching out locally and providing suitable benefits and

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safety to the workers. The construction industry needs to conduct tests to check whether they
have proper knowledge about the technicalities and conduct personal interviews to select the
right candidate for the construction industry which will help them in constructing high quality
infrastructure.

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