HRES2202 Project: Strategic Recruitment and Selection Plan for XYZ

This report analyzes the recruitment and selection processes of XYZ Company, an oil and gas valve manufacturer. It identifies issues with the current hiring practices, such as preference-based hiring and a lack of workforce diversity, which are hindering the company's expansion plans, particularly in Calgary. The report proposes a strategic recruitment and selection plan, including detailed steps for job descriptions, advertising, candidate screening, interviews, and decision-making. This plan aims to address the company's challenges, ensuring the hiring of competent and deserving employees, and promoting a diverse and skilled workforce. The report emphasizes the importance of a well-defined recruitment and selection process for the company's success in the competitive market and its ability to meet growing customer demands. The report also includes the use of references and research to support the findings.

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Executive summary
This paper is going to shed a light on the recruitment and selection process of the company
XYZ and provide the issues that the company is facing due to this. The paper will also
present a recommended recruitment and selection plan and explain its importance in order to
tell the management of the company and so that they consider the new plan that has been
provided and implement in order to hire efficient employees in the workforce for better
productivity.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Selection process in XYZ Company......................................................................................3
Issues with the selection process of XYZ Company..............................................................3
Strategic recruitment and selection plan................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
Employees are considered to be one of the most important stakeholders of an
organization and thus it is important to put emphasis on skilful and intelligent employees
during recruitment and selection process (Oppong, 2017). This paper aims to shed a light on
the hiring process of XYZ Company and the issues in their selection process which may later
have negative impacts on the organization.
Discussion
Selection process in XYZ Company
XYZ does not follow the traditional method of hiring employees. The company
usually hires employees on the basis of their preference. It has been seen that most of the
managers that are associated in the hiring process they tend to overlook other candidates and
rather hire the employees whom they know personally and is need of some jobs.
Issues with the selection process of XYZ Company
XYZ has been growing in the market which has resulted in the company taking a
decision in order to expand in the market. However, the hiring process of the company is not
efficient which a big issue. Most of the people that are hired in the company are because of
recommendations by the managers who are in charge of hiring and most of them have a
biased decision towards the people they know and are well acquainted with. The people who
are hired for the new jobs do not make any contribution to make the workforce or the
workplace of XYZ diverse. These aspects have become issues as applicants who have applied
for the jobs are dissatisfied and believe that they were not considered because of their

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ethnicity moreover the company loses out on many skillful and knowledgeable applicants
who may have better skills and knowledge in comparison to the preferred people who
eventually are hired.
XYZ Company is planning to expand their business in Calgary in order to generate
more revenue in the market however, it has been seen that the city has a high employment
rate and the recruitment of employees in Calgary may be difficult for XYZ.
XYZ Company is currently growing in the market and is preparing for expansion in
Calgary thus in order to thrive in the market and subsequently grow in the market the
company needs to have some competitive advantage which will ensure their sales and profit
in Calgary as well. In order to be successful in the foreign market it is important and essential
for XYZ to change their hiring process and implement a new recruitment and selection plan
which will help the company to hire competent and deserving employees who will have the
capability to produce positive outcomes for the company, help them thrive in the market and
also contribute to the success of the company.
Strategic recruitment and selection plan
Recruitment is necessary in every organization in order identify their potential
candidates that might be suitable for the job and they are usually identified on the basis of
their qualification and their experience (Ekwoaba, Ikeije & Ufoma, 2015). The recruitment
process in the first step and the second step is the selection process where the right and the
suitable candidates are hired to serve the designated job which is vacant in the organization.
XYZ needs to consider a new recruitment and selection plan in order to eradicate the issues
that have cropped up due to the current selection process of the company.
Job description Source and First screening of the Interview Hire

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advertising applied candidates
suitable
candidates
suitable
candidate
Name of the
company
Online job
boards
Telephonic
conversation
Situational
question
Offer job
letter
Description of the
job and the position Advertising Standardized testing
Behavioral
questions
Required
qualification of the
employee
Employment
agencies Check CV via e-mail
Instructions to apply
for the job
Company
website
This recruitment and selection plan will be highly beneficial for the company XYZ in
order to recruit and select efficient employees that can benefit the organization and help the
organization expand more. Recruitment and hiring is the key process as employees of an
organization have huge role to play in an organization and most of the sales and revenues
depend on their performance thus it is important to evaluate and make a proper decision in
terms of hiring an employee.
The first step is to create a proper job description for the vacant position in the
country. The company needs to provide the designation of the job and also give an estimate
of what the company is willing to pay, the job description and the qualifications that the
company expects and needs. The instructions to apply will also be provided so that the
interested candidates having the qualifications can apply for the position of the present jobs.
This will be helpful as the company will get candidates with the needed qualifications who
will be applying for the jobs.

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The next step is to advertise the job description that has been created. This is to
promote and make people aware about the vacancy in the job. These sources will help in
proper advertising which will attract people who are looking for jobs. This is necessary as
this helps people get to know about the vacancy so that they can apply for the given job.
First screening is very important so that the recruiters in the company can assess and
select the candidates on the basis of the curriculum vitae. There are many times recruiters call
the candidates who have applied for the job in order to see how their communication skills
are.
After the first screening it is important for them to select few suitable candidates for
the interview where the interviewee will assess how the candidate carries and presents him or
herself, their communication skills, their thought process and many more.
Finally on the basis of this factor the candidate will be chosen in the company in order
to make the company develop and grow more in the market.
If XYZ implements this recruitment and selection plan then the company will gain
profits as this will help the company curb all the issues that it was facing and will be able to
hire efficient employees who deserve to be serving the organization which may also make
way for making the organization a diverse workplace. According to scholars, a diverse
workforce is important and also gives a company a competitive advantage in the market
because of the presence of people with enhanced skills which provide quality performance
that result in the profits and success of the organization (Kundu & Mor, 2017).
Conclusion
Recruitment and selection process is a vital aspect of an organization that helps the
organization to hire employees that are efficient and suitable for the job. XYZ has been

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having issues as they have been hiring people based on preference and this has led to lack of
skilful and competent employees however, if the company considers the new recruitment and
selection plan then the company will be able to assess and evaluate and make effective
decisions in terms of hiring employees who will be able to carry out the jobs properly and
also help the company in make profits in the foreign market. This process however might be
expensive as there are many resources needed but eventually this process will help XYZ to
earn more profits and dominate the global market.

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Reference
Ekwoaba, J. O., Ikeije, U. U., & Ufoma, N. (2015). The Impact of Recruitment and Selection
Criteria on Organizational Performance.
Kundu, S. C., & Mor, A. (2017). Workforce diversity and organizational performance: a
study of IT industry in India. Employee Relations, 39(2), 160-183.
Oppong, N. Y. (2017). Exploring the importance of human resource activities-strategies
alignments: Interactive brainstorming groups approach. Cogent Business &
Management, 4(1), 1273081.