Recruitment may involve:
- Analysing future staffing needs for the organisation, taking account of anticipated growth
- Clearly defining job specifications so as to attract only qualified candidates
- Making sure that the organisation stays within the law in relation to recruitment and selection processes
- Ensuring the process of attracting candidates is transparent and viewed as fair by all
- Ensuring that the practices used support the organisation’s strategic goals and are consistent across the organisation.
Recruitment activities are designed to affect:
- The number of people who apply for vacancies;
- The type of people who apply for them;
- The likelihood that those applying for vacancies will accept positions they are offered.
It is about matching the right person to the right job. To do this, we need to obtain information about the job and the skills, knowledge and abilities they will need to be able to do the job competently.