Recruitment, Job Analysis, and External Sourcing

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• Human Resources Activities **1.1 Recruitment** **1.1.1 Meaning of Recruitment** - Recruitment is the process used by a business to identify vacancies within the organization and attract suitable candidates for those positions. - It aims at finding candidates who have the necessary knowledge, experience, and qualifications to fill the vacancy. - Businesses may choose to use either internal or external methods of recruitment depending on the nature and requirements of the vacancy. **Recruitment Procedure** - The human resource manager (HRM) should prepare the job description to identify recruitment needs. - HRM should indicate the job specification, job description, and key performance areas to attract suitable candidates. - Prepare a job analysis, which includes the job specification and job description. - A decision should be made whether to recruit internally to identify suitable candidates from within the business. - If internal recruitment is unsuccessful, external recruitment should be considered. - When external recruitment is necessary, the relevant sources should be selected, such as recruitment agencies, tertiary institutions, newspapers, or the company's contact details ...