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Chapter 7 Recruiting
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Undergraduate 3
11/08/2011

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Term
Recruiting
Definition
Process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for organizational jobs
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Strategic Recruiting
Definition
A general framework that provides guidance for actions
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Strategic Recruiting Stages
Definition
-HR Planning (how many employees needed, what specific KSAs needed?)
-Organizational Responsibilities (HR staff and operating managers)
-Strategic Recruiting Decisions (recruiting training, EEO/diversity considerations, recruiting source choices)
-Recruiting Methods (internal, external, internet/web based)
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Labor Markets
Definition
External supply pool from which organizations attract employees
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Labor Market Components
Definition
Labor Force population
Applicant population
Applicant pool
Individuals Selected
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Labor Force Population
Definition
All individuals who are available for selection if all possible recruitment strategies are used
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Applicant Population
Definition
A subset of the labor force population that is available for selection using a particular recruiting approach
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Applicant pool
Definition
all persons who are actually evaluated for selection
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Organization-Based VS Outsourced Recruiting
Definition
An initial and basic decision is wether the recruiting will be done by the employer or outsourced to someone else
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HR Unit Recruiting Responsibilities
Definition
-forecast recruiting needs
-prepares copy for recruiting ads and campaigns
-plans and conducts recruiting efforts
-audits and evaluates all recruiting activities
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Managers Recruiting Responsibilities
Definition
-anticipated needs for employees to fill vacancies
-determine KSAs needed from applicants
-assist in recruiting efforts with information about job requirements
-review success/faliure of recruiting activities
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Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
Definition
an employment(temp) agency provides a "work-finding" service for job seekers and supplies employers with applicants they may then hire
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intensive recruiting
Definition
vigorous recruiting campaign aimed at hiring a given number of employees, usually within a short period of time
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continuous recruiting
Definition
efforts to recruit offer the advantage of keeping the employer in the recruiting market
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Employment Branding & image
Definition
the way the organization is viewed by both employees and outsiders--helps attract more qualified applicants**
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Flexible Staffing
Definition
Use of workers who are not traditional employees
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temporary workers
Definition
temporary employees hired from the organization or through an agency payed on a rate-per-day or rate-per-week basis...seasonal or other flucuatations
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independent contractors
Definition
workers who perform specific services on a contract basis
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Recruiting and Diversity Considerations
Definition
-Employment Advertising Content
-Compliance with EEO Regulations
-Training of Recruiters on EEO/Diversity
-Targeted Recruiting of Diverse Applicants
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Non-Traditonal Workers
Definition
-Older workers, stay at home moms, single parents, welfare to work workers, homeless/substance abuse workers, workers with disabilities
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Internal Recruiting Methods
Definition
organizational databases, job postings, promotions and transfers, current-employee referrals, and re-recruiting of former employees and applicants
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Employee Databases
Definition
HR management systems allows HR staff members to maintain background and KSA information on existing employees
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Job Posting
Definition
system in which the employer provides notices if job openings and employees respond by applying
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current employee referrals
Definition
a reliable source of people to fill vacancies is composed of acquaintances, friends, and family members of employees
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re-recruiting of former employees and applicants
Definition
former employees and former applicants represent another source for recruitment aka boom rangers
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external recruiting sources
Definition
College/ University Recruiting, Vocational/Techinical Schools
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labor unions
Definition
good source of certain types of workers in industries such as electric and construction
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Competitive Sources
Definition
Professional and trade associations, trade publications, and competitors
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Media sources
Definition
newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and billboards, sometimes direct mail
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What to include in an effective recruiting Ad
Definition
-Info on the job and on the applicant process
-Desired Candidate Qualifications
-Info of the organization
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general job fairs
Definition
may attract many employed and unemployable ..unskilled
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virtual job fair
Definition
have web-based links have been used by the fed gov
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drive through job fair
Definition
people can drive up to tents at malls and pick up an applications
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Internet Job Boards
Definition
Such as Monster, Yahoo!, and HotJobs
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Professional/Career Websites
Definition
professional associations have employment sections at their websites
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Employer Websites
Definition
Section on their own websites
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Internet Recruiting Advantages
Definition
Saves money, Saves time, e-mail more efficient over snail mail, bigger applicant pool, global job postings
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Internet Recruiting Disadvantages
Definition
more unqualified applicants, more resumes to be reviewed, more emails, expensive software, not serious applicants
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Legal Issues in Internet Recruiting
Definition
EEO/ Diversity issues, protected classes being ignored, false applicants
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Evaluating the Cost of Recuiting
Definition
Recruiting Expenses / # of recruits hired

--testing background checks, relocations, or signing bonuses may be included in expenses
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Evaluating Recruiting Satisfaction
Definition
Managers, hires, and non hires.
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yield ratios
Definition
comparisons of the number of applicants at one stage of the recruiting process with the number at the next stage
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Selection Rate
Definition
percentage hired from a given group of candidates
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Acceptance Rate
Definition
Percent of applicants hired divided by total number of applicants offered jobs
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Success Base Rate
Definition
a longer-term measure of recruiting effectiveness is the success rate of applicants
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Increasing Recruiting Effectiveness Mehtods
Definition
-Resume Mining
-Applicant Tracking
-Employer Career Websites
-Internal Mobiity
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