UNIT – I Lesson 1 HRM – AN OVERVIEW Lesson Outline Nature of ...

Introduction
Recruitment, selection, placement, induction, training and development are all the
core functions of HRD. Once it is determined what types of jobs in how many numbers are
to be filled up with the qualifications fixed, the next step is for search of qualified people.
Hiring of people involves these broad groups of activities but not mutually exclusive viz.,
recruitment, selection and placement. Recruitment is the first step in the process of filling
a vacancy. Recruitment is the generating of applications or applicants for specific
positions to be filledup in the organization. It is a process of searching for and obtaining
applicants for jobs so that the right people in right number can be selected.
According to Dale Yoder, “Recruitment is a process to discover the source of
manpower to meet the requirements of staffing schedule and to employ effective measures
for attracting that manpower in adequate numbers to facilitate effective selection of an
efficient working force.”
According to Bergmann and Taylor, “Recruitment is the process of locating,
identifying, and attracting capable applicants.”
FACTORS AFFECTING RECRUITMENT
There are various factors that influence recruitment. They are as follows:
i. Internal factors
ii. External factors