an evaluation of the recruitment and selection policy and practice in ...

ecruitment and selection policy. Advertisements are favoured by the majority ofline managers (50 percent) and regarded as a rule by HR managers (100percent). Fifty-eight percent of new appointees were recruited using this method.Line managers affirm that this method can be used in 50 percent of successfulappointments while HR managers believe, that even when other methods areemployed it must always be in tandem with advertisements. HR managersindicated that the advertisement recruitment method is the accepted standardused 100 percent of the time. Job adverts (or internal advertisements) are thesecond frequently most used recruitment method (8 percent). HR managersclaim that 67 percent use of this method of recruitment and line managers 17percent. Referrals are also of the more frequently used methods (12 percent).This is confirmed by line managers (17 percent) but not viewed as an option byHR managers.Table 6.13: Recruitment methodMethods Appointees Line Managers HR managersemployed Number % Number % Number %Recruitment Agency 2 8Head-huntingWalk-insReferrals 3 12 1 17Professional AssociationsAdvertisements 15 58 3 50 3 100Present Employees 1 4 1 17 1 33Job Adverts 2 8 1 17 2 67Personnel RecordsSkills InventoryBursary students 1 4Personnel records andSkills Inventory1 4Walk-ins, referrals,Professional associationsand advertisements1 4 1 1785