HRM textbook

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. List the steps in the recruitment and selection process.
2. Explain the main techniques used in employment
planning and forecasting.
3. Explain and give examples for the need for effective
recruiting.
4. Name and describe the main internal sources of
candidates.
5. List and discuss the main outside sources of candidates.
6. Develop a help wanted ad.
7. Explain how to recruit a more diverse workforce.
As its board of directors began reviewing possible
candidates to be IBM s next CEO, their thoughts
turned to the sort of company IBM would be in
the next few years. Some trends were clear. IBM
had already sold off several commodity businesses such as
personal computers and disk drives, replacing them with new
software and service/consulting businesses. The new CEO
would have to address new trends such as cloud computing.
More sales would come from emerging markets in Asia
and Africa. Strategic changes like these meant that IBM s
employees would need new skills, and that the firm needed
new personnel and succession plans for how to staff its new
businesses. 1
Environment
Strategic and Legal
Relations
Employee
Company s
Strategic Goals
Employee Competencies
and Behaviors Required
for Company to Achieve
These Strategic Goals
Recruitment and
Placement
HR Policies and Practices
Required to Produce
Employee Competencies
and Behaviors
WHERE ARE WE NOW . . .
In Chapter 4, we discussed job analysis and
the methods managers use to create job
descriptions, job specifications, and
competency profiles or models. The purpose
of this chapter is to improve your
effectiveness in recruiting candidates.
The topics we discuss include personnel
planning and forecasting, recruiting job
candidates, and developing and using
application forms. Then, in Chapter 6, we ll
turn to the methods managers use to select
the best employees from this applicant pool.
Compensation
Development
Training and
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