Strategic recruitment
- 2. DEFINITION: “The process of locating and encouraging potential applicants to apply for existing or anticipated job openings” OR “Alignment of talent placement with company business strategy”
- 3. Strategic Recruitment Process: Inputs: The first step in the process is to ensure that companies have all the inputs to initiate Strategic Recruitment process. Action: The second step in the process is to come up with an action plan based on the inputs from Step 1.
- 4. Strategic Recruitment Process: Expectations: The third step in the process is to make sure that company has everything, what is required to execute on the plan. Delivery: The fourth step in the process is to deliver on the model that has been put in place.
- 5. Strategic Recruitment Process: Change Management: The fifth step in the process is to have a robust change management plan in place to drive this change through the organization. Measurement: What cannot be measured, cannot be improved so it is imperative to come up with Key Performance Indicators and measure performance and delivery against those.
- 6. Sources of Employees: Internal: Computerized record systems Vacancy bulletins Newsletters Notice boards
- 7. Sources of Employees: External: The labor market Recruitment agencies Educational institutions Referrals Unsolicited applications Professional organizations Unions E-cruitment
- 8. Nature of Activities: Regular Recruitment Strategic Recruitment Risk averse- Legal. Risk taking. Traditional thinking. Out of the box thinking. Employee oriented. Business oriented. Follow “Best Practices”. Market differentiator. On the defensive. On the offensive. Looking “inward”. Looking “outward”. No differentiation among employee groups. Differentiation is must
- 9. Nature of Activities Regular Recruitment • Keeper of policy- no exceptions • Viewed as “gate-keeper” • Slow decision-making • Consistency • Asks for “permission” Strategic Recruitment • Make exceptions to reflect harsh realities • Viewed as “gate-crasher” • Needs fast decisions • Innovation • Asks for “forgiveness”