Human Resources Management
The human resource (HR) department and line managers work closely together to onboard employees for an organization (Dunn, 2010). The HR department has the duty of recruiting candidates for a job and the line manager has the responsibility to select the right person for the job. Recruitment is a method of attracting and obtaining a group of qualified applicants by making the available jobs known to the community (Dunn, 2010). This can be achieved by advertising in a variety of multi-media and social-media venues, visiting high schools, training centers, and colleges (Dunn, 2010). Recruitment differs from selection in that selection is the obligation of the line manager (Dunn, 2010). Selection is the process of interviewing, choosing, and hiring the right person from the group of candidates, HR has assembled (Dunn, 2010). …show more content…
This is accomplished by conducting a job analysis, which is created from the job description and job specifications (Dunn, 2010). The job description defines the duties and responsibilities of the job and the job specification describes the minimum acceptable qualification a candidate must have (Dunn, 2010). A job analysis is a study of a particular job in which, according to Dunn (2010), “consists of analyzing the activity the employee performs; the equipment, tools, and work aids the employee uses; and the working conditions” (p. 370). The job analysis plays a crucial role in the recruitment and selection process since they identify for HR and the line manage who is the right candidate and is qualified for the job (Dunn,
The human resource (HR) department and line managers work closely together to onboard employees for an organization (Dunn, 2010). The HR department has the duty of recruiting candidates for a job and the line manager has the responsibility to select the right person for the job. Recruitment is a method of attracting and obtaining a group of qualified applicants by making the available jobs known to the community (Dunn, 2010). This can be achieved by advertising in a variety of multi-media and social-media venues, visiting high schools, training centers, and colleges (Dunn, 2010). Recruitment differs from selection in that selection is the obligation of the line manager (Dunn, 2010). Selection is the process of interviewing, choosing, and hiring the right person from the group of candidates, HR has assembled (Dunn, 2010). …show more content…
This is accomplished by conducting a job analysis, which is created from the job description and job specifications (Dunn, 2010). The job description defines the duties and responsibilities of the job and the job specification describes the minimum acceptable qualification a candidate must have (Dunn, 2010). A job analysis is a study of a particular job in which, according to Dunn (2010), “consists of analyzing the activity the employee performs; the equipment, tools, and work aids the employee uses; and the working conditions” (p. 370). The job analysis plays a crucial role in the recruitment and selection process since they identify for HR and the line manage who is the right candidate and is qualified for the job (Dunn,