According to Eze (2005) in small private hospitals, the standard recruitment procedures are not always
followed. Most recruitment are carried out through informal or personal contacts. Vacancies are seldom filled
from internal sources. For external recruitment, vacancies are seldom advertised in the national dailies but are
pasted on the hospitals notice board hanged on the wall. The notice usually specifies the qualifications and age
requirements, and insists that applicants bring letters of commendation from referees.
However, in medium and large private hospitals, the standard recruitment procedures are followed.
Vacancies are filled through internal and external sources after being advertised through formal media (Ola,
2004). Job description and job specification are published. Application forms are collected and sifted while
potential applicants are short-listed for interview.
The selection process in small private hospitals also does not follow standard procedures. All
candidates are interviewed by the same person (usually the medical director). Selection tests and medical tests
are not compulsory, but in medium and large hospitals the standard process is always followed. Agu (2003)
found that in such hospitals initial screening, application forms or blanks, face-to-face interviews, reference
checks, tests, physical examinations and medical tests are involved.
Thus, it could be argued that while standard recruitment procedures and selection process are not
strictly adhered to in small hospitals, they are observed in most medium and large private hospitals