The overall aim of the recruitment and selections process is to obtain the right
number and quality of employee’s required to satisfy the human resources need
of the organisation.
The four stages of recruitment and selection are:
1. Defining requirements:
preparing job descriptions and specification, deciding terms and conditions of
employment,
2. Attracting candidates:
reviewing and evaluating alternative sources for applicants, inside and outside
the organisation, advertising, possibly using agencies and consultants.
3. Selecting candidates:
sifting applications, interviewing, testing, assessing candidates, employment,
taking references, employment contract
4. Introduction- induction:
Introduction to the work and the colleagues, to the organisation and its main
objectives, to terms of employment.
Each of the stages will be described more in detail below.