Question 5: A company, Xylo limited, is setting up a new plant in India for manufacturing auto components. India is a highly competitive and cost effective production base in this sector. Many reputed car manufacturers source their auto components from here. Xylo limited is planning to capture about 40% of the market share in India and also export to the tune of at least ` 50 crores in about 2 years of its planned operations. To achieve these targets it requires a highly trained and motivated work force. You have been retained by the company to advise it in this matter. While giving answers keep in mind the sector the company is operating.
Questions:
a. Outline the process of staffing the company should follow.
b. Which sources of recruitment the company should rely upon. Give reasons for your recommendation.
c. Outline the process of selection the company should follow with reasons.
Answer:
a. Xylo Limited is planning to set up a new plant in India for manufacturing auto components. The prime concern of the company is to hire the manpower, who are highly trained and motivated. In order to achieve the targets, the company should follow the staffing process in this manner.
b. The company is establishing a new unit in India. Thus, they should rely on external sources of recruitment. They should adopt this source and through employment exchange, placement agencies and labour contractors, they will be able to get good staff in the company.
This recommendation is fruitful because through these sources the company will have a wide choice of candidates. They can get the qualified personnel and bring new blood in the organisation who are highly competitive and will work harder to show better performance.
c. Through the recruitment process organisations receive a large number of applications. In order to select the most suitable candidate to perform the job, the selection process is to be considered.
Following steps are to taken in series:
Preliminary screening helps the manager to select from among those candidates who have applied.
- Preliminary screening: Preliminary screening helps the manager to select from among candidates who have applied.
- Selection test: It is to be conducted to check the practical knowledge of the candidate.
- Interview: Interview is to be taken of those candidates, who qualify the test. A panel of experts is called for, to identify the best among hundreds.
- Selection decision: In this step the candidates who pass the test and the interview are included in the selection list and critically examined whether they are best or not.
- Medical examination: In this step their medical fitness is examined whether they are physically and mentally fit or not.
- Job offer: This step is to provide them a letter of appointment, in which terms and conditions are mentioned.
- Contract of employment: When candidates accept the job offer, they sign the contract of employment. The employer and candidate exchange certain documents as the final process of selection.
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