Explain the procedure for selection of employees.
Selection is the process of identifying and choosing the best person out of a number of prospective candidates for a job.
A well organized selection process of personnel involves the following steps:
Preliminary screening: It helps the manager to eliminate unqualified or unfit job seekers, based on the information supplied in the application forms.
Selection test: An employment test is a mechanism that attempts to measure certain characteristics of individuals. These characteristics range from aptitudes, such as manual dexterity, to intelligence, to personality, etc.
Employment interview: Interview is a formal, in-depth conversation, conducted to evaluate the applicant’s suitability for the job, through an interview, an interviewer seeks to obtain maximum information about the interviewee and the interviewee seeks information about the job and the company.
Reference and background checks: Many employers request names, addresses and telephone numbers of references for the purpose of verifying information and gaining additional information of an applicant.
Selection decision: The final decision has to be made from among the candidates, who pass the tests, interviews and reference checks.
Medical examination: After the selection decision and before the job offer, the candidate is required to undergo a medical fitness test. The job offer is given to the candidate, who is physically and mentally fit for the job.
Job offer: The next step in the selection process is issuing a job offer to those applicants, who have passed all the hurdles. It is made through a letter of appointment to confirm his acceptance, and communicating to him the reporting date and time.
Contract of employment: When a candidate accepts the job offer, the contract of employment is made, which is in a written form and includes job title, duties, responsibilities, date when continues employment starts and the basis for calculating service, rates of pay, allowances, hours of work, leave rules, sickness, grievance procedure, etc.
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.
A major insurance company handled all recruiting, screening and training processes for data entry/customer service representatives. Their competitor was attracting most of the qualified, potential employees in their market. Recruiting was made even more difficult by the strong economy and the ‘jobseeker’s market.’ This resulted in the client having to choose from candidates who had the ‘soft’ skills needed for the job, but lacked the proper ‘hard’ skills and training.
Questions
a. As an HR manager what problems do you see in the company?
b. How do you think it can be resolved and what would be its impact on the company?
‘No organisation can be successful unless it fills and keeps the various positions filled with the right kind of people for the right job.’ Elucidate
The workers of a factory remain idle because of lack of knowledge of hi-tech machines. Frequent visit of engineer is made which causes high overhead charges. How can this problem be removed. (vestibule training)
Ms. Jayshree recently completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management. A few months from now a large steel manufacturing company appointed her as its human resource manager. As of now, the company employs 800 persons and has an expansion plan in hand which may require another 200 persons for various types of additional requirements. Ms. Jayshree has been given complete charge of the company’s Human Resource Department.
Questions
a. Point out, what functions is she supposed to perform?
b. What problems do you foresee in her job?
c. What steps is she going to take to perform her job efficiently?
d. How significant is her role in the organisation?
Kaul Consultants have launched www.naukaripao.com exclusively for senior management professionals. The portal lists out senior level jobs and ensures that the job is genuine through rigorous screening process.
a. State the source of recruitment highlighted in the case above.
b. State four benefits of the above identified source of recruitment.
A company is manufacturing paper plates and bowls. It produces 1,00,000 plates and bowls each day. Due to local festival, it got an urgent order of extra 50,000 plates and bowls. Explain the method of recruitment that the company should adopt in the given circumstances to meet the order.
State the two important sources of recruitment.
Why are internal sources of recruitment considered to be more economical?
The workers of a factory are unable to work on new machines and always demand for help of supervisor. The Supervisor is overburdened with their frequent calls. Suggest the remedy. (Hint: training)
How does planning provide direction?
Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.
What is informal communication?
State the meaning of controlling.
What is meant by capital structure?v
What is meant by management?
What is a Treasury Bill?
State any two advantages of branding to marketers of goods and services?
What makes principles of management flexible?
Under which consumer right does a business firm set up consumer grievance cell?
What is financial risk? Why does it arise?
Critically analyze Fayol's 14 Principles of Management and their application in contemporary organizations.
Explain the various steps involved in the process of control.
What are key result areas (KRAs) in controlling?
Identify and state the force that binds all the other functions of management.
How does branding help in creating product differentiation? Does it help in marketing of goods and services? Explain.
SanakLal and Gagan started their career in Wales Limited (a printing press) after going through a rigorous recruitment process. Since they had no prior work experience, the firm decided to give them one year to prove themselves. Name the principle of management followed by Wales Limited.
Explain the importance of Consumer Protection for businesses.
What is the importance of setting objectives in the planning process?
Can a large sized organisation be totally centralised of decentralised? Give your opinion.