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Principles and Practices of Management

Notes Recruitment is the process of locating and encouraging potential applicants to apply for
existing or anticipated job openings. Certain influences restrain (the freedom of) managers
while choosing a recruiting source such as: image of the company, attractiveness of the
job, internal policies, budgetary support, government policies etc.
Selection is the process of evaluating the qualifications, experience, skill, knowledge, etc.,
of an applicant in relation to the requirements of the job to determine his suitability for
the job.

The process by which a manager brings unity of action in an organisation is coordination.
It is a conscious and deliberate blending of activities to achieve unity of action.
Coordination pulls all the functions and activities together, improves human relations
and increases inter-departmental harmony.
Coordination is easy to achieve through direct interpersonal relationships and
communications.

The process of coordination involves a series of steps: clear goals, proper allocation of
work, sound organisation structure, clear reporting relationships, proper communication
and sound leadership.

10.12 Keywords

Coordination: The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a
goal or effect.
Employee referral: A recommendation from a current employee regarding a job applicant.

Executive search: Hiring search firm/head-hunter to track candidates.
Horizontal coordination: linking of activities across departments at similar levels.
Job posting: It is a method of publicising job openings on bulletin boards, electronic media and
similar outlets by a company.
Outsourcing: Letting outside vendors provide services
Promotion: Movement of an employee from a lower level position to a higher level position
with increase in salary.
Recruitment: The discovering of potential applicants for actual or anticipated organisational
vacancies.

Selection: Picking up suitable candidates by rejecting the unsuitable.
Synchronisation: To cause to agree in time and objectives.
Transfer: A lateral movement within the same grade, from one job to another.

Vertical coordination: linking of activities at the top of the organisation with those at the
middle and lower levels in order to achieve organisational goals.

10.13 Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are True or False:

1. The recruiting process begins with human resource planning and concludes with evaluation
of recruiting efforts.

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