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Unit 3: HR Planning, Recruitment, Selection, Placement and Induction

placement is important to both employee and the organization. Pigors and Myers Notes
have defined placement as “the determination of the job to which an accepted candidate
is to be assigned and his assignment to that job. It is a matching of what the
supervisor has reason to think he can do with the job demands; it is a matching of
what he imposes in terms of strain, working conditions, etc.” and what he offers in
the form of pay roll, companionship with others, promotional possibilities, etc.
Proper placement helps to improve employee a candidate adjusts him to the job and
continues to perform as per expectations, it might mean that the candidate is properly
placed. However, if the new employee has problems in adjusting to the job and if
he continues to perform below expectations, he might become a misfit. Such recruits
should be assigned some other more suitable jobs or they must be given further
training to make them fit for the job.
3.5.1 Problems of Placement
Some problems might crop up while placing an employee on a job. These problems could
include:
• Employee expectations from the job.
• Employer’s expectations are more than the employee’s ability or skills.

• Technological changes might result in mismatch between the job and the employee.
• Change in the organizational structure may result in changes in the job.
These changes result in a misfit between the employee and the job.

Prepare a flowchart for employee placement process.

3.6 Induction Programme

According to R.P. Billimoria, induction or orientation is “a technique by which a new
employee is rehabilitated into the changed surroundings and introduced to the practices,
policies and purposes of the organization”. A formal orientation tries to bridge the information
gap of the new employee. When a person joins an organization he is a stranger to it. He
may experience a lot of difficulties which could lead to tension and stress in him. This in
turn can reduce his effectiveness.
Need or Orientation: In an organization, orientation is required for overcoming employee
anxiety, reality shocks and for accommodating employees.
• New employees experience a lot of anxiety in an organization. This is a natural
phenomenon which can be overcome through orientation.

• An employee joins an organization with certain assumptions and expectations. When
these expectations do not match with reality, the new employee experiences a reality
shock. Effective orientation programmes help to reduce this reality shock by providing
a more realistic expectation on the part of the new employee.

• Proper employee orientation helps to accommodate the new employee with existing
employees by developing new acquaintances and understanding of the various aspects
of the job.

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