PA 121

Effective
Recruitment
Process
Steps and Objectives of Selection and
Placement
 Outline

Roleplay
Recruitment Overview
Recruitment Process
Systems of Recruitment
Merit System
Selection Process
Roleplay
 Overview

Acquisition
“Involves the acquisition of competencies that
will enable an organization to fulfill its mission”
(Dressang)

2nd
Function of PM
 Recruitment & Selection

Acquisition

Recruitment Selection
Effective Recruitment Process
Step-by-step process to guide you on selecting the
best personnel
 Effective Recruitment Process

Simplified by Seven Step RPO

Setup Source Screen Schedule Feedback Offer Onboard

Klinger (2009):

Develop
Identify Budget Method of Test &
Selection
selection Recruit Interview and
needs approval Recruitment Screen Training
criteria

Note: Although what they call may differ, the framework is essentially the same.
 Systems of
Recruitment
 Systems of Recruitment

Merit System Spoils System

System in which the
qualifications and abilities (or
merit) of a personnel is the
basis for selection
Practice in which the winning
political party appoints an official
based on his or her loyalty, filial
ties, and support in the election
 Recruitment Models

Models of Recruitment
Centralized Recruitment
Decentralized Recruitment
Electronic Recruitment
Outsourcing
 Recruitment Models

Centralized Recruitment
 Recruitment Models

Decentralized Recruitment
 Recruitment Models

Electronic Recruitment
 Recruitment Models

Outsourcing
 Factors in R&S
Different factors that influence the recruitment and selection
In the government
 Factors in R&S

Factors
Demographics
Nature of work
Competencies
Law
Politics
Culture
 Merit System
Sylvia, Dressang, Klinger and Nigro & Nigro
 Recruitment Overview

Merit System in PH
Article VI, Section 23 (par. b) of RA 2260 provides
that:
“Employees shall be selected on the basis of their
fitness to perform the duties and assume the
responsibilities of the positions whether in
competitive or classified or in the non-competitive
or unclassified service”
 Merit System

Merit System
Advertising
Outreach recruitment
The Screening Process
Candidate Selection
Internal vs. External Recruitment
Minimum Qualifications
Types of Examinations
 Merit System

Advertising
Campus visits & Job Fairs Conventional Internship programs
 Merit System

Job Search Sites

Social Media

Websites and E-mail

 Merit System

Outreach Recruitment

Minority recruitment
Examinations on the evenings or weekends
Skipping the screening process

(Sylvia)
 Merit System

The Screening Process

Application Assessment
Testing
Ranking candidates
Interviews
Candidate Selection
Closed vs. Open Lists
 Merit System

Types of Examinations
Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Test
Personality Traits Test
Aptitude Examination
Written Tests
Oral Examinations
Assessment Center/Multi-approach
Work Performance Exam
(Dressang)
 Merit System

Candidate
Selection
Rule of three
Veteran’s Preference (USA)
 3
Rule of Three
Definition by example:
Suppose applicants for a civil service job are scored based on
their qualifications, and the three candidates with the highest
scores are passed on to the hiring manager. The manager then
must choose from among those three candidates.
 Merit System

Internal vs. External Recruitment

Internal External

Within the organization Outside the organization

 Merit System

Minimum Qualifications
Citizenship Requirement
Training and Experience
Age
Other Personal Traits
Skills
Civil Service Eligibility

(Dressang)
 Merit System

Nine Methods
TO

Assess Qualifications
Review of biographical data
Aptitude test
Ability test
Performance exams
References
Performance evaluation (for promotion)
Interview
Assessment centers
Probationary period
 ?
Qualification vs.
Eligibility
What’s the difference between the two?
 !
Point to ponder on
Should we have an affirmative action policy in
recruitment in the Philippines?
 Final

Maraming salamat!
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