The Significance of Employee Selection and Recruitment in the Healthcare Sector

The aim of people resourcing strategy is to ensure that a firm achieves competitive advantage by attracting and retaining more capable people than its rivals and employing them more effectively (Armstrong, 2010). Armstrong (2001) states that preparing plans for finding people from within the organization and/or for learning and development programs to help people learn new skills. If needs cannot be satisfied from within the organization, it involves preparing longer-term plans for ensuring that recruitment and selection processes will satisfy them (Armstrong, 2001). The recruitment and selection process is concerned with identifying, attracting and choosing suitable people to meet an organization’s human resource requirements. They are integrated activities, and ‘where recruitment stops and selection begins is a moot point’ (Anderson, 1994). According to Armstrong (2010), There four stages of recruitment and selection are •Defining requirements – preparing role profiles and person spe...

According to Armstrong and Taylor (2014), the advantages of online recruiting are that it can reach a wider range of possible applicants. It is quicker and cheaper than traditional methods of advertising, more details of jobs and firms can be supplied on the site, and CVs can be matched and applications can be submitted electronically (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) is the term used when an organization commissions a provider to take responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of the recruitment process, covering all vacancies or a selection of them (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). Many organizations rely on the salary levels published in recruitment advertisements. But these can be very misleading as you will not necessarily achieve a good match and the quoted salary may not be the same as what is finally paid (Armstrong, 2010). The 2013 survey of the Forum for In-House Recruitment Managers (FIRM), whose members tend to be bigger employers, establishe...

  In the modern job market due to the wide use of the internet and digital technologies,E-recruitment has main recruitment source  in the modern job market (Bhupendra & Swati, 2015) . It has emerged as a powerful tool for employers, recruiters, and job seekers alike, revolutionizing the way talent is sourced, screened, and hired. In this article, we'll explore the practices, opportunities, and challenges associated with e-recruitment and how it's reshaping the future of work. Using the internet, this technical breakthrough improves the process of hiring knowledge sources. It allows businesses to save money, update job offers and status at any time, decrease the recruitment cycle time, identify and pick the best applicants with the most knowledge potential from a larger pool of candidates, and improve their image and profile (Anand & Chitra, 2016). The healthcare sector is no stranger to innovation, and e-recruitment represents the version  in this ongoing evolutio...

  Challenges of Recruitment and Selection   Recruitment and Selection Argues Poor HR planning. Mascarenhas (2011)states that there are extensive problem in recruiting and selection.HR planning is important because it transforms corporate strategies into HR policies and procedures. This is especially true when it comes to hiring and selecting procedures and practices. HR planning's primary purpose is to place the correct amount of people with the right skills, experience, and competencies in the right jobs at the right time for the right price. Recruitment and selection policies that are detailed and comprehensive, such as recruitment and selection procedures, assessing criteria, and talents. Recruitment and selection in the healthcare sector present unique challenges due to the critical nature of healthcare services, regulatory requirements, and the specialized skills needed. Here are some of the key challenges faced in recruiting and selecting healthcare professionals:,...

  Recruiting top talent is very important for healthcare organizations and it enhance ensuring quality patient care and organizational effectiveness. Choosing between internal promotion and external hiring is a critical decision that necessitates an understanding of both approaches. This article examines the external and internal recruitment in the healthcare sector, offering insights into their advantages, challenges, and considerations.   Internal Recruitment: Internal recruitment involves filling job vacancies with existing employees through promotions, transfers, or lateral moves within the organization. Internal recruitment offers several benefits: According to Buchbinder & Shanks(2017) Internal candidates   have the knowledge of organizational culture. They already acquainted with the organization's mission, values, policies, and procedures, expediting their onboarding and integration .And also if they can get Internal promotions, It   enhance the m...

In today's competitive job market, hiring the right talent is necessary for the success of any organization. The selection process involves determining whether applicants' attributes, such as competence, experience, qualifications, education, and training are suitable for the prospective interviewee.Therefore, Armstrong (2010) states that the goal of selection is to determine a candidate's suitability by anticipating their capacity to perform a task successfully. Traditional Interviews: Traditional interviews are one of the most common employee selection techniques used by organizations worldwide. In a face-to-face or panel interview, employers assess candidates based on their qualifications, experience, and interpersonal skills. While interviews provide valuable insights into a candidate's personality, they also have limitations such as interviewer biases and lack of standardization (Levashina,2006).Individual interviews are used as a selection procedure by the majorit...