MEANING AND DEFINITION OF RECRUITMENT
Recruitment means an activity, which refers to the discovery
and development of workers and employees in the enterprise at the time they are
required. It involves locating, maintaining, and contacting the sources of manpower. The recruitment has been defined by many eminent authors as under:
"Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in organization.
Edwin
B. Flippo,
"Recruitment is the development and maintenance of adequate manpower resources. It involves the creation of a pool of available labour force upon whom the organization can draw when it needs additional employees."
Dale S. Beach,
Thus, the recruitment of employees involves the identification of the source of personnel, evaluation of different sources available, selection of particular sources ad stimulating the prospective candidates to apply for the job so that the right candidate may be obtained for the right job.
RELATED TOPIC
Characteristics of Human Resource Management
Objective of Human Resource Management
Scope of Human Resource Management
