MAIN PRINCIPLES OF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
The success of an Industrial Enterprise depends upon the
fact whether the selection has been made properly and according to the
principles of selection or not. If the proper selection of the best workers and
employees has been made, the enterprise may be successful in achieving its
objectives. If the proper selection has not
been made, the enterprise may not be successful in achieving its objectives.
Therefore, the selection in a big industrial enterprise must
be based on certain principles as follows:
1. Observation of Government Rules and Regulations:
Before
formulating the policy of recruitment and selection for the enterprise,
Government rules and regulations of
selection must be carefully understood and followed, especially with reference
to the rules of reservation so that no legal complication may arise at a later
stage.
2. Policy of Recruitment in accordance with the Objects of Enterprise:
The recruitment policy of the enterprise must be in accordance with
the pre-determined objectives of the enterprise so that it may help in the
achievement of the objectives of the enterprise.
3. Clear Policy of Recruitment:
The policy of recruitment
must be definite and clear so that it may be easy to implement the same.
4. Recruitment by a Committee:
The right to recruit the workers and employees
must be assigned to a committee of capable, efficient, experienced, senior, and
responsible officers of the company. The entire work of process of recruitment
must be performed by a committee and not by any individual officer so that fair
selection may be assured.
5. Impartiality:
The recruitment policy must be such that fair selection may be assured. Only the best and most capable candidates must be
selected on the basis of merit.
6. Flexibility:
The recruitment policy must be flexible so
that necessary changes may be made to it according to the need of the
enterprise.
7. Job Security:
Security of the job must be assured to every worker and employee of the enterprise
at the time of his appointment so that he may contribute his efforts to the
achievement of organic national objectives.
8. Opportunity for Development for the Employees:
The
selection policy of the enterprise must be prepared in a manner that may provide
challenging opportunities to the employees of the enterprise based on their
ability and performance. It will always pursue them to do more and better work.
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