Learning Objectives
                             •    At the end of this module, students will 
                                  understand the:
                                   > Methods used by organizations to recruit 
                                        and select employees.
                                   > Legal issues that affect recruitment and 
                                        selection.
                                   > HR’s role in the recruitment and selection 
                                        process.
                                   > Role of supervisors and peers in the 
                                        recruitment and selection of team members.
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                             Hiring the Right Person: Recruitment
                             •    RECRUITMENT
                                   > The process of attracting individuals in sufficient 
                                        numbers with the right skills and at appropriate times 
                                        to apply for open positions within the organization.
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                             Recruitment Issues
                             •    Alternatives to recruitment:
                                   > Outsourcing.
                                   > Contingent labor.
                                   > Part-time employees.
                                   > Overtime.
                             •    Costs of recruitment and selection:
                                   > Replacing supervisory, technical and management 
                                        personnel can cost from 50 percent of salary to 
                                        several hundred percent of salary.
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                Internal Environment
                •  Promotion from within:
                    > Advantages:
                        • Promotion as a reward for good work.
                        • Motivational tool for other employees.
                        • Promoted employee gets up to speed must 
                         faster in his or her new job. 
                    > Disadvantages:
                        • Must fill the position vacated by the 
                         promoted employee.
                        • Lack of new ideas and creativity that may 
                         come from a new person.
                        • Jealousy from those not promoted.
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                             Internal Environment
                             •    Nepotism: Hiring relatives. 
                                   > Does your organization have a policy on 
                                        nepotism?
                                   > May be discriminatory.
                                   > Must ensure individuals are not in 
                                        supervisory positions managing their own 
                                        relatives.
                                   > May create issues of favoritism.
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