Experiencing Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment and selection is a stressful and traumatic transition for both thepeople and the organisations where futures are decided and destinies set. Howdoes ... » 

Recruitment and selection is a stressful and traumatic transition for both thepeople and the organisations where futures are decided and destinies set. Howdoes it feel to be involved in this process? Experiencing Recruitment andSelection offers readers a unique insight into this lifechanging event onethat is very different to the current recruitment literature as it gives avoice to both applicants and recruiters. Using reallife stories this bookexplores applicants and selectors experiences of the recruitment andselection process. The author offers original insights into differencesbetween internal and external applicants perceptions of fairness howfailure to get appointed influences internal applicants how recruitersselect for fit the reasons why people apply for jobs the influence ofmarket forces on selection decisions. Each chapter focuses on a key topic inrecruitment and selection and features at least three related stories. Thestories are interwoven with analyses that demonstrate the key lessons forpractitioners and students. Each chapter concludes with a series of provocativequestions and a guide to further reading. With its practical easytouseformat Experiencing Recruitment and Selection is essential reading forundergraduate and postgraduate students in disciplines including organisationalpsychology organisational behaviour management studies and HRM as well aspersonnel or HR managers and occupational psychologists «