Recruitment Process Essay

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Rozhgar Sammed Majeed PG Business and Management University of Kurdistan-Hawler Q) Explain the merits and the drawbacks of the recruitment and selection process with an organization, and suggest how the process can be improved. One of the most important functions of an organization's Human Resource Department is the Recruitment and Selection of qualified employees because it secures full productivity and contributes to the success of the organization. This essay will discuss the procedures of recruitment and selection in ExxonMobil Corporation, Kurdistan branch. Recruitment “is the process of generating a pool of capable people to apply for employment to an organization.” and selection “is the process by which managers and others use specific instruments to choose from a pool of applicants a person or persons most likely to succeed in the job(s), given management goals and legal requirements” (John and Jeffrey 2003:226,234). ExxonMobil is an oil and gas company based in the US. In the Kurdistan branch when they want to fill a position, the line manager will do the job analysis to identify the need, the duties and responsibilities of the role and what the requirements are. A job description and personal specification is then completed. As ExxonMobil Kurdistan branch does not have an HR department, the procedure of recruitment and selection is undertaken by the leading employment agency MSELECT in Kurdistan. ExxonMobil calls briefing meeting with MSELECT, discusses in detail the new vacancy. In MSELECT, the procedure goes through specific steps: the job description and vacancy details go to MNR (The Ministry of natural resources) for approval. Advertising is placed in local press and websites. After that, the
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