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Submitted By Gaurav Gupta Rajesh Banerjee Ram KishorePawar MBA July 10’ IILM-Business School RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS OF AN IT COMPANY Friday, July 08, 2011 1
INTRODUCTION TO HRM The human resources are the most important assets of an organization. The success or failure of an organization is largely dependent on the caliber of the people working therein. Recruitment is distinct from Employment and Selection Friday, July 08, 2011 2
RECRUITMENT The means of attracting them towards the organization before selecting suitable candidates for jobs. Recruitment is only one of the steps in the entire employment process. Friday, July 08, 2011 3
FACTORS AFFECTING RECRUITMENT 2) EXTERNAL FACTORS  •Supply and Demand        factors •Unemployment Rate •Labor market conditions •Political and legal considerations•Social factors•Economic factors•Technological factors 1) INTERNAL FACTORS     •Recruiting policy•Temporary and part-time employees•Recruitment of local citizens•Engagement of the company in HRP•Company’s size•Cost of recruitment•Company’s growth and expansion Friday, July 08, 2011 4
RECRUITMENT RELATION WITH OTHER FACTOR Friday, July 08, 2011 5
SELECTION Selection is the process of picking individuals who have relevant qualifications to fill jobs in an organization. The basic purpose is to choose the individual who can most successfully perform the job from the pool of qualified candidates Friday, July 08, 2011 6
STEPS IN SELECTION PROCESS Friday, July 08, 2011 7
RECEPTION To create a favorable impression on the applicants’ right from the stage of reception Friday, July 08, 2011 8
SCREENING INTERVIEW Generally planned by large organizations to cut the cost of selection by allowing only eligible candidates to go through the further stages in selection Friday, July 08, 2011 9
APPLICATION BLANK Application blank or form is one of the most common methods used to collect information like— •Personal data (address, sex, telephone number)•Marital data•Educational data•Employment Experience•Extra-curricular activities•References and Recommendations Friday, July 08, 2011 10
SELECTION TESTING Attempts to asses intelligence, abilities, personality trait, performance, simulation tests . Some of the commonly used employment tests are:     •Intelligence tests•Aptitude tests•Personality tests•Achievement tests Friday, July 08, 2011 11
SELECTION INTERVIEW Interview is the oral examination of candidates for employment.  The most essential step in the selection process Interviewer matches the information obtained about the candidates through various means to the job requirements. Friday, July 08, 2011 12
MEDICAL EXAMINATION Certain jobs require physical qualities like clear vision, perfect hearing, unusual stamina, tolerance of hard working conditions, clear tone, etc. Medical examination reveals whether or not a candidate possesses these qualities. Friday, July 08, 2011 13
REFERENCE CHECKS Once the interview and medical examination of the candidate is over, the personnel department will engage in checking references Candidates are required to give the names of 2 or 3 references in their application forms Friday, July 08, 2011 14
HIRING DECISION The line manager has to make the final decision now – whether to select or reject a candidate after soliciting the required information through different techniques. Friday, July 08, 2011 15
SELECTION PRACTICES OF RENOWNED COMPANIES Siemens India– It uses extensive psychometric instruments to evaluate listed candidates. It also prepares a personality questionnaire to understand the candidate’s personality. PepsiCo India-- Company uses competency based interviewing technique that look at candidate’s abilities in terms of strategizing, lateral thinking, problem solving in the real environment. Friday, July 08, 2011 16
RECRUITMENT PROCESS OF IBM For a student, the process begins with sending the resumes, through the Campus TPO's(Training and Placement Officer). This is then followed by an independent selection process involving a round of discussions. This is where the student's interests and skills are matched with the existing business problems that ISL(India Software Lab) projects plan to solve. A selection offer is made once a match is found. Friday, July 08, 2011 17
ELIGIBILITY CRITERION OF IBM Internship Program ISL has an Internship Program wherein students interested in doing their engineering projects for a period of 6 months Extreme Blue Program        It is a premier internship for top notch students pursuing software development degrees CAS(Centre Advance Study)          ISL offers M.Tech, M.S and Ph.D students, access to the IBM research areas, technical staff and other resources, with the goal of solving research problems of the utmost importance, through its Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) program You should have a minimum aggregate of 70% in Engineering (till the last semester till which the exams have been declared) However, for all IITs, IISCs and colleges in Maharashtra, a minimum aggregate of 60% is enough. Friday, July 08, 2011 18
Friday, July 08, 2011 19 THANK YOU

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Recruitment process Of IBM

  • 1. Submitted By Gaurav Gupta Rajesh Banerjee Ram KishorePawar MBA July 10’ IILM-Business School RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS OF AN IT COMPANY Friday, July 08, 2011 1
  • 2. INTRODUCTION TO HRM The human resources are the most important assets of an organization. The success or failure of an organization is largely dependent on the caliber of the people working therein. Recruitment is distinct from Employment and Selection Friday, July 08, 2011 2
  • 3. RECRUITMENT The means of attracting them towards the organization before selecting suitable candidates for jobs. Recruitment is only one of the steps in the entire employment process. Friday, July 08, 2011 3
  • 4. FACTORS AFFECTING RECRUITMENT 2) EXTERNAL FACTORS •Supply and Demand factors •Unemployment Rate •Labor market conditions •Political and legal considerations•Social factors•Economic factors•Technological factors 1) INTERNAL FACTORS •Recruiting policy•Temporary and part-time employees•Recruitment of local citizens•Engagement of the company in HRP•Company’s size•Cost of recruitment•Company’s growth and expansion Friday, July 08, 2011 4
  • 5. RECRUITMENT RELATION WITH OTHER FACTOR Friday, July 08, 2011 5
  • 6. SELECTION Selection is the process of picking individuals who have relevant qualifications to fill jobs in an organization. The basic purpose is to choose the individual who can most successfully perform the job from the pool of qualified candidates Friday, July 08, 2011 6
  • 7. STEPS IN SELECTION PROCESS Friday, July 08, 2011 7
  • 8. RECEPTION To create a favorable impression on the applicants’ right from the stage of reception Friday, July 08, 2011 8
  • 9. SCREENING INTERVIEW Generally planned by large organizations to cut the cost of selection by allowing only eligible candidates to go through the further stages in selection Friday, July 08, 2011 9
  • 10. APPLICATION BLANK Application blank or form is one of the most common methods used to collect information like— •Personal data (address, sex, telephone number)•Marital data•Educational data•Employment Experience•Extra-curricular activities•References and Recommendations Friday, July 08, 2011 10
  • 11. SELECTION TESTING Attempts to asses intelligence, abilities, personality trait, performance, simulation tests . Some of the commonly used employment tests are: •Intelligence tests•Aptitude tests•Personality tests•Achievement tests Friday, July 08, 2011 11
  • 12. SELECTION INTERVIEW Interview is the oral examination of candidates for employment. The most essential step in the selection process Interviewer matches the information obtained about the candidates through various means to the job requirements. Friday, July 08, 2011 12
  • 13. MEDICAL EXAMINATION Certain jobs require physical qualities like clear vision, perfect hearing, unusual stamina, tolerance of hard working conditions, clear tone, etc. Medical examination reveals whether or not a candidate possesses these qualities. Friday, July 08, 2011 13
  • 14. REFERENCE CHECKS Once the interview and medical examination of the candidate is over, the personnel department will engage in checking references Candidates are required to give the names of 2 or 3 references in their application forms Friday, July 08, 2011 14
  • 15. HIRING DECISION The line manager has to make the final decision now – whether to select or reject a candidate after soliciting the required information through different techniques. Friday, July 08, 2011 15
  • 16. SELECTION PRACTICES OF RENOWNED COMPANIES Siemens India– It uses extensive psychometric instruments to evaluate listed candidates. It also prepares a personality questionnaire to understand the candidate’s personality. PepsiCo India-- Company uses competency based interviewing technique that look at candidate’s abilities in terms of strategizing, lateral thinking, problem solving in the real environment. Friday, July 08, 2011 16
  • 17. RECRUITMENT PROCESS OF IBM For a student, the process begins with sending the resumes, through the Campus TPO's(Training and Placement Officer). This is then followed by an independent selection process involving a round of discussions. This is where the student's interests and skills are matched with the existing business problems that ISL(India Software Lab) projects plan to solve. A selection offer is made once a match is found. Friday, July 08, 2011 17
  • 18. ELIGIBILITY CRITERION OF IBM Internship Program ISL has an Internship Program wherein students interested in doing their engineering projects for a period of 6 months Extreme Blue Program It is a premier internship for top notch students pursuing software development degrees CAS(Centre Advance Study) ISL offers M.Tech, M.S and Ph.D students, access to the IBM research areas, technical staff and other resources, with the goal of solving research problems of the utmost importance, through its Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) program You should have a minimum aggregate of 70% in Engineering (till the last semester till which the exams have been declared) However, for all IITs, IISCs and colleges in Maharashtra, a minimum aggregate of 60% is enough. Friday, July 08, 2011 18
  • 19. Friday, July 08, 2011 19 THANK YOU