Recruitment and Selection of Personnel in Developing Countries639813
Whilst the U.S.A and Europe are struggling to fight unemployment due to the great recession of the last 2 or 3 years, India, on the other hand, is seeing a fantastic revival of employment opportunities in the private sector. All top companies are on recruitment spree to rope in the best talents from various colleges of the nation. There is a massive recruitment drive. It is a matter of great satisfaction for the emerging nation that India does not need any assist from the West in the form of experts, advisors, managers, operating and teaching personnel etc and is able to meet all its needs fully and capably.
Recruitment of people is carried out by various methods by various companies. The Central and State Governments adopt techniques which are different from that of private sector companies. There are 2 or 3 techniques in vogue, the oldest and the most transparent is through the Union Public Service Commission. They conduct examination at national level, which are open to all those who satisfy the minimum qualifications needed and are advertised. A select number of aspirants are known as for interview and amongst them the best is offered the job. The whole procedure is open and very little scope for any malpractices. All Government owned companies and some departments like Atomic Energy and Space Research also follow the same method.
The private sector follows the Western model. They conduct what they call "Aptitude Test" followed by a group discussion, then a preliminary interview and subsequently the final interview. Full transparency is not apparent in the interview stage, and there is possibility of favors becoming granted to relatives of Directors and so on.
Still, the really talented and deserving are never left out. This space is extremely crowded simply because of the disparity in the remuneration in between these jobs and these of the Government. There also individuals who prefer Government jobs because they are safe there.
Recruitment of the correct people is a key element in the effective aspiration of any young company. 'The right individuals in the right job' is the theme. Special panels are constituted to conduct interviews, based on the posts becoming filled. Fantastic pain is taken in framing the questions for the tests with the assist of experts, the aim becoming to know not only the candidate's technical and general understanding but also find out the reflexes and difficult circumstances response, power of quick considering and decision making. Recruitment is not an easy procedure in such a complicated nation.
