Recruitment and Choice of Personnel in Developing Countries9004151
While 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 very best talents from numerous colleges of the country. There is a huge recruitment drive. It is a matter of fantastic satisfaction for the emerging country that India does not require any help from the West in the type of experts, advisors, managers, operating and teaching personnel and so on and is able to meet all its needs totally and capably.
Recruitment of people is done by various techniques 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 via the Union Public Service Commission. They conduct examination at national level, which are open to all these who satisfy the minimum qualifications required and are advertised. A choose number of aspirants are known as for interview and among them the best is offered the job. The entire 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 being granted to relatives of Directors and so on.
Still, the truly talented and deserving are never left out. This space is very crowded simply because of the disparity in the remuneration in between these jobs and these of the Government. There also people who prefer Government jobs because they are safe there.
Recruitment of the right individuals is a key element in the successful aspiration of any young company. 'The right people 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 specialists, the aim becoming to know not only the candidate's technical and common knowledge but also find out the reflexes and tough situations response, power of fast thinking and choice making. Recruitment is not an simple process in such a complicated nation.
