Recruitment and Selection of Personnel in Developing Countries1519542
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 various colleges of the nation. There is a massive recruitment drive. It is a matter of fantastic satisfaction for the emerging country that India does not require any assist 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 numerous methods by different companies. The Central and State Governments adopt techniques which are various from that of private sector companies. There are 2 or 3 methods 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 required and are advertised. A choose number of aspirants are called for interview and amongst them the very best is offered the job. The whole procedure is open and extremely small scope for any malpractices. All Government owned companies and some departments like Atomic Energy and Space Research also adhere to the exact same technique.
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 truly talented and deserving are by no means left out. This space is extremely crowded because of the disparity in the remuneration in between these jobs and those of the Government. There also individuals who prefer Government jobs because they are secure there.
Recruitment of the correct individuals is a important element in the successful aspiration of any young company. 'The right people in the correct job' is the theme. Special panels are constituted to conduct interviews, depending on the posts becoming filled. Fantastic pain is taken in framing the questions for the tests with the assist of experts, the aim being to know not only the candidate's technical and common knowledge but also find out the reflexes and difficult circumstances response, power of fast considering and decision making. Recruitment is not an simple procedure in such a complex country.
