Recruitment and Selection of Personnel in Developing Nations7949879
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 best talents from numerous colleges of the nation. There is a massive recruitment drive. It is a matter of fantastic 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 and so on and is in a position to meet all its needs fully and capably.
Recruitment of people is done by various techniques by various companies. The Central and State Governments adopt methods which are different 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 these 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 given 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 exact 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 etc.
Nonetheless, the really talented and deserving are by no means left out. This space is extremely crowded simply because of the disparity in the remuneration between these jobs and those of the Government. There also people who prefer Government jobs simply because they are secure there.
Recruitment of the correct individuals is a important element in the effective 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 concerns 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 tough circumstances response, power of quick thinking and choice making. Recruitment is not an simple process in such a complicated country.
