Question

Explain how you plan your recruiting is important not only to ensure you find the right person for a job opening, but also because the costs of bad recruitment decisions can be very high in terms of both time and money.

Answer 1

It is extremely important to plan recruiting carefully to ensure we find the right person suitable for a job as well as save the costs of recruiting. The costs of bad recruitment decisions can affect the organization gravely both in terms of time and money. When a lot of time, effort, and money is put into recruiting a person for a job and the person turns out to be wrong for the job, all the effort and money is wasted. Here are some ways for successful recruiting:

- Look out for a person who suits the job description appropriately and has the required qualifications.

- Always verify the person's educational background and his or her work experience

- Ensure the person has the skills required to perform the job efficiently

- Find out the person's expectations from the job and the organization and his or her career plans

- Communicate the policies of the organization clearly before recruiting the person