Question

1. Describe any five Employee Sourcing Challenges facing Human Resource Managers in Organizations Today

Answer 1

Following are the main challenges faced by Human Resource Managers in Employee Sourcing :

• Speediness Every recruiter has to face the challenge of quick hiring.Before selecting the right candidate multiple round of interviews have to be conducted and also recruiter has to face challenge of talented candidate with right qualifications being selected by the competitor organization. So, the entire process has to be conducted in a speedy and timely manner.
• Limited resources Human resources have to face the challenge of limited resources. Some HR Departments are given a fixed budget and they have to decide how to utilize that budget effectively and efficiently. They have to make a choice between different methods of recruiting like posting jobs on a famous recruitment site and that too in the hottest recruitment spots or adopting traditional methods of recruiting using free job boards or another may be just using referrals from existing employees.
• Unable to find the Right Candidate. This is another bog challenge faced by HR department. They may not be able to receive the right resumes or right candidates who are best fit for the job. Even after conducting multiple rounds of interview the position may remain unfilled due to non availability of right candidate.
• Right understanding of the analytics and using it effectively. Big Data is the need of the hour and big data plays an important role in understanding the trends in recruitment industry. But it may be a big challenge for HR managers to understand and analyse the data properly. For example HR manager may not able to analyze that why they are not receiving enough resumes. It may be possible that the organization may not enjoy good reputation in the market due to its bad work culture.
• Finding candidates who fit the company culture. New hires need to be able to integrate into a team and work well in the company environment, otherwise HR professionals will have to start the talent acquisition process all over again. It may be possible that new candidates inspite of being talented and well qualified may fail to adjust to the organization culture due to politics, lack of proper training or many other reasons.