RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION METHODS: THE BEST PRACTICES FOR CHOOSING THE RIGHT CANDIDATE

Abstract

The researchers examined recruitment and selection methods: the best practices for choosing the right candidate. In an effort to achieve the objective of this study, the researchers formulated three research questions, three research objectives and three hypotheses. Also, the researchers employed survey research design and the population of this study is made up of the entire permanent staff of IMSU, from where 262 respondents were sampled, using simple random sampling technique. Though only 240 copies of the questionnaire were returned and used. The data collected in this study were analyzed using simple percentage and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The result indicated that there is significant relationship between recruitment/selection policy and level of turnover in Nigeria organizations, recruitment/selection policy affects productivity in the Nigeria organizations and there is significant impact of recruitment/selection policy on industrial peace and harmony in the Nigeria organizations. Based on the findings, it was recommended that organizations seeking for employee retention should always adopt internal recruitment/selection policy, so as to reduce the rate of job turnover. Furthermore, organizations the wants to achieve high productivity and high output should use external recruitment/ selection policy.