Q. Show Internal factors which affect the recruitment programme?
Internal factors: besides the various factors, there are various internal factors in the organizational which affect the recruitment programme. These factors are as follows:
1. Organizational image: Organizational image, as perceived by the prospective candidates, is an important factor for attracting personnel for selection. The image of an organization in a human resource market depends on its HRM practises like facilitates for the training and development, promotional avenues, compensation and incentives and work culture. If all these factors are positive, an organization may be in a better position to attract candidates.
2. Size of the operation: Size of the operation is another factor which determines the degree of attractiveness to the prospective candidates. A small organization cannot have the same recruitment practises which a large organization may have; it may not be able to be almost prohibitive. This is just like an attempt to drink champagne on a beer budget as observed by the Walter Veria.
3. Type of personnel to be recruited: recruitment programme and identification of source for prospective candidates depend on the type of personnel to be recruited. For example, managers at higher levels cannot be recruited through the same methods which have been applied for recruiting unskilled personnel or vice versa. Along with type of personnel, their quantity also affects the recruitment programmes.
4. Past practises: Past practises relating to recruitment adopted by an organization have their impact on the future practises. Generally, organizations adopt management practises based on the certain assumptions, and if there is a need for change, it is brought about by evolution and not by revolution so that the change is absorbed more easily. Therefore, there is consistency in these practises over the period of time. The same is true for the recruitment practises too. These Past practises, sometimes, affect the recruitment process of the organization.