A counterpoint to the argument that recruitment and selection is a company’s most important function is profit. Most companies work in ways where they do anything to to meet the market needs to be a profitable company, regardless of who they hire and how they hired them.
Organizations might decide to allocate more resources toward marketing or product design rather than using those resources to do a really good job in employee recruitment and selection for a few different reasons. These reasons include lack of knowledge, and cost. As the mini lecture video states, some companies are just unaware of the benefits and potential success that comes along with hiring a great staff. Having a great staff that meets all requirements and works well together can provide a competitive advantage in the market, yet some business leaders fail to see this opportunity created in the staffing process and would rather allocate resources in other fields. Another reason organizations might decide to allocate resources to other fields would be the cost. It can be expensive going through the hiring, interviewing, and onboarding process, so some companies might decide to continue to pursue resources in their existing stronger fields.
There are definitely potential strengths and weaknesses of an organization’s decision to not prioritize recruitment and selection in favor of a focus on other aspects of the business. These potential strengths are savings and more resources and funding going towards other important aspects of business like marketing, design, management, and improving technology. However, the weaknesses to this decision include the missed opportunity of finding the right team members that will be all in on the company’s mission and goals. Prioritizing recruitment makes for great teams that work really well together, which in a work setting can be a really great experience. A well recruited team can also provide a competitive advantage in the market by exceptional work and progress in their developments.
