Companies that designate more resources to marketing and advertisement could potential spend less then focusing all the resources on employee recruitment and selection. The reason is that because if the company markets its self in a way that they appease to the the people they want in there company. The company spends less money on individuals and more money finding people or talents that they want to join there company. By marketing to the people they want in there company they are also reaching a larger audience then auditioning and spending large sums of money on individuals that may not even be hired by the company. The company could potential be saving more to focuses on other productive avenues in the company making it grow even more then anticipated. The process is also helping filter people who wouldn’t qualify normally out by marketing and advertising exactly what the company is looking for. however the company may face some potential drawbacks because of this method.
The potential draw backs to marketing and advertising instead of focusing on employee recruitment and selection is that biases may accrue. because your looking for a certain type of person it could create discrimination in the hiring process which is not a good thing for the company. Also since the recruitment and selection process is not as through it could lead to hiring a couple bad people which could affect the company in a negative way. One way is that you hiring someone who is toxic and there toxicity spreads to the other coworkers causing a loss in work progression. The toxic co workers could influence other people because we are humans who are social beings.
One reply on “MGMT 448 The Case for Recruitment & Selection ”
Hi Jesse,
You made some great points! It is true that if a company spends more on advertising and marketing itself, it might save money on hiring. When a company shows off what it stands for and what kind of people it wants to hire, it can attract the right kind of workers without having to search as much. This can save time and money. It also helps reach more people at once, instead of spending a lot of money trying to find and interview each person one by one.
But like you said, there are some downsides. If a company only tries to attract a certain type of person, it might accidentally leave out others, which could lead to unfair hiring or lack of diversity. Also, without a careful hiring process, the company might end up with someone who does not work well with others. A toxic person can bring down the mood and slow down the whole team. So, it is important for companies to use both good marketing and a strong hiring process to find the best people. Great blog this week! I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on the topic!