Selection and Recruitment Process in Infosys Company

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Introduction1

Background of the Study1

Research Aims and Objectives2

Significance of the Study3

Research Questions3

Company Profile: Infosys3

Conclusion4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW5

Introduction5

Human Resource Management6

Universalistic perspective6

Strategic Human Resource Management7

Recruitment and Selection8

Recruitment11

The Interview12

Overview of e-Recruitment16

The Consequences of Hiring Mistakes18

Innovative Recruitment Strategies19

Infosys Recruitment and Selection Process20

Job Creation20

Local Employment Partnerships21

Remploy21

Recruitment Process21

Selection22

REFERENCES24

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

This chapter discusses the background of the study which gives an overview about the functions performed by human resource management. This chapter also includes the aim and objectives of the research, its importance, research questions and information about the company.

Infosys (formerly “Infosys Technologies Limited” or "the company") is an India-based IT enabled business solutions provider. The company offers end-to-end business solutions, including business and IT consulting, design, development, product engineering, maintenance, systems integration, and package enabled consulting and implementation, and infrastructure management services. This chapter covers the compete background of the company and its market share.

Background of the Study

Human resources are a term used to describe the individuals who comprise the workforce of an organisation. The use of the term 'human resources' by organisations to describe the workforce capacity available to devote to the achievement of its strategies has drawn upon concepts developed in Organisational Psychology (Appleton, 2005, Pp. 39-41). Human Resources may set strategies and develop policies, standards, systems, and processes that implement these strategies in a whole range of areas. The following are typical of a wide range of organisations:

Recruitment, selection, and outsourcing

Organisational design and development

Business transformation and change management

Performance, conduct and behaviour management

Industrial and employee relations

Human resources workforce analysis

Compensation, rewards, and benefits management

Training and development

Recruitment forms a major part of an organisation's overall resourcing strategies, which identify and secure people needed for the organisation to survive and succeed in the short to medium-term. Recruitment activities need to be responsive to the ever-increasingly competitive market to secure suitably qualified and capable recruits at all levels. To be effective these initiatives need to include how and when to source the best recruits internally or externally (Barney & Wright, 2008, Pp. 31 - 46).Recruitment refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job at an organisation. Selection may be defined as the process by which the organisation chooses from among the applicants, those people whom they feel would best meet the job requirement, considering current environmental condition.

Research Aims and Objectives

The aim of this research is to study the effectiveness of recruitment and selection process in Infosys Company. In the light of this aim, the author will accomplish the following objectives

To understand the meaning of recruitment and its importance for a business

To understand the steps of selection process through different hierarchy level

To determine the strategy of Infosys company to choose a right candidate.

To understand the role of Human Resources in the recruitment and selection process by Infosys

Significance of the Study

The study will increase the understanding of the human resource practices relating to the recruitment and selection of human resource. The study will also help identify the importance of recruitment and selection on firm's ...