Hiring and recruiting the right type of employee fit to satisfy job requirement of an organization is of great importance for overall organization success and growth. Attracting is as important as the hiring process itself as it is the first step towards recruiting the potential candidates and human resource that will help in meeting the long term organizational objectives, missions and strategies by employing their skills, knowledge and experience in performing their job related activities and contributing towards overall effectiveness of organization. An effective human resource strategy is extremely important not only for hiring but also for attracting the right fit for the job. This will not only improve the running of organization but will also save the HR department and candidate's time spent in going for the interview and waiting when he is not the suitable candidate for the prospective job. It has been reported that one in seven employee in the healthcare industry leave their jobs within the first year of the job (Berlin & Associates, 2011). Hiring the best employees from the lot is the primary job of any HR manager and is only possible by developing and implementing an effective human resource strategy. Healthcare is the fastest growing industry and around 9 out of 10 jobs will be created in this sector in the coming future (ASHHRA, 2011).
Discussion
ABC Hospital can design an effective HR strategy by following important step that prove to be beneficial in hiring the right candidate. The hospital must review its current HR strategy to see whether it is compliant with the long term requirement of the organization is complementing their objective of hiring and attracting the right candidate. Review of the current strategy will provide and in depth insight to the HR manager of the Hospitals as to where they are right now and what they want to achieve. The gap between the current strategy and the required strategy is the key towards selection of the suitable employees. it is important to analyze in detail the competency skills and qualifications of the current workforce and compare it with the expected requirements and needs of the hospital. After the realizing the gap and planning stage the second most important thing is to understand the job in question in detail. The job description is the most important data that will help in selection of the suitable candidate.
The very first step is the identification of the job requirements, skills, qualification and other experience or knowledge that will meet the needs of the job or position that need to be filled. This identification process will involve in depth understanding of the job description and the job itself. using the late latest and current information with regards to the job description and requirements of a job is very important. Outdated job description may result in hindrance in the way of hiring and may attract the wrong candidate. The HR manage must conduct meeting and discussions with the departmental manager ...