| Abstract: | Recruitment and selection belongs to value added human resource processes. It links
individual‘s objectives with departmental targets which ensures the acquisition of best
employees that enhance the competiveness of an organization in order to meet organizational
goals. The objective of the study is to assess the practice and challenges of recruitment and
selection in the case of Geosynthetics Industrial Works plc. The research has used a mixed
approach methods research and applied a descriptive research design. Quantitative and
qualitative methods of data analysis simultaneously used to examine and interpret collected
data. The target population of the study was 230 employees work in different departments, 146
respondents were selected as representative sample by simple random sampling technique and
purposive for qualitative. The data was collected using questionnaire and interview. 146
Questionnaires were distributed, and 119 respondents filled it properly and returned. Interview
was held with HRMAD manager and production department manager. Descriptive statistics such
as frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviations were used to analyze the quantitative
data and manual analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. The findings of the study shows
that there is nepotism and favoritism ,absence of a clear policy and procedure, absence of
efficient recruitment and selection , lack of objective criteria, absence of definite HR plan,
absence of clear job description and specifications were challenges while practicing recruitment
and selection. The researcher recommended that GIW shall have regularly update HR manual,
be transparent and communicate employees so as to create awareness and meet organizational
goals. |
