GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Sanquelim Campus, Poriem, Sattari, Goa
Course: Recruitment & Selection
Program: PGDM-FT Term: IV Credits: 3 Academic Year: 21-22
Course Instructor(s): Prof Venkatesh Naga D
email:
[email protected] 1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Hiring Right Talent in the Right Time from the Right Source & Right Numbers @ Right cost is the
key to win the “Talent War” & excel for the organizations. Digital Technologies and Digital
Transformation in organizations is bring in sea-change in the Recruitment & Selection Processes
in organizations. The course is aimed at orienting the students (in PGP II) majoring/interested in
HR, importance & role of Recruitment & Selection (R &S) Function in organizations, digital
transformation in Talent acquisition function. The course aims at providing comprehensive
knowledge & skills related to the topic; provide insights into the current practices & emerging
trends in the area.
2. COURSE OBJECTIVES
The learning objectives of the course are:-
1. Help learners understand about Recruitment & Selection ( R & S) Function
2. Help Learners gain insights on integration between corporate and recruitment strategies
3. Help learners appreciate use of digital technologies (AI/ML) in Recruitment process in
organizations.
4. Help Learners appreciate importance of employer branding on social networks for R & S.
5. Help learners on how to leverage metrics to measure & improve efficiency of R & S function
6. Be able to work in diverse teams and develop their team work capability
3. PLO_CLO Mapping
PLO CLO
1.0 CLO 2.0
1.2 CLO 1.0, CLO 4.0
2.2 CLO 3.0
3.2 CLO 5.0
4.2 CLO 6.0
4. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Be able to consider & engage stakeholders in R & S Planning
2. Be able to evaluate alternate hiring strategies (hybrid/Gig Talent) & take decisions
3. Be able to get insights on Digital Technologies (AIL/ML etc.,) in hiring practices.
4. Be able to evaluate effectiveness of R & S Function
5. Be able to identify & handle ethical dilemmas in R & S function
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5. COURSE CONTENT/SESSION PLAN
Session Session Content /Topic Session Learning Objectives (Los)
1.0 Overview & introduction to R Understand overview of R & S
& S Function function and its importance
Appreciate the contribution of R & S
function
Learn about structure of R N S
Function
2.0 & Business and Recruitment Be able to appreciate how business
3.0 Strategies integration strategy impacts R & S strategy
Be able to analyze the impact of
Recruitment Strategy on Business
Strategy and vice-versa
Evaluate integration of Hybrid/Gig
Talent and implications.
Be able to understand how digital
technologies are impacting hiring
strategy
4.0 & Recruitment Cycle & Process Gain knowledge on various stages in
5.0 recruitment cycle and process
Appreciate the importance and
factors impacting at each stage
Understand need for Re-engineering
Recruitment process for new
technologies.
6.0 & Recruitment Budgeting Understand the factors to be
7.0 considered while budgeting for R & S
Function
Learn skills on how to do a CBA
during budgeting process
Quiz 1
8.0 & Job Analysis & Design and Job Understand the importance of Job
9.0 Description Analysis and steps involved
Learn the skills to carry out Job
Analysis and create a scientific JD
10 & 11 Recruitment Channel Learn about various channels of
Management recruitment
Gain skills on evaluating the
effectiveness of channels and process
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of choosing a channel
Mid-term Test
12 & 13 Competency Linked R & S Learn about Competency Framework
Appreciate the linkage and impact of
competency framework on
Recruitment and Selection
14 & 15 Employer Branding, Social Understand about Employer Branding
Recruiting Learn about linkage between hiring &
Techniques/Methods employer branding
current practices in employer
branding
Understand importance of Social
recruitment – Process & Steps
Learn about impact of social
recruiting
17 & 18 Planning & Conducting Gain knowledge about CBI
Competency Based interviews Practice skills of conducting a CBI
(CBI)
19 & 20 Salary Pay-scales, Negotiation Gain knowledge about pay-scales
& Fitment and, process of negotiation and salary
fitment for new hires
Learn skills to apply the above
knowledge
21 & 22 Planning & Tracking Candidate Gain conceptual clarity on Candidate
Experience & Recruitment experience and importance
metrics - Learn the techniques(Digital) of
designing & executing a candidate
experience initiative
Practice on how to apply the
knowledge in practical context.
Quiz 2
23 Recruitment Metrics, Learn about various metrics being
Efficiency and Analytics used in industry for assessing
efficiency of R & S function
Gain knowledge on how to build and
maintain MIS in R & S function
Practice skills of assessing efficiency
of R & S function using metrics
Learn about usage of analytics in
Recruitment and maintaining of a
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dashboard.
23.0 to Project Presentations
24.0
End-term Exam
6. PEDAGOGY
The following pedagogy will be used for facilitating the Learning Process of the learners:-
1. Facilitated Lecture Sessions
2. Group Activities /Class Assignments
3. Role Plays
4. Case Studies & Discussions
5. Collaborative Learning Project/Assignments
6. Team Presentations
7. VALUATION METHOD
Evaluation Component Marks
Class Participation 10 Marks
Quiz 1 10 Marks
Mid-Term Exam 20 Marks
Quiz 2 10 Marks
Course Projects 20 marks
Term End Exam 30 Marks
Total Marks 100 Marks
8. REFERENCE BOOKS
Course booklet/handouts by Faculty
Human Resource and Personnel Management, K Aswathappa
Hiring and Keeping the Best people, Harvard Business Review online booklet
Interviewing Techniques for Managers, Carolyn B Thompson
Skills of Interviewing, Leslie Rae
9. Project work
A group would comprise of maximum 4 students. The groups to be informed to Faculty in the
first class. The group will have to identify an organization, meet the people involved in
Recruitment and Selection for the organization. Get the details of the existing process in the
organization. Critically analyze the system, identify the areas of concern. The project will need to
demonstrate the ability to identify the positives and the negatives of the current system of the
organization, and most importantly give recommendations for improvement in the current
system.
The group would be expected to defend their project at an individual level by means of a
project presentation at the end of the course.
Deadlines:
a. Identification of the company: 15 days from the start of the course
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b. Meeting with the people and collection of data: 1.5 months since the start of the
course
c. Analysis of information and submitting the report: Indicated timelines
d. A copy of the report would have to be sent to the company on completion of the
project. Names and contact details of the persons contacted in organization would
have to be submitted to the faculty as part of the project submission. This is for the
purpose of cross checking in case of any missing links.
10. Project Report Guidelines :
Length: There is no page limit. It is upto you to decide if the description and brief analysis
are adequate. But please remember that your project is not being physically weighed!!!
Structure : A typical paper will be structured as follows :
o Description of company : You will begin the paper by describing the company not
more than 2 pages
o Organizational Chart: The next page would contain the organizational chart. This
chart should contain the two positions that you met with.
o Description of R & S Function : Describe the structuring of R & S function in the
organization
o Data: The data would contain the information collected on the project topic.
o Analysis and Conclusion: Summarize your results. What was the most striking
finding (if any)? What are the positives and negatives of the system? What are your
recommendations to the company to improve the current system?. Application of
Theory/Models during the project.
o References : Indicate the sources of reference
Please note: The positives and negatives of the system as well as your
recommendations are the most important part of the project. It carries 50% of the
weightage.
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