Recruitment and Selection Policy

Use this customizable PeopleGoal Recruitment and Selection Policy template as an outline for your company’s hiring policies.

The PeopleGoal Recruitment and Selection Policy describes terms for hiring, revoked offers, and application feedback. Simply adjust the information in the brackets to suit your company’s needs.

What is Recruitment and Selection?

Recruitment and selection is the process of identifying the need for a job, defining the requirements of the job, advertising the position, and hiring the most appropriate person for the job.

Recruitment and Selection is an important process to hire employees who are the most skilled for a job, who fit into your organizational culture and who will motivate others to boost performance and productivity.

Why is having a Recruitment and Selection Policy necessary?

It is important to recruit and hire candidates with the best skills and experience for your organization. These people will drive teams to reach company goals and objectives.

Recruiting the correct people from the start can improve rates of employee retention. The onboarding process is especially important as 40% of new hires quit soon after joining because the job role was not what they were expecting.

Having a recruitment and selection policy guarantees equal opportunities to all, regardless of age, gender, religion, or ethnicity. Additionally, internal, and external candidates are treated equally.

Finally, it is important to have legislation in place in the event that a job offer must be revoked. This can occur if a candidate has been dishonest in their application, if they are not legally allowed to take the job, or if they are involved in an ongoing legal dispute.

What is the Recruitment Process?

1. The applicant applies online through the applicant tracking system portal and completes a resume
2. Qualified applicants are invited to an initial in-person interview, this may be online. Only 12% of candidates get an interview.
3. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by a second manager.
4. Background checks are run on suitable applicants.
5. The Human Resources Manager will reach out to candidates with an official offer. This is in writing and details the salary and benefits package.

What is included in a Recruitment and Selection Policy?

The PeopleGoal Recruitment and Selection Policy describes terms for hiring, revoked offers, and application feedback.

1. Document Overview
2. Recruitment and Selection
3. Revoked Job Offers
4. Application Feedback
5. Disclaimer

Simply adjust the information in the brackets to suit your company’s needs.

Disclaimer: The PeopleGoal Policies are general templates and should only be used as a basis for company policies. Please take into account all local, state, and federal laws when drafting your company’s final policies. This is not a legal document or a contract, and PeopleGoal will not assume any legal liability associated with the use of this document.