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Human Resource Management (HRM)

Offers a starting place to help you find information on human resource management, including specific topics within the field of HRM. We'll connect you with scholarly sources (e.g., books, research articles) as well as trade, news, and other sources.

Recruitment and Selection

Scope

Recruitment and Selection refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a position; it encompasses employment equity principles and practices.

This guide is best used as a starting place to help you find information on recruitment and selection of employees. We'll connect you with a variety of information sources, including books, scholarly/research articles, news, articles, data and more that explore the many and varied aspects of recruitment and selection.

Selected Books

People Analytics in the Era of Big Data (2016)

Applies predictive analytics to all stages of workforce management, including sourcing, recruiting, acquiring, engaging, retaining, promoting, and managing the exceptional talent your organization needs.

Managing Talent (2014)

Insights and practical advice on recruiting and developing talent, based on interviews with senior executives, recruitment specialists and people considered to be "talented" from organizations such as Google, Apple, Santander, Mars, Unilever, PepsiCo, Nokia, Olam International, Tata Chemicals and Bank of America.

BLR's Job Descriptions Encyclopedia (2014)

700 prewritten job descriptions ready to use, written in a consistent format. Includes suggested pay grades and a how-to section on writing and implementation.

Predicting Success: Evidence-Based Strategies ... (2014)

Gives advice and methodology for recognizing employees’ talents and matching them to the right roles. Case studies are included.

The Oxford Handbook of Recruitment (2013)

Provides an integrative and comprehensive summary of the state of recruitment research, and focuses on important issues affecting our understanding and application of recruitment concepts.

The Handbook of Strategic Recruitment and Selection (2013)

Focuses on traditional topics such as interviews, job analysis and question types, as well as similarity/attraction theory, insider/outsider theory, cultural appreciation, body language and interview types for different levels within organizations.

Simulations for Personnel Selection (2013)

Surveys the diversity of using multimedia simulations to assess job applicants; analyzes key issues in technology, design and development, and scoring and validation.

The Handbook of Work Analysis (2012)

A comprehensive discussion on work design and job analysis practice and research. It consists of four parts: Methods; Systems; Applications; and Research/Innovations.

The Psychology of Personnel Selection (2010)

Introduces the main techniques, theories, research and debates in personnel selection; identifies the major predictors of job performance and the most suitable methods for assessing them.

Effective Interviewing (2002)

The ability to conduct interviews effectively is an essential skill for many professionals. Showing how the process of interviewing has developed, this account gives practical advice on its use in a variety of contexts, provides coverage of methods and techniques, and looks to the future.

More Books (plus videos and more)

Books and other resources such as videos or reports can be a very valuable resource in the research process; they are especially useful when you are looking for:

  • a comprehensive overview of a topic or concept;
  • major ideas, concepts, theories, and trends in relation to a topic;
  • definitions, best practices, examples, and case studies; and
  • practical applications of a concept or idea.

Example searches:

Use search words and phrases that describe more general topics or categories, rather than very specific ones. Try to discover the subject terms used within the database; here are several examples:

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