Assessing employee recruitment and selection policies in public and private Armenian organizations

Abstract

In general, there are a few generic principles of employee recruitment and selection. Nevertheless, hiring procedures vary by job, company and industry. The point is that recruitment and selection should be effective whichever principle is used by any type of organization, as effective recruitment and selection has economically significant impact on organization performance. The purpose of this study is to find out whether effectiveness of recruitment and selection activities relate to organization type, on one hand, and to what extent organizations working in Armenia are effective and efficient in their recruitment and selection activities, on the other hand. For the purpose of this study public and private organizations are separated as different type of organizations and analyzed in terms of their differences and similarities. Then, recruitment and selection practices are discussed in terms of their sources, tools and instruments. In result, dimensions of difference between public and private organizations are collated with recruitment and selection principles. Moreover, two public and two private organizations working in Armenia are selected to be investigated in terms of effectiveness of their recruitment and selection activities. Measurement of indicators within these organizations is done according to “Recruitment and Selection Model” designed by Investors in People. Findings of the study show that really effectiveness of recruitment and selection activities depend on organization type. The study proves that recruitment and selection activities of public organizations are less effective compared with private ones. The results can be explained by the assumption that public organizations are less regulated in terms of policies development and implementation, have limited resources, face various constraints and have different aim of activities. Regardless of the interesting findings of the study, it seems that still there is need for further investigation by broadening the research agenda and methods. Perhaps, selected companies are not enough and are not the exact ones to make sound conclusions. Further research should expand selection criteria and correspondingly investigate a wide range of public and private companies working in Armenia to prove or disprove the acquired results.