Recruitment and Selection

Running head : RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

Recruitment and Selection Procedure in the Lincoln Electric Company and Southwest Airlines

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Abstract

In every business the key to success is directly connected with its well developed strategies . The criteria that are used to select and recruit employees make part of the strategy that is aimed to success in business . Depending on the strategies of a certain business the criteria of selection and recruitment are developed accordingly . Consequently the recruitment and selection criteria of a company that is

customer centered will differ from that of employee centered and vice versa

Recruitment and Selection Procedure in the Lincoln Electric Company and Southwest Airlines

This study examines the recruitment and selection procedures in two major companies - the Lincoln Electric Company and Southwest Airlines It explores the main reasons of their success touching upon issues concerning customers , unionism , employees and others . It also describes evaluates and compares the two companies ' main strategies that influence the employees ' recruitment and selection procedure

Lincoln Electrical Company

The Lincoln Electrical Company is known to be the best in the design development and manufacture of arc-welding , products , plasma and of fuel cutting equipments and robotic arc-welding systems . It started its business in 1895 and till now has an immense success in its d . The reason for this is its well developed strategy concerning the customers employees and stockholders

For the Lincoln Electrical Company the customer 's interests are in the first place . According to James Lincoln , the active head of the company in 1914 customer 's interests should be the first goal of industry as When any company has achieved success so that it is attractive as an investment , all money usually needed for expansion is supplied by the customer in retained earnings (Schuler , Jackson , Werner 2008 ,

.561

In the Lincoln Electrical Company employee takes the second important place after the customer as only through the employee productivity and performance the customer interest can be satisfied , which is the main goal of the company (p . 562

According to James Lincoln the employee should be eager to be a part of a team . He should be honest towards his management , properly organized and have no desire to make profits for those who are inactive people These are the criteria that are used to select and recruit employees in the Lincoln Electrical Company

In to increase the productivity and performance of employees and to meet their needs the Company created certain strategies

The first concerns recruitment and selection procedures . The employee in the Lincoln Electrical Company is given an opportunity to be promoted . New job opportunities are advertised within the company and any employee willing can apply for it . Hiring from outside is possible only for entry-level positions . After application of employees personal interviews are made and selection is made on the bases of these interviews (p . 564

The second strategy of the Lincoln Electrical Company towards high productivity and performance of the employee is the...