Assignment 5 -hrm.docx

Name: Tanay Sarker Dept. MBA-Power Management

Sap Id: 500066512 Subject- HRM

Roll No: 19

Q. Use the Internet to find employers who now do preliminary selection interviews via the Web. Do you think these interviews are useful? Why? How would you improve them? A. As per internet there are many companies who are doing preliminary selection interviews via Web, some of them are Porche Consulting, UNICEF, Exicomm etc. Recruitment is an easy process but selecting right candidates is a very tough job. Every process is having a pros and cons, but as a HR Personnel the process must be vetted in order to minimize the risk uncertainty. Now a day’s organizations are conducting online interview because technology interventions has grown much faster rate and the world is connected via web. Thus why not to utilize the technology?? In my point of view Online interview is good choice but not the best one because through online interview say “Skype Interview” is very user friendly and time saving as well. It’s a good option to screen the candidates through online interview, but ultimate selection process should comprises of face to face interview. But now also the question arises that if a candidate has applied from overseas, then how the HR Manager should be able to deal with?? Well, initially the HR must go through the CV and based upon that he should be taken a preliminary telephonic interview to judge his confidence level and its communication skills, and then based on telecon, candidate should be interviewed via Web (Skype Interview) to understand his/her technical, functional and behavioral skill sets or skill sets required by company. It must be noted that these online hiring procedures must be the part of preliminary screening of candidate’s candidature. It’s an obvious to have the face to face interview followed by medical checkup, because when an HR Manager is recruiting the candidate, it’s the responsibility of HR to understand whether the candidates is physically fit for the organization or not, whether candidate can bear the working pressure in the organization or not. Like there is another organization called CISCO Systems, Inc; who conduct the preliminary interview firstly via telephonic and then based on telephonic they further call for Online Skype interview. They clearly mention the specific date and time of the interview and also instruct the candidates to have their own camera. The strategy of CISCO is that they doesn’t plan to eliminate any candidates during onsite or face to face interview because that creates an bad psychological impact on students towards the organization, thus they try to eliminate during the web based interview. However web based interview reduces:  Recruitment cost,  Travel,  Time

Name: Tanay Sarker Dept. MBA-Power Management

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Sap Id: 500066512 Subject- HRM

Roll No: 19

Also makes easier for the candidates. Add potential for finding candidates willing to relocate. Much easier to arrange

Also it is believed that candidates are more honest towards computers rather than human because computers aren’t judgmental. Several of the interpersonal interview problems like making quick judgment by looking at the physical appearance are also obviously avoided by using such kind of recruitment process. These above companies dosent want the vedio conversation should be like friends they also judge how seriously the candidate has taken the online web based interview.