System of recruitment and the challenges in recruitment process in education sector Dr. Sharma Jyoti*, Dr. Goyal Munish** *Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Management, Manav Bharti University, Solan **Assistant Prof., Deptt. of Comp. Sci. & App., Manav Bharti University, Solan Online published on 7 June, 2014. Abstract Education is one of the fundamental institutions of society. It is one of those subjects whose virtue is considered self-evident. Education performs many functions in the life of a man and in the society. Education enables a citizen to become efficient to achieve the legitimate goals of his life. The enterprise of society depends upon educating young people to become responsible, thoughtful and productive. This is an intricate and challenging task requiring not only the deep understanding of different fields of knowledge but also of ethic principles, moral values, aesthetics and social relations. Recruitment is a function that requires business perspective, expertise, ability to find and match the best potential candidate for the organisation, diplomacy, marketing skills (as to sell the position to the candidate) and wisdom to align the recruitment processes for the benefit of the organisation. HR professionals – handling the recruitment function of the organisation- are constantly facing new challenges. The biggest challenge for such professionals is to source or recruit the best people or potential candidate for the organization. The major challenges faced by the HR in recruitment are: Adaptability to globalization, Lack of motivation, Process analysis, Strategic prioritization. With the population growth rate of 1.5%, there is tremendous pressure on the education system to provide quality education and improve the literacy rate. The education system, despite its considerable achievements in the last 60 years, is still marred by shortcomings, both at the elementary and higher levels. One of them is the problem of recruitment of deserving candidates for a particular position. It is of utmost importance that institutions should design and pursue policies/mechanisms so as to compete well in market place to attract the skilled employees. The purpose of this paper is to find out the problems faced by educational institutions during recruitment process. Top |