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TBS 413 UN Placement and Induction in HR Management Discussion

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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EXRERNAL STUDIES

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINES STUDIES

TASK; DISCUSS PLACEMENT AND INDUCTION AS FUNCTION OF HUMAN

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

TBS 413

PLACEMENT

Placement is the process of assigning a specific job to each of the selected candidates. Placement

involves assigning specific rank and responsibility to an individual, it therefore implies the matching the

requirement of the job with the qualification of the candidate.

Pigors and Myers define placement as the determination of a job to which an accepted candidate is to

be assigned and his assignment to that job. It is the matching of what the supervisor has reason to think

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he can do with the job demands and what he offers in the form of pay rolls, companionship with others,

promotional possibilities among other considerations.

It is important to note that the number of people and the number of jobs determine the placement

process in any organization.

IMPORTANCE OF PLACEMENT IN AN ORGANIZATION.

I. Helps improve employee morale.

II. Enables an organization to utilize fully the capacity of its employees.

III. Reduces employee turnover.

IV. Avoid misfits between selected candidates and the jobs.

V. Enables the workers to work as per the determined objectives of the organization.

VI. Reduces accidents rates in the job environment.

PRINCIPLES OF PLACEMENT.

i. A man should be placed on the job according to the requirement of the job. The job should not

be adjusted according to the qualification or requirement of the man.

ii. The job should be offered to a person according to his qualification. This should be neither

higher nor lower than the qualification.

iii. The employee should be made conversant with the working conditions prevailing in the

organization and all the things relating to the job. The employee should be made aware of the

penalties if he/she commit any wrong.

iv. While introducing the job to the employees, an effort should be made to develop a sense of

loyalty and cooperation in him/her so that he/she can realize his/her responsibility better

towards the job and the organization.

PROCESS OF PLACEMENT IN AN ORGANIZATION

The process of placement in organizations entail seven steps as discussed below;

1. Collection of details about the employee.

2. Construction of the employee’s profile from the collected data.

3. Determine the subgroup profile that the individual’s profile fit into

4. Compare subgroup profile to job family profiles.

5. Determine the job family profile that the subgroup profile fit into.

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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND EXRERNAL STUDIES SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF BUSINES STUDIES TASK; DISCUSS PLACEMENT AND INDUCTION AS FUNCTION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. TBS 413 PLACEMENT Placement is the process of assigning a specific job to each of the selected candidates. Placement involves assigning specific rank and responsibility to an individual, it therefore implies the matching the requirement of the job with the qualification of the candidate. Pigors and Myers define placement as the determination of a job to which an accepted candidate is to be assigned and his assignment to that job. It is the matching of what the supervisor has reason to think he can do with the job demands and what he offers in the form of pay rolls, companionship with others, promotional possibilities among other considerations. It is important to note that the number of people and the number of jobs determine the placement process in any organization. IMPORTANCE OF PLACEMENT IN AN ORGANIZATION. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Helps improve employee morale. Enables an organization to utilize fully the capacity of its employees. Reduces employee turnover. Avoid misfits between selected candidates and the jobs. Enables the workers to work as per the determined objectives of the organization. Reduces accidents rates in the job environment. PRINCIPLES OF PLACEMENT. i. ii. iii. iv. A man should be placed on the job according to the requirement of the job. The job should no ...
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