1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Every organization has human resources as part of its resources. The organization cannot function without people working together and whenever people work together, the personnel management function must be performed and executed. Other resources may include physical, financial and informational. However, the most vital among all these resources seems to be the human element.
The human resources are the concern of personnel management. Personnel management deals with the bringing of a person into an organization, his behavior in the work situation, his interests and relation-ship both with his fellow workers and the organization. It is the series of management activities, which procures personnel for the organization to achieve effective’s performance towards organizational growth.
Therefore this human element does not just come, they are recruited based on qualification. Recruitment is an of the process of staffing in an organization. It is also concerned with developing a pool of job candidate in line with the human resources plan. In this case, candidates are usually located through newspapers and professional journal advertisements, employment agencies and visits campus. It comes immediately after human resources planning. Recruitment Seen as that process of assessing a job, announcing the vacancy, arousing interest and stimulating people to apply In recruitment, there is general one is the most appropriate for operative employees, which takes place if the organization needs a group of workers of a certain type, example is typists or sales people. Another one is specialized recruiting, which is used mainly for executives or specialists, occurs when the organization desires s particular. In this, candidates receive individual attention over an extended period of time. The process of recruitment must be centered in one place and in the hands of one person or group. Only in this way can there be a sufficient concentration of exercise, knowledge and record to provide the possibility of efficiency in service both to applicants and to the organization.
While selection is the process that leads the firm to choose from a list of applicant. The person or persons who will match the selection criteria or the vacant post with consideration of current environmental conditions is given the job. Application forms, resumes, interviews and reference checks are commonly used selection goals.
The application form serves three purposes in selection. They are:-
Selection process is a matter of satisfying a company’s present needs. It is an activity which influences the shape of a company’s future health and its cumulative results predetermine the future health of the enterprise. Selection process especially at high level is no longer a question of trying to fill a closely defined slot but, as Plumbley (1976: 38) matching process between the capacities and inclination of the candidates and the demands inherent in a given job or career pattern.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Selection and recruitment is a step in management development, which help fundamentally to find and attract potential employees who it successful, eventually fill vacant positions.
In management, professionalism developed states of selection and recruitment when employed in conjunction with other tools of personnel assessment, as well as complimenting input of sound job design programmed may significantly facilitate the development and maintenance of efficient work force and indeed, the utilization and conservation of human resources.
In fact, in a firm’s working life, abundant evidence clearly prove that these tests, all thing being equal are creditable predictors of employee’s job performance.
However, the Nigerian societal immorality and political influences have created discrepancies in selection procedures through such vices as favoritism, tribalism and nepotism.
These are problems arising from vague description of job by these personnel management. Because of these problems, the needs for a close up examination of the whole selection process on labor turn-over in Nestle Nigerian Plc.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
Objectives of this research work are as follow:
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The study did utilize the following research questions:
1.5 RESEARCH OF HYPOTHESES
The following hypotheses were also formulated to guide this survey.
H0: There is no relationship between selection process and labor turnover.
H1: There is relationship between selection process and labor turnover.
H0: There is no significance relationship between selection process and organizational productivity
H1: There is significance relationship between selection process and organizational productivity
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
For the purpose of this study, the researchers have chosen one multi- national company in Ogun state; the Nestle Nigerian Plc. The data collected from the public Relation Officer (PRO) in this company written above by the researcher will be used to make a generalized statement of what is obtainable in selection process on labor turn- over and productivity of employees. The researcher will also use the findings you draw conclusion on how best managers should handle some factors affecting selection process on labor turn-over in the company.
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS USED