PROJECT TOPICS ON THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYMENT REFERENCING ON THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS OF ORGANIZATION

This research examines the impact of employment in the recruitment process of organization. Case study of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi. Data related to the study were gathered and analyzed using both primary and secondary sources of data collection. The researcher revealed some findings which include: employment referencing provides valuable information about the behavior, abilities, credibilities as well as information that are job related about a candidate which can be used to make effective decision for hiring employment purposes. The researcher concluded that through referencing is adulterated with bias from the referees, adequate measures should be taken by the organization to ensure that referencing is free from bias. Some referencing includes: That organization should require application to nominate at least four (4) referees from which organization can select and ask for references.

Recruitment process has increasingly become an important tool of personnel and human resource management. In any organization, the growth rate is limited mostly on its manpower simply because of the changing nature of the business environment, technological advancement and increased in competition among others. As a result, it become necessary for  any organization to know the kind of people to employ into the organization because there is need of candidate with good behavior, character, discipline attitude and mental abilities among others, into the organization such that can enable the employee perform and behave well to the customers.

Meanwhile, for years, as part of the selection process, applicants wererequire to submit reference or recommendation letter. This indicates past behavior and how well the applicant did at his last job. Sometimes, it is necessary to cross check the information disclosed by the applicant. In this regard, sometimes organizations consider the evolution of applicant by formal employers; friend and professional acquaintances because of the important hardly send unfavourable report about applicant. As such, sometimes it would be better to ask for specific question about the applicant rather than requesting for confidential report. That notwithstanding. Information at all level about candidate in question is very essential as it used as a tool for making good decision for employment. This information’s however, can be acquired only through a well articulated and reliable referencing system adopted by an organization because of it manifestation in making good hiring decision.