Factors Considered in Recruitment and Selection of Top Managers at Utalii College

Abstract

Human resources management practices and policies are considered to play a significant task on organizational performance. Managers in an organization are tasked with decisions controlling company activities starting with head of the company down to entry-level staff. Those judgments, along with the way the management members treat the staff, influence the success of the company. Being aware of those effects helps managers in driving organization success. With these critical tasks therefore, it is only wise for an organization to carry out thorough processes in the recruitment and selection of their top management team, taking them a step closer to the organization’s success. The objective of this study was to identify the factors considered in recruitment and selection of high level managers in Utalii College. Close ended questions were used and data collected from top-level management. The study findings revealed that level of expertise, knowledge, technical know-how, confidence, remuneration, physical attributes, legislation diversity, candidate’s health and nature of the job were relevant factors considered in the recruitment process. The researcher concluded that future research to focus on a wider scope since the results presented here were based on only one firm.