Recruitment and selection problems in edo state civil service (business admin) 81 pages
Abstract
This study empirically examined problems of recruitment and extent of the utilization of
job description and job specification in the recruitment process in Public civil service. To
achieve the objectives of the study, questionnaires were administered to civil servants in
PHCN. Stratified random sampling method was used to draw a sample of 95 grouped into
the four major categories of grade levels. Descriptive survey design was employed and
descriptive statistics used for the analysis. The survey identified factors such increasing
pressures for employment, utilization of informal sources of recruitment, long military
era, federal character principle, lack of independence of the service commission and
delegation of recruitment functions as the prevalent problems affecting recruitment in
PHCN. As a result of these problems, job description and standard personnel
requirements were not adequately used in the recruitment process, especially at the
lowest category of grade level. Based on the findings and conclusions, it was
recommended that the federal government should promulgate laws that will protect
employees in the private sector in order to reduce consistent pressures for employment in
the public sector. Subjective and informal sources of recruitment should be de-
emphasized and instead sources from educational institutions and professional
organizations should be encouraged. It was also recommended that the remuneration of
the civil servants should be increased. Civil service should utilize job description when
embarking on actual recruitment exercise and personnel requirements should be
developed to match position classification in the service. The study finally, recommends
the re-examination of the reliability and validity of employee selection instruments in the
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