Recruitment and Selection of Foreign Professionals In the South African Job Market: Procedures and Processes
This study investigated procedures and processes used in the selection of prospective foreign applicants by recruitment agencies in South Africa. An electronic survey was distributed to the accessible population of 244 agencies on a national employment website, yielding 57 respondents. The results i...
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| description | This study investigated procedures and processes used in the selection of prospective foreign applicants by recruitment agencies in South Africa. An electronic survey was distributed to the accessible population of 244 agencies on a national employment website, yielding 57 respondents. The results indicate that the recruitment industry does not have standard, well articulated procedures for identifying and selecting prospective foreign employees and considered processing foreign applicants difficult. Difficulties with the Department of Home Affairs were a major hindrance to recruiting foreign applicants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49404d86e1a1405caebbc5e56c354bed2022-12-22T00:34:56ZengAOSISSA Journal of Human Resource Management1683-75842071-078X2007-07-0153303710.4102/sajhrm.v5i3.149120Recruitment and Selection of Foreign Professionals In the South African Job Market: Procedures and ProcessesChao Nkhungulu Mulenga0Burger van Lill1University of Cape TownUniversity of Cape TownThis study investigated procedures and processes used in the selection of prospective foreign applicants by recruitment agencies in South Africa. An electronic survey was distributed to the accessible population of 244 agencies on a national employment website, yielding 57 respondents. The results indicate that the recruitment industry does not have standard, well articulated procedures for identifying and selecting prospective foreign employees and considered processing foreign applicants difficult. Difficulties with the Department of Home Affairs were a major hindrance to recruiting foreign applicants.https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/149foreign professionalsskillsbrain drainrecruitment agenciesrecruitment processesrecruitment procedures. |
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| title | Recruitment and Selection of Foreign Professionals In the South African Job Market: Procedures and Processes |
| title_full | Recruitment and Selection of Foreign Professionals In the South African Job Market: Procedures and Processes |
| title_fullStr | Recruitment and Selection of Foreign Professionals In the South African Job Market: Procedures and Processes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recruitment and Selection of Foreign Professionals In the South African Job Market: Procedures and Processes |
| title_short | Recruitment and Selection of Foreign Professionals In the South African Job Market: Procedures and Processes |
| title_sort | recruitment and selection of foreign professionals in the south african job market procedures and processes |
| topic | foreign professionals skills brain drain recruitment agencies recruitment processes recruitment procedures. |
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