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New Challenges in Recruitment and Selection - Attraction of the Y Generation

Type of paper: Research Article

Author

Emma - Denisa Andrei

Corresponding Author

Affiliation: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

Email: emma.andrei14@yahoo.com

Published:June 15, 2017

How to Cite

Andrei, E. D. (2017). New Challenges in Recruitment and Selection - Attraction of the Y Generation. CACTUS Tourism Journal, 15 (1).

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Abstract

Recruitment and selection processes are one of the most important steps in a company beeing repeated periodically. Through them, the company attracts and hires staffing that are considered to have a major influence on the company's success. Attracting the younger generation can be challenging for companies, given their current need to be addressed in a different manner, in an innovative way. It is important to have their attributes acknowledged, but different ones and not those that are already reported in the CV. According to studies conducted by various companies, young people need leadership programs, mentoring or coaching. To better understand these concepts, I carried out an analysis of the company Catalyst Solutions which is a human resources company and it deals exclusively with the recruitment and selection processes for employing companies. Using qualitative research through a questionnaire, I could analyze the knowledge of students and graduates based on processes of recruitment and selection. In terms of research, young people want to be active in the labor market but feel a certain uneasiness when dealing with recruitment basis. They consider that processes can be sometimes too harsh and they believe that they are not appreciated at their true value.

Keywords

Y generation, recruitment, selection, human resources, evolution

JEL Classification

O15, J62, M51

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