Effective recruitment and selection system for the it software industry in India

Abstract

Introduction The increasing size and complexity of organizations, the intensive use of technology, combined with changing socio-cultural norms have contributed with immense complexity to Human Resources Management aspects of managing people in organizations. The Information Technology (IT) Software Industry in India has attracted worldwide attention recording phenomenal rates of growth, achieving the status of an economy driver for a country, emerging as a superpower of the Twenty First Century. It is equally vital that this trend continues in the midst of global challenges and competition. While the system in vogue has been meeting the current challenges, little research has been done to determine the effectiveness of recruitment and selection system for the IT Software Industry in India. The purpose of this research is to determine an effective recruitment and selection system and assist the IT Software Industry in India in meeting the challenges of the coming decades. Research Objectives Keeping in view the global demand of software development and the unique status acquired by the IT software companies in India in terms of quality, cost competitiveness, availability of trained manpower and the infrastructure, there is a felt need to shape the IT software industry in India, for the future. For keeping India s competitive advantage from declining, it is imperative that an effective system of recruitment and selection be identified. It has been accepted that certain attributes are required for employees employed in the IT software development and these require to be tested by a system that can be evaluated for its effectiveness against measurable output variables that reflect the output / performance of IT software companies. There is also a requirement to evaluate the domination of certain conditions that software companies consider such as the academic record, socio economic conditions and work experience, for their influence on the effectiveness of the recruitment and selection system.