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Responsibility for recruitment and selection 
The recruitment process involves 
personnel specialists 
and 
line managers
, sometimes with the help of 
recruitment 
consultants
. 
The people involved in recruitment and selection vary from organisation to organisation.
2.1 Senior managers 
Senior managers/directors may be involved in recruiting people – from within or outside the organisation 
– for 
senior positions
, or in authorising key appointments. For most other positions, they will not be 
directly involved. However, they are responsible for 
human resources (HR) planning
: identifying the 
overall skill needs of the organisation, and the types of people it wishes to employ (perhaps as part of 
the corporate mission statement). 
2.2 The human resources department 
Some firms employ specialists to manage their recruitment and other human resources (HR) activities, 
often under the authority of the
 human resources manager
. 
The role of the HR function in recruitment and selection may include: 

Assessing needs for human resources (HR planning) 

Maintaining records of people employed 

Keeping in touch with trends in the labour market 

Advertising for new employees 

Ensuring the organisation complies with equal opportunities and other legislation 

Designing 
application 
forms 

Liaising with recruitment consultants 

Preliminary interviews and selection testing 
2.3 Line managers 
In many cases the recruit's prospective boss will be involved in the recruitment.
(a) 
In a small business they might have sole responsibility for recruitment. 
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