Employers have realised that globalising recruitment, selection and assessment processes will help them to succeed internationally.

11 September 2006

AMSTERDAM—Employers have realised that globalising recruitment, selection and assessment processes will help them to succeed internationally.

Companies need to invest in global HR recruitment processes according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), whose new research shows that international resourcing is not as simple as managing and recruiting expatriates or setting up a recruitment team in the home country.

The CIPD survey shows that 15 percent of UK organisations are now targeting migrant workers from EU accession states, and a further one in ten are recruiting in foreign countries and bringing workers over to the UK.

Despite differences such as culture, immigration rules and legislation in local labour markets, organisations can still co-ordinate recruitment processes across the various countries in which they operate through the brand values, performance management systems and selection and assessment activities, says author of the report Professor Paul Sparrow.

"Companies need to create global HR processes so that the overarching business objectives, such as maintaining employer brand and building globally relevant skills, are achieved," he says

The new report is based on case-study driven research that investigates the challenges associated with global resourcing within UK firms which includes, resourcing specialist technical skills for deployment in overseas markets, and simultaneously managing a strong employer brand and balancing diversity priorities and international recruitment with attracting high potential employees.

"Employee output depends on loyalty, motivation and commitment," says Frances Wilson, CIPD International Adviser. "But the motivating factor may differ from country to country so it is important to incorporate local needs and cultural differences into global resourcing processes."

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