Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to explore the contribution of recruitment process in the performance of an organization. A specific case study of Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has been used in the course of this research. Hence the study is based on the recruitment and selection practices and procedures of TPDC and how they contribute to its performance.
Specifically the study sought to identify the recruitment and selection practices of TPDC; to investigate how the recruitment and selection practices at TPDC affect its performance; the effectiveness of the recruitment and selection practices of TPDC; to examine the challenges associated with the recruitment and selection process at TPDC and ways to help improve human resource planning and development.
The study collected data through the use of questionnaires from fifty (50) respondents majority being staff members of TPDC. Among them ten (10) respondents were staff from Corporate Management department, selected from Human resource and Administration section and forty (40) were staff from other departments. The information from respondents was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences whereby tables and graphs were used to present the data.
The results indicated that, advertising of job vacancies through newspapers and government exchange of employees are mostly the mode for recruiting potential employees at TPDC, it was also realized that the method used in the recruiting and selection process was very effective and moreover helped improve employee performance. The study revealed that the selection and recruitment process are also characterized with a number of challenges including: competition and lack of key talents; labour turnover; and availability of key talents in the job market for specialized areas within TPDC.
Among the recommendations made were that potential employees should all be treated fairly in the recruitment and selection process, more so employees must be appraised constantly to ensure that they improve upon their performance.
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