Abstract:
Recruitment and selection as a human resource management function,
is one of the activities that impact most critically on the performance of an
organisation. It has an important role to play in ensuring worker performance
and positive organisational outcomes. This study seeks to examine the
recruitment and selection practices in Ghana Navy. A descriptive survey
design was used for the study and data were obtained from thirty team leaders
responsible for recruitment and selection in the Ghana Navy, using
questionnaires.
The results show that respondents understood and adhered to all the
steps of the organisational policy of the Ghana Navy. Also, the recruitment
strategies used were in line with the equal employment policy and external
medium of advertisement were preferred to the internal medium of
advertisement. Selection of new employees was also solely based on the
results of the assessment tools. Instructions for selection were also mostly
given to respondents from their seniors. Furthermore, respondents were not
always included in the panel that conducts the interviews for the final selection
of new recruits and were not ultimately responsible for the selection of new
recruits at their units.
In a nutshell, respondents exhibited a quite positive recruitment and
selection practices. However, it is recommended Ghana Navy should give
quality education and training to team leaders concerning recruitment and
selection policy of the Ghana Navy and team leadership
