Recruitment and retention of employees in selected organizations in the Greater Accra Region

Abstract

The private sector in recent years has been recognized as a key engine of economic development in Ghana. However, Productivity is commonly low in the various private firms in Ghana mainly because employees are poorly recruited and retained. This therefore makes it necessary for a critical look into how some private organizations recruit their employees and the measures they put in place to retain them. Also, ways of improving current recruitment and retention strategies of these firms as well as new and efficient ones are very important to research into and unearth. Hence, this study looks at the factors that influence staff recruitment and retention in some organizations in the Greater Accra region. For reason of convenience, three private organizations namely Arthur Energy Advisors Limited, International Community College, and Holman Consulting Limited which represent the energy sector, the education sector, and the ICT services industry were selected for this study. Quotas of respondents were allotted to these organizations based on their population. To investigate the set objectives of this study, primary data comprising field survey was used. A purposive sampling technique was employed to select employees. The study revealed that these selected organizations do not have problem advertising job vacancies for prospective applicants to apply. However, perceived good condition of service by applicants tend to be false after applicants are employed. It was also observed from the study that regardless of the employees’ positions, they expect to be motivated properly. Motivation to aid in retaining employees do not only come from financial benefits but non-financial factors as well. Based on the findings, it is recommended among others that employees should be seen as valuable assets and be treated as such.