RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION AS A PANACEA FOR HIGHER EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN AN ORGANIZATION: A STUDY OF JEZCO NIGERIA LTD, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined recruitment and selection as a panacea for higher employee 
productivity in an organization: A study of JEZCO Nigeria Ltd, Anambra State, Nigeria. 
The objectives of the study are; to investigate whether effective recruitment and selection 
process will aid employee retention in organization, and to examine how the recruitment 
and selection process/practices influences employee’s productivity and growth of the 
organization. Survey research design and descriptive design was used with a sample size 
of 97 obtained using Yaro Yamane’s formula out of the population of 130 employees in 
the organization of the study. 130 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the 
respondents and 97 was returned, which was used for the analysis using correlation. The 
result of the analysis shows that an effective recruitment and selection process have a 
significant effect on employees’ retention in organization and that recruitment and 
selection practices affects  employee productivity and organization's growth. This study 
recommends that human resource practitioners should utilize both external and internal 
recruitment and selection practices in securing human element and to always use 
professional association in recruitment. Also, recruitment and selection process be 
objective as much as possible.