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PROJECT REPORT
On
RECRUITMENT
&
SELECTION AT
IFFCO Ltd.
(2009-10)
Submitted to submitted by
Warrior sir SADHNA BHATIA
MBA (HR)
IIMS BAREILLY
ACKNOWLEGEMENT
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This works bears the imprints of many persons whose valuable Assistance &
insightful suggestion have been made this project worthy.
With sincere thoughts & deep sense of gratitude, I would like to take this
opportunity to express my sincere thanks to our mentor Warrior sir, person whose able
guidance helper to me to give the present shape of the project.
I feel immense pleasure in extending my gratitude to all for motivating me for
completing my project. I shall ever remain obliged to all of them for their wishes which
inspired me to come out with flying colors I the path of honesty & humanity.
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IFFCO INTRODUCTION
During mid- sixties the Co-operative sectorin India was responsible for distribution of 70
per cent offertilizersconsumed in the country. This Sector had adequate infrastructure to
distribute fertilizers but had no production facilities of its own and hence dependent on
public/private Sectors for supplies. To overcome this lacuna and to bridge the demand
supply gap in the country, a new cooperative society was conceived to specifically cater to
the requirements of farmers. It was a unique venture in which the farmers of the country
through their own Co-operative Societies created this new institution to safeguard their
interests. The numbers of co-operative societies associated with IFFCO have risen from 57
in 1967 to 38, 155 at present.
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Limited (IFFCO was registered on November 3,
1967 as a Multi-unit Co-operative Society. On the enactment of the Multistage
Cooperative Societies act 1984 & 2002, the Society is deemed to be registered as a
Multistage Cooperative Society. The Society is primarily engaged in production and
distribution of fertilizers. Thebyelaws of the Society provide a broad frame work for the
activities of IFFCO as a Cooperative Society.
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IFFCO commissioned an ammonia - urea complex at Kalol and the NPK/DAP plant at
Kandla both in the state of Gujarat in 1975. Ammonia - urea complex was set up at Phulpur
in the state of Uttar Pradesh in 1981. The ammonia - urea unit at Aonla was
commissioned in 1988.
In 1993, IFFCO had drawn up a major expansion programmed of all the four plants under
overall aegis of IFFCO VISION 2000 . The expansion projects at Aonla, Kalol, Phulpur
and Kandla have been completed on schedule. Thus all the projects conceived as part of
Vision 2000 have been realised without time or cost overruns. All the production units of
IFFCO have established a reputation for excellence and quality. A new growth path has
been chalked out to realise newer dreams and greater heights through Vision 2010 which is
presently under implementation. As part of the new vision, IFFCO has acquired fertiliser
unit at Paradeep in Orissa in September 2005. As a result of these expansion projects and
acuisition, IFFCO's annual capacity has been increased to 3.69 million tonnes of Urea and
NPK/DAP equivalent to 1.71 million tonnes of P2O5.
IFFCO has made strategic investments in several joint ventures. Godavari Fertilisers and
Chemicals Ltd (GFCL) & Indian Potash Ltd (IPL) in India, Industries Chimiques du
Senegal (ICS) in Senegal and Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) in Oman are
important fertiliser joint ventures. Indo Egyptian Fertiliser Co (IEFC) in Egypt is under
implementation. As part of strategic diversification, IFFCO has entered into several key
sectors. IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Ltd (ITGI) is a foray into general insurance
sector. Through ITGI, IFFCO has formulated new services of benefit to farmers. 'Sankat
Haran Bima Yojana' provides free insurance cover to farmers along with each bag of
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IFFCO fertiliser purchased. To take the benefits of emerging concepts like agricultural
commodity trading, IFFCO has taken equity in National Commodity and Derivative
Exchange (NCDEX) and National Collateral Management Services Ltd (NCMSL). IFFCO
Chhattisgarh Power Ltd (ICPL) which is under implementation is yet another foray to
move into core area of power. IFFCO is also behind several other companies with the sole
intention of benefiting farmers.
The distribution of IFFCOs fertilizer is undertaken through over 38155 co-operative
societies. The entire activities of Distribution, Sales and Promotion are co-coordinated by
Marketing Central Office (MKCO) at New Delhi assisted by the Marketing offices in the
field. In addition, essential agro-inputs for crop production are made available to the
farmers through a chain of 158 Farmers Service Centre(FSC). IFFCO has promoted
several institutions and organizations to work for the welfare of farmers, strengthening
cooperative movement, improve Indian agriculture. Indian Farm Forestry Development
Cooperative Ltd (IFFDC), Cooperative Rural Development Trust (CORDET), IFFCO
Foundation, Kisan Sewa Trust belongs to this category. An ambitious project 'ICT
Initiatives for Farmers and Cooperatives' is launched to promote e-culture in rural India.
IFFCO obsessively nurtures its relations with farmers and undertakes a large number of
agricultural extensionactivities for their benefit every year.
At IFFCO, the thirst for ever improving the services to farmers and member co-operatives
is insatiable, commitment to quality is insurmountable and harnessing of mother earths'
bounty to drive hunger away from India in an ecologically sustainable manner is the prime
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mission. All that IFFCO cherishes in exchange is an everlasting smile on the face of Indian
Farmer who forms the moving spirit behind this mission.
IFFCO, to day, is a leading player in India's fertilizer industry and is making substantial
contribution to the efforts of Indian Government to increase food grain production in the
country
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Our Mission
IFFCOs mission is "to enable Indian farmers to prosper through timely supply of
reliable, high quality agricultural inputs and services in an environmentally
sustainable manner and to undertake other activities to improve their welfare.
Our Approach
To achieve our mission, IFFCO as a cooperative society, undertakes several activities
covering a broad spectrum of areas to promote welfare of member cooperatives and
farmers. The activities envisaged to be covered are exhaustively defined in IFFCOs Bye-
laws.
Our Commitment
Our thirst for ever improving the services to farmers and member co-operatives is
insatiable, commitment to quality is insurmountable and harnessing of mother earths'
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bounty to drive hunger away from India in an ecologically sustainable manner is the prime
mission
All that IFFCO cherishes in exchange is an everlasting smile on the face of Indian Farmer
who forms the moving spirit behind this mission.
IFFCO IN BRIEF (AS on May 2009)
Largest producer of fertilizers in the country
No. of plant locations: five
Installed Annual Capacity(000MT)
UREA 4242.2
NPK/DAP 4335.4
TOTAL N 2628.2
TOTAL P2O5 1712.8
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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008-09
Highest sales turnover RS 32,933Crore
(Previous best RS 12,163 Crore in 2007-08)
Plant productivity 1376 MT/Employee
(Best 1669 MT/Employee in 2005-06)
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CUMULATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS TILL DATE
(As on 31st march 2009)
FERTILIZERS PRODUCTION 1109.03 Lakh MT
FERTILIZER SALE 1238.58 Lakh MT
TURNOVER RS 124938 Crore
PROFIT AFTER TAX RS. 5354 Crore
History of Prestigious IFFCO Awards in Cooperation
The Board of Directors in the year 1982 had approved giving a best cooperator Award on
an annual basis, to an individual who has contributed maximum towards development of
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Cooperative Movement. The amount of Cash Award was fixed at Rs.10, 000/- along with a
citation. This amount was enhanced by the Board in the year 1988 from Rs.10, 000/- to
Rs.25, 000/-.
The Board of Directors in the year 1993, while approving IFFCO Cash Award on
Cooperation for the years 1990-1991 & 1991--1992 to the Best Cooperators, inter-alia
approved that in addition to the Best Cooperator Award, IFFCO Sahakarita Bandhu
Award may also be instituted from the year 1993-94. The amount of both the Awards
namely IFFCO Cash Award on Cooperation to the Best Cooperator, (ii) IFFCO
Sahakarita Bandhu Award, was fixed at Rs.51, 000/- each from the year 1993-94 to be
presented every year. In the year 1997 the Board of Directors decided that the name of the
Best Cooperator Award should be changed to Sahakarita Ratna Award. In the year 2000
it was decided that the amount for each award be increased from Rs.51, 000/- to Rs.1,
01,000/-.
As per the laid down procedure for inviting recommendations for the Awards, a letter is
addressed to all the State Cooperative Unions, IFFCO Directors and NCUI requesting them
to recommend the names of two nominees for the each award. The recommendations so
received are placed before the Sub-Group on Awards of the Board of Directors for
Screening of nominations of Cooperators. The recommendation of the Sub-Group of the
Award is placed before the Board of Directors for their consideration and approval. The
Awards are presented to the Awardees on the occasion of Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial
IFFCO Lecture which is organized generally during Cooperative Week i.e. November 14-
20 every year.
The "Sahakarita Ratna" Award for the year 2007-08 was conferred on Shri Shivpal
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Singh Yadav from Uttar Pradesh. The honour of Sahakarita Bandhu Award for the
year 2006-07 was conferred on Dr S.S. Sisodia (Postumous) of Madhya Pradesh.
MAJOR AWARDS RECEIVED
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awards for Best Implemented project(Second Prize) from GOI
Four awards for Conservation of Energy from GOI
Two National awards for Excellence in Energy Management
Indo German and Greentech Environment Excellence Award
Award for Best overall Performance from FAI
Two Awards for Excellence in safety from FAI and one National safety Award
from DGFASLI
Two safety Awards from national Safety Council of India
Rajiv Ratna National Gold Award 2005 for best executive
Excellence Award for papers published on Safety and Health in Chemical Industry
and Hazard identification & Risk Management
Best Chemical innovation award from FAI
National Award for Excellence in energy Management 2008 from CII as
ENERGY Efficient Unit & Innovative Project
Best Technical Innovation Award from FAI
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Products and services of IFFCO Aonla
Main product produced UREA
Product used AMMONIA
SERVICES
Social activities development program include;
Supply of fodder in drought prone areas
Veterinary Checkup and Distribution of Medicines
Human Health Check up
Providing Drinking water facility
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Assistance to School/School children
Watershed Development Projects
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
1. It will analyze the effectiveness of the services for the products
2. Helpful in making comparisons with other companies.
3. Project the demand and supply for the market as whole.
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Introduction to the topic
The first and foremost step for forming an organisation is the requirement of manpower.
This s possible only if the organisation has suitable manpower. this topic is based on the
recruitment and selection policy of IFFCO ltd.
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Recruitment is the process of generating a pool of capable people to apply for
employment to an organization.
Selection is the process by which managers and others use specific instruments to choose
from a pool of applicants a person or persons most likely to succeed in the job(s), given
management goals and legal requirements.
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RECRUITMENT
Recruitment meaning
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According to Edwin B. Flippo, recruitment is the process of searching the candidates for
employment and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization. Recruitment is the
activity that links the employers and the job seekers a few definition of recruitment are:
A process of finding and attracting capable applicants for employment. The process begins
when new recruits are sought and ends when their applications are submitted. The result is
a pool of applications from which new employees are selected.
It is the process to discover sources of manpower to meet the requirement of staffing
schedule and to employ effective measures for attracting that manpower in adequate
numbers to facilitate effective selection of an efficient working force.
Recruitment of candidates is the function preceding the selection, which
helps create a pool of prospective employees for the organization so that the management
can select the right candidate for the right job from this pool. The main objective of the
recruitment process is to expedite the selection process.
Recruitment is a continuous process whereby the firm attempts to develop a pool of
qualified applicants for the future human resources needs even though specific vacancies
do not exist. Usually, the recruitment process starts when a manger initiates an employee
requisition for a specific vacancy or an anticipated vacancy.
RECRUITMENT NEEDS ARE OF THREE TYPES
PLANNED: The needs arising from changes in organization and retirement policy.
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ANTICIPATED: Anticipated needs are those movements in personnel, which an
organization can predict by studying trends in internal and external environment.
UNEXPECTED: Resignation, deaths, accidents, illness give rise to unexpected needs.
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Recruitment and selection
Recruitment and selection are vital to the formation of a positive psychological contract,
which provides the basis of organizational commitment and motivation.
The attraction and retention of employees is part of the evolving employment
relationship, based on a mutual and reciprocal understanding of expectations.
There are wide variations in recruitment and selection practices, reflecting an
organizations strategy and its philosophy towards the management of people.
Progressive HR practices are crucial to a positive psychological contract this
includes attention to effective recruitment and selection practices.
Recruitment and Attraction
A key role for HR is to align performance within roles with the strategy, so
recruiting for the right people for a role depends on how it is defined in terms
relating to performance to achieve the strategy.
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Criterion-related behaviours or standards of performance are referred to as
competencies.
Competencies can be used to provide the behaviours needed at work to achieve the
business strategy, and enable organizations to form a model of the kinds of
employee it wishes to attract through recruitment.
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Recruitment and attraction
The main approaches to attracting applicants can be summarized as follows:
Walk-ins
Employee referrals
Advertising
Websites
Professional associations
Educational associations
Professional agencies
E-recruitment (general recruitment agents/ companies own sites)
Word-of-mouth
An organization will take account of a number of factors when forming its recruitment
plans and choice of media.
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These might include:
Cost
Time taken to recruit and select
Labour market focus, for example: skills, profession or occupation
Mobility of labour geographic and occupational
Legislation on sex discrimination, race discrimination and disability
Personnel specifications versus competencies
Personnel specifications may contain stereotypes of the ideal person and so
organizations may be reinforcing the stereotype in their recruitment practices.
The use of competencies allows organizations to free themselves from traditional
stereotypes in order to attract applicants from a variety of sources.
Competencies appear to be more objective, have a variety of uses in attracting
applicants and allow an organization to use more reliable and valid selection
techniques.
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Selection: Costs
Organizations have become increasingly aware of making good selection decisions, since it
involves a number of costs:
The cost of the selection process itself, including the use of various selection
instruments
The future costs of inducting and training new staff
The cost of labour turnover if the selected staff are not retained
Selection: Principles
Underlying the process of selection and the choice of techniques are two key principles:
1. Individual differences: Attracting a wide choice of applicants will be of little use
unless there is a way of measuring how people differ, i.e. intelligence, attitudes,
social skills, psychological and physical characteristics, experience etc.
2. Prediction: Recognition of the way in which people differ must be extended to a
prediction of performance in the workplace.
Selection Interviews
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Information elicited interviews have a specific focus, i.e. facts, subjective
information, underlying attitudes.
Structure ranging from the completely structured to the unstructured. A
compromise between the two enables the interviewer to maintain control yet
allowing the interviewee free expression.
Order and involvement the need to obtain different kinds of information may
mean the involvement of more than one interviewer. Applicants may be
interviewed serially or in a panel.
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Psychometric Testing
Personality research has lent support to the use of sophisticated selection techniques such
as psychometric tests that have a good record of reliability and validity.
Ability tests: these focus on mental abilities (verbal/numerical) and
physical skills testing. Right/wrong answers allow applicants to be placed in
ranked order.
Inventories: self-report questionnaires indicating traits, intelligence, values,
interests, attitudes and preferences. No right/wrong answers but a range of
choices between possible answers.
E-assessment
On-line testing, or e-assessment, is also used for selection and other HR purposes.
Benefits: Online testing enables organizations to test at any time and anywhere in the
world.
It enables the quick processing of applicants.
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Drawback: Loss of control over the administration of the tests anyone can be called on to
help
Assessment Centres
Assessment centres are designed to yield information that can be used to make
decisions concerning suitability for a job.
They provide a fuller picture by combining a range of techniques.
General methods used include group discussions, role plays and simulations,
interviews and tests.
Candidates attending an assessment centre will be observed by assessors who
should be trained to judge candidates performance against criteria contained within
the competency framework.
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PURPOSE OF RECRUITMENT
Attract and encourage more and more candidates to apply in the
organization.
Create a talent pool of candidates to enable the selection of best candidates
for the organization.
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Determine present and future requirements of the organization in
conjunction with its personnel planning and job analysis activities.
Recruitment is the process which links the employers with the employees.
Help increase the success rate of selection process by decreasing number of
visibly under qualified or overqualified job applicants.
Help reduce the probability that job applicants once recruited and selected
will leave the organization only after a short period of time.
Meet the organizations legal and social obligations regarding the
composition of its workforce.
Begin identifying and preparing potential job applicants who will be
appropriate candidates.
Increase the pool of candidates at minimum cost.
Increase organization and individual effectiveness of various recruiting
techniques and sources for all types of job applicants
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Research methodology
Research methodology is a way to systematically solve the research problem. It may be
understood as a science of studying how research is done scientifically. In it we study the
steps that are taken by researchers in studying his research problem along with logic behind
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them. For finding logics researchers used to collect data .while deciding about the of
method data collection to be used for study, the researchers should keep in mind two types
of data viz., primary & secondary.
PRIMARY DATA: these are those data which are collected fresh and for the first time and
thus happens to be original in character. We collect primary data either through
observations, or through direct communication with the respondent through questionnaire
or through personal interview.
SECONDARY DATA: secondary data means data that are already available i.e., they refer
the data which have already been collected by someone else. Secondary data may be either
published data or unpublished data. Usually published data are available in; journals,
books, magazines, newspaper, reports etc.
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PRIMARY DATA
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SECONDARY DATA
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
The recruitment and selection is the major function of the human resource department and
recruitment process is the first step towards creating the competitive strength and the
strategic advantage for the organizations. Recruitment process involves a systematic
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procedure from sourcing the candidates to arranging and conducting the interviews and
requires many resources and time. A general recruitment process is as follows:
1.
Identifying the vacancy:
The recruitment process begins with the human resource department receiving
requisitions for recruitment from any department of the company. These
contain:
Posts to be filled
Number of persons
Duties to be performed
Qualifications required
2. Preparing the job description and person specification.
3. Locating and developing the sources of required number and type of
employees (Advertising etc).
4. Short-listing and identifying the prospective employee with required
characteristics
5. Arranging the interviews with the selected candidates.
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6. Conducting the interview and decision making.
1. Identify vacancy
2. Prepare job description and person specification
3. Advertising the vacancy
4. Managing the response
5. Short-listing
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Recruiting Office at IFFCO
Recruitment action of apprentice/Trainee shall be initiated by Head Office Personnel
Depts., in respect of categories mentioned at 10.1, 10.4, 10.7, and 10.10.
Recruitment action of Apprentices/trainees, in respect of categories mentioned at 10.2,
10.3, 10.5, 10.6, 10.8 &10.9 shall be initiated by the Personnel Dept. of the concerned
unit/division.
Direct Recruitment at Lower Mgt. Level
Management graduates from premier institutions may be recruited directly in grade G2, in
different disciplines as under.
Marketing: graduate (agriculture) & post graduate diploma in management from IIMS will
be inducted based on campus selection in grade G2 as assistant marketing officer.
12.2 MANAGEMENT SERVICES GROUP
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Engineering graduate &post graduate diploma from IIMS will be recruited based on
campus selection in grade G2 as assistant officers.
12.3 PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE
Graduate & post graduate diploma from IIMS with specialization in personnel management
will be recruited based on campus selection in grade G2, as assistant personnel officers.
12.4 FINANCE &ACCOUNTS
Graduate & postgraduate diploma from IIMS with specialization in finance will be
recruited based on campus selection in grade G2, as assistant finance officers.
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PROCEDURE for filling the Post by recruitment
13.1 vacant positions in organization chart shall not automatically be treated as operative to
be filled by recruitment. The positions shown in the chart are estimated requirements and
are to be operated only when it is necessary to operate them.
13.2 prior approval of the managing Director shall be obtained before initiating recruitment
action.
13.3 The frequency of recruitment will depend upon manpower requirement.
13.4 The selection committee shall be constituted by the competent authority.
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14.0 when in the opinion of the Mgt. required no. of suitable persons are not available
within the organization to fill up any post; the posts can be filled up by recruitment
.Recruitment to various posts will normally be made from the following sources.
1. Employment exchange as per the provision of employment exchange (compulsory
notification of vacancies) Act.
2. Recruitment by advertisement, either in the newspaper or on IFFCOs website.
3. Campus selection from premier institutions.
4. trainees who had /have satisfactorily completed their training
5. On contract for a specific period.
6. by deputation from other organizations
7. land losers ,whose land had been acquired setting up plants
8. data bank maintained by IFFCO based on job applications received directly
The post may be filled up by recruitment by different methods as under:
14.1 posts up to grade I shall necessarily be notified to the local /central Employment
Exchanges in accordance with the compulsory notification of vacancies ACT 1959 &
the rules framed there under from time to time.
14.2 posts in grade h2/H1 shall be advertised I local newspaper: out of which one
should be in vernacular language.
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14.3 posts in grade g2 & above may be advertised on all India bases, either in the
newspaper or on IFFCOs website.
14.4 Action to fill up posts by deputation in any grade is initiated by Head Office
Personnel Dept.
14.5 while notifying the vacancies to the Employment Exchange or to the Press,
specific provision shall be made for reservation of posts for SC / ST / OBC candidates
in accordance with the orders/instructions issued from time to time.
14.6 vacancies reserved for SC/ST/OBC may also be to filed to various SC/ST
Association /agencies
14.7applications received may be classified in general, ST/SC/OBC Dept. etc
14.8 the divisional Head will have the lust screened in accordance with qualifications &
experience laid down for the posts & prepare a short list of candidates for tests
/interviews .the competent Authority may bat its discretion ,relax the specification
after recording the reasons for doing so, qualification & experience standards are set
out in attached Career Growth Chart, for different disciplines .cases with regards to
career growth of employees redeployed to cadres where their qualification do not
match with the qualification of the new cadre, will be dealt on case to case basis, so
that no undue benefit is granted or no injustice is done.
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14.9 The procedure for selection will be as may be declared by the competent authority
who will decide whether a test is necessary or an interview, or both, for selecting
candidates. It will be the responsibility of the concerned personnel department to keep
all records for reference .proceedings of the recruitment Committee will be drawn by
the personnel Department & got signed from all the members of the Recruitment
Committee. Application of candidates not selected will be retained for one year from
the date of interview & destroyed thereafter. Minutes of selection committee shall be
retained for future reference.
14.10 The selection committee shall prepare a panel of names, in order of merit, for the
approval of the competent authority. The panel of selected candidates shall be valid for
a period of 6 months from the date of approval by the competent authority the validity
may be extended for a further period of 6 months with the prior written approval of the
Competent Authority.
1.4.11 The offers of appointment to the candidates n the approval panel shall be made,
strictly in order f merit, from the panel of selected candidates irrespective of the fact
whether the candidates is departmental or outsider. Verification of certificates with
respect to qualifications, experience, date of birth etc. shall be done by the Personnel
Department of the respective unit before sending the letter of appointment.
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14.12 As far as possible, all candidates will be offered the post at the minimum of the
grade. However the selection Committee may recommend not exceeding 5 increments
in a deserving case, if it is required to protect the existing emoluments of the person.
While granting such increments, the committee shall take into account the total
compensation package presently available to the candidate and what is being offered by
IFFCO .full jurisdiction shall be recorded in writing by the recruitment Committee in
recommending additional increments.
15.0 due consideration will be given to the candidates whose agricultural land I
acquired by IFFCO. They will also be given age relaxation 3 yrs. & relaxation in
qualifying marks by 5%, when written examination will be conducted.
16.0dependents of deceased employee ill be entitled to age relaxation of 3 yrs.
&relaxation in qualifying examination by 5%.relaxation of 5 % marks in educational
qualification will be given to the dependents of deceased employees.
17.0 other things being equal, rural people will be given preference in the recruitment
of Field staff in marketing Division.
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18.0 The specification about educational qualification, experience, etc. for recruitment
shall be as contained in appendix. In the absence of written specification, the same shall
be laid down with the approval of the competent authority .as & when required .for
certain highly skill expertise requirement, formal academic qualification may be
waived. Some such examples are High pressure IBR Welders, Riggers ,fabricator etc.
keeping in view exigencies of organizational requirement the Competent Authority
may be also permit induction of persons in grade other than normal induction grades.
Department candidates (IFFCO employees) may also make application against the open
advertisement: provided they meet the advertised specification with regards to
qualification, experience (except age limit) etc.
Traveling allowance will be paid to the candidates for to & fro journey from their
mailing address to place of interview as per the entitlement given below, for attending
the interview.
1. grade c & above - 1st AC by rail or Economy Air fare
2. grade G1 to D - 2nd AC by rail
3. grade G2 & H1- 3rd AC by Rail
4. grade H2 & below ordinary sleeper class by rail
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No travel expense will be paid for attending the written test conducted for recruitment
except for SC/ST candidates by ordinary class rails.
All regular appointment against permanent vacancies whether on first appointment or on
promotion, shall be on probation for a period of 6 months in the first instance.
The service of an employee will be regarded as confirmed only after a letter of
confirmation has been issued by the management or satisfactorily completion of the initial
or subsequently extended probationary period & on satisfactory verification of character &
Antecedents from the concerned authorities. Management shall be the sole judge as to
whether or not an employee e has satisfactorily completed the probationary period.
Sources of Recruitment
Every organization has the option of choosing the candidates for its recruitment
processes from two kinds of sources: internal and external sources. The sources within
the organization itself (like transfer of employees from one department to other,
promotions) to fill a position are known as the internal sources of recruitment.
Recruitment candidates from all the other sources (like outsourcing agencies etc.) are
known as the external sources of recruitment
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For an on going organization there are two sources of supply of manpower: internal and
external. Each of these sources has its own merits and demerits.
INTERNAL SOURCES :they include those who already are on the pay roll of the
organization and those who served the organization n the past (but quit voluntary or
due to retrenchment)and would like to return if the organization likes to re employ
.there is merit in looking for internal resources since they provide opportunities for
better deployment and utilization of existing human resources through planned
placements and transfers or to motivate people trough planned promotions and career
development where vacancies exist in higher grades. The law provides preferences to
retrenched employees when vacancies arise in future.
EXTERNAL SOURCES :organization may look people outside it .Organization may
resort to outside sources when suitably qualified people are not available; when the
organization feels it is necessary to inject new blood into it for fresh ideas ,initiatives,
etc., when diversifying into new avenues; when it is merging with new organization
Pay-Scale for employees
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GRADE OLD SCALE NEW SCALE
B 25750-650-30950 75000-117750
B-1 23750-600-28550 65000-102050
C 22500-600-27300 60000-94200
C-1 21500-600-26300 55000-79750
D 20000-500-25000 51500-74750
E 18500-450-23900 43200-69200
F 17500-400-22300 38000-66500
F-1 16000-400-20800 35000-61250
G 14500-350-18700 32000-56000
G-1 13500-350-18050 29000-50750
G-2 10750-300-16750 23000-40250
H-1 9100-250-14600 20000-35000
,
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SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT
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Recent Trends in Recruitment
The following trends are being seen in recruitment:
OUTSOURCING:
in India, the HR processes are being outsourced from more than a decade now. A company
may draw required personnel from outsourcing firms. The outsourcing firms help the
organization by the initial screening of the candidates according to the needs of the
organization and creating a suitable pool of talent for the final selection by the
organization. Outsourcing firms develop their human resource pool by employing people
for them and make available personnel to various companies as per their needs. In turn, the
outsourcing firms or the intermediaries charge the organizations for their services.
Advantages of outsourcing
1. Company need not plan for human resources much in advance.
2. Value creation, operational flexibility and competitive advantage
3. turning the management's focus to strategic level processes of HRM
4. Company is free from salary negotiations, weeding the unsuitable
resumes/candidates.
5. Company can save a lot of its resources and time
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POACHING/RAIDING
Buying talent (rather than developing it) is the latest mantra being followed by the
organizations today. Poaching means employing a competent and experienced person
already working with another reputed company in the same or different industry; the
organization might be a competitor in the industry. A company can attract talent from
another firm by offering attractive pay packages and other terms and conditions, better
than the current employer of the candidate. But it is seen as an unethical practice and
not openly talked about. Indian software and the retail sector are the sectors facing the
most severe brunt of poaching today. It has become a challenge for human resource
managers to face and tackle poaching, as it weakens the competitive strength of the
firm.
E-RECRUITMENT
Many big organizations use Internet as a source of recruitment. E- Recruitment is the
use of technology to assist the recruitment process. They advertise job vacancies
through worldwide web. The job seekers send their applications or curriculum vitae i.e.
CV through e mail using the Internet. Alternatively job seekers place their CVs in
worldwide web, which can be drawn by prospective employees depending upon their
requirements.
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Advantages of recruitment are:
o
Low cost.
o No intermediaries
o Reduction in time for recruitment.
o Recruitment of right type of people.
o Efficiency of recruitment process.
The buzzword and the latest trends in recruitment is the E-Recruitment. Also
known as Online recruitment, it is the use of technology or the web based tools to
assist the recruitment process. The tool can be either a job website like naukri.com, the
organizations corporate web site or its own intranet. Many big and small organizations
are using Internet as a source of recruitment. They advertise job vacancies through
worldwide web. The job seekers send their applications or curriculum vitae (CV)
through an e-mail using the Internet. Alternatively job seekers place their CVs in
worldwide web, which can be drawn by prospective employees depending upon their
requirements.
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SELECTION
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Recruitment involves searching for and attracting candidates to fill job vacancies. Selection
is a later stage of the recruitment process which involves choosing competent and qualified
applicants suited for the job.
This selection of competent employees is one of the most important activities a firm can
do. Spending a few extra dollars, to select a competent employee who might potentially
save the firm thousands of dollars, is money well-spent.
There are also legal considerations involved in the selection of new employees. The fear of
wrongful termination lawsuits has caused many companies to become far more concerned
about whom they hire. If a company is careful, thorough, and selective in its hiring
practices, it can reduce the instances when it will be necessary to terminate employees.
During recruitment, it is important to have a large pool of qualified recruits. However, after
having recruited this large number of job applicants, organizations must weed out the
unqualified ones and then select the very best remaining candidate(s) for the job.
A well designed selection process will yield information about a candidates skills and
weaknesses. The Human Resource specialist must determine which selection tools are most
appropriate for purposes of selecting the best candidate. Put simply, the main tools will be
the kinds of questions that are asked of the applicants.
For example, applicant skills can be evaluated through application forms, interviews, tests,
and reference checks, letters of recommendation or reference, and physical examinations.
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Clearly, some selection tools are more effective than others, but a combination of tools is
usually best.
One way to look at the selection process is to view it as a series of obstacles that applicants
must clear in order to obtain the job. Each successive obstacle eliminates some applicants
from contention. Generally, the more expensive and time-consuming of the selection tools
(obstacles) should be used later in the selection process.
STEPS IN THE SELECTION PROCESS
These steps are:
preliminary selection
employment tests
selection interviews
verification of references
medical evaluation
supervisory interviews
realistic job previews
hiring decision
Step 1: Preliminary Selection
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Preliminary selection of applicants is often done by setting minimum standards for the job,
and communicating these standards to your employees, and agencies who help you recruit.
The fact that some potential applicants may not apply because of their inability to meet the
minimum requirements serves as an initial screening device.
Then, when reviewing resumes and application forms, firms are further able to screen out
unacceptable job candidates. At this point, firms can also assign priorities to the resumes so
that the most promising candidates may be seen first
Step 2: Employment Tests
Throughout the practice of Human Resource Management, firms should endeavor to act on
objective data. This is true for compensation management and for performance appraisal,
and it is certainly true for the selection process where firms wish to assess the match
between job applicants and job requirements.
One way to ensure that selection decisions are based on objective data, is to use
employment tests. Employment tests provide firms with objective data for purposes of
comparing applicants. Examples of such tests include; paper and pencil test, manual
dexterity and strength tests, and simulation exercises.
Employment Tests: Validation
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To be useful, employment test must be valid. Validity requires that the test scores relate to
actual job performance. Hence, the use of tests is not necessarily a simple process. Whereas
a firm may be inclined to use an "off-the-shelf" product, such a test may bear little
resemblance to the job-related tasks a successful applicant might be required to do. Before
using a test, firms should ensure that they are, in fact, valid.
Tests must be validated on those jobs to which tests are being applied and, tests must be
validated for all groups to which tests are being applied (this may in fact require different
validation studies for minorities -- differential validity). For example, if an invalid test
rejects people of a particular race, sex, religion, or national origin, it violates the Canadian
Human Rights Act
Employment Tests: Reliability
Not only must employment test be valid, they must also be reliable. That is, employment
tests should yield consistent results. An employment test should give a similar score each
time the person takes the test (tests that rely on luck are not reliable).
Very often, paper and pencil tests are used to test knowledge. A firm could use a paper and
pencil knowledge test to ascertain an applicant's knowledge of computer programming
skills or to test whether or not an applicant understands government regulations governing
an industry. Generally, knowledge tests have good reliability, but their validity must be
tested before they are used.
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A keyboarding test, testing an applicant's keyboarding speed and accuracy, is an example
of a manual dexterity or performance test. Performance tests measure the applicant's ability
to perform some part of the job for which applicants are to be hired. Often, there is an
assumption of validity insofar as the test includes a representative sample of the work the
applicant may be required to do. Firms must be cautious not to use tests that might
discriminate against any minority group.
An in-basket exercise, in which administrative activities are simulated and an applicant's
abilities to deal with these activities is evaluated, is one example of a simulation exercise.
Some firms also utilize psychological tests to measure an applicant's personality or
temperament. Of all the tests mentioned thus far, psychological tests are the least reliable,
and their validity is also weak, because the relationship between personality and actual job
performance may be unknown. This is not to question either the reliability or validity of
psychological tests when used in the realm of psychology. Rather, it is to question their
utility as employment tests.
Step 3: Selection Interview
Selecting the best candidate for the job is the #1 priority of the selection process. The
employment interview is conducted to learn more about the suitability of people under
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consideration for a particular job and is one further obstacle for the applicant to overcome.
The interview is one further means of reducing the number of people who might be eligible
for the job.
Put simply, the interview is a formal, in-depth conversation conducted to evaluate an
applicant's acceptability for the job opening. The interviewer is interested in answers to the
following questions:
Can the applicant do the job?
How does this applicant compare with others who are applying?
Prior to the interview, other selection procedures (obstacles) should have narrowed the
selection to a manageable number of applicants that look promising for an interview. The
more applicants picked, the more time the process will take. For most jobs, less than six
candidates should be ample.
The selection interview proceeds in a series of stages. Initially, the interviewer needs to be
prepared. Part of this preparation includes deciding where to hold the interviews and which
type of interview to conduct. Preparation also includes carefully reading through and
making notes on the applicants' application forms and resumes. At this stage, interviewers
should make frequent reference to the job (job description) to compare the applicant's
background with the job's requirements. The preparatory stage also includes developing a
series of job-related questions. During the interview, the interviewer should have an outline
of questions, on which to take notes.
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During the interview process itself, initially, the interviewer(s) should ensure the creation
of rapport between interviewer(s) and the interviewee. Next, the two parties can engage in
the exchange of information. Once the interview has been terminated, the interviewer(s)
must set aside some time to evaluate the notes they have taken during the process.
Problems with Interviews
Some of the problems with interviews are due to interviewer errors. The halo effect
involves the use of limited information (long hair, jeans etc.) to bias the evaluation of the
applicant. There is a inherent assumption that the limited information is representative of
the applicant's other characteristics.
Another interviewer error is the use of leading questions. This involves telegraphing the
desired answer to a particular the question. For example: "Do you think you'll like working
for our company?"
Personal biases also constitute a interviewer errors. For example, an attitude which says,
"Some jobs are definitely intended for men, while others are intended for women!" would
be an example of a personal bias.
Further, interviewer domination, which includes overselling the applicant, bragging about
own successes, and carrying on a social conversation instead of an interview, is another
example of interviewer error.
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Interviewers should endeavor to eliminate such errors, because the intent of the interview is
to find the best applicant for the job. Any one of these errors could cause the elimination of
an excellent candidate, or the hiring of a less than acceptable candidate.
Research on interviews also shows that they lack reliability; they do not provide consistent
results. We can improve on this by asking all interviewees the same questions. Further,
interviews generally lack validity.
Improving Interview Validity: the Structured Interview
A discussion of the validity of selection interviews should begin with the assertion that
informally conducted interviews are usually not predictive of applicants' future job
performance -- they lack validity. While we often may claim to be able to make decisions
based on "first impressions", we also know from life experience that it takes time to get to
know people well.
The validity of interviews is further compromised by their artificial nature. For example,
there exists a built-in incentive for applicants to please the interviewer.
Improving interviews
There are clear limitations to the utility of interviews due to the very human nature of the
process. So, whereas it may be difficult to change or modify individual interviewers
(although extensive training of interviewers will help), the process itself may be improved.
To this end, we may consider focusing on structuring the interview; making the process
more systematic.
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PANEL INTERVIEWS
The validity of interviews is improved through the use of panel interviews, in which three
to five persons meet together with each applicant. The process of creating a group
consensus reduces the likelihood of individual biases influencing the final decision, and is
therefore likely to produce better decisions.
USING JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Job descriptions help interviewers focus their attention on relevant, job-related information.
Job descriptions should be perused before the interview begins. By using job descriptions,
the interviewers can assess the relative weight or importance of each component of job.
The job descriptions also provide a useful frame of reference for developing structured
interview questions.
RATING FORMS
Interviewers can use job-related information most effectively when their questioning and
assessing is guided by a rating form. In other words, the job's major behaviors should be
listed separately on a rating form, and each of these should be covered by a set of
appropriate questions. The rating form thus prompts each interviewer to rate the applicants
on all critical job behaviors as identified in the job description.
BEHAVIORALLY ANCHORED QUESTIONS
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Interviewers make more valid ratings of interviewees when their questions focus on job-
related behaviors rather than personal traits. The rating process can be further improved by
anchoring questions to specific behaviors. At this stage, the interviewers develop a scoring
system for each question.
The scoring process involves developing examples of good, marginal and poor answers to
the questions (this could be done prior to the interview by using the Critical Incident
Technique). Next, numerical weights are pre-assigned to particular responses (i.e. Good =
5, Marginal = 3, Poor = 1).
Structured interviews tend to be favored by interviewees while curtailing interviewers'
discretion. More importantly, however, highly structured interviews predict job success
more accurately than informal approaches.
STEP 4: VERIFICATION OF REFERENCES
Q: What kind of person is the applicant?
Is the applicant a good and/or reliable worker?
Use references the find answers to these questions
PERSONAL REFERENCES
usually provided by friends or family
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objectivity and candor are questionable
not commonly used
EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES
differ from personal references
discuss the applicant's work history
questionable usefulness
o former employers are unlikely to be candid
useful primarily as confirmation of prior employment
frequently omitted entirely from the selection process
EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES: THE TELEPHONE INQUIRY
fast
cheap
voice inflections or hesitations to blunt questions may be very informative
less than 22% seek negative information
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approx. 48% used to verify application information
approx. 30% used to gather additional information
STEP 5: MEDICAL EVALUATION
generally a health checklist
o health information
o accident information
occasionally the checklist is supplemented by a physical examination
STEP 6: SUPERVISORY INTERVIEW
Since the immediate supervisor is ultimately responsible for new workers, he or she should
have input into the hiring decision. The supervisor is better able to evaluate the applicant's
technical capabilities and is in a better position to answer the interviewee's job-related
questions. Further, the supervisor's personal commitment to the success of the new
employee is higher if the supervisor has played a role in the hiring decision.
In fact, in a majority of firms, the supervisor has the authority to make the final hiring
decision. In these cases, it is the role of the HR department to do the initial screening and to
ensure that hiring does not violate laws such as Human Rights legislation or Labor
legislation.
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STEP 7: REALISTIC JOB PREVIEW
The realistic job preview involves showing the applicant(s) the job site in order to acquaint
them with the work setting, commonly used equipment, and prospective co-workers. The
realistic job preview is intended to prevent initial job dissatisfaction with a job by
presenting a realistic view of the job. Research shows that job turnover is lower when
realistic job previews are used.
STEP 8: HIRING DECISION
The actual hiring of an applicant constitutes the end of the selection process. At this stage,
successful (as well as unsuccessful) applicants must be notified of the firm's decision. Since
money and effort has been spent on all applicants, the HR department may wish to consider
even the unsuccessful applicants for other openings in the organization.
The applications of unsuccessful applicants are often kept on file and the applications of
successful applicants will be retained in the employees' personnel files.
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No matter what the form of the job offer, the principle is generally the same: do not make
promises or statements that you cannot or do not intend to keep. Such statements can lead
to expensive litigation if it is later decided to terminate the employee.
When a job offer is made, it should include the following information:
the position offered
location of the job
salary (although sometimes salary must be negotiated before the applicant will
accept)
benefits
starting date
any papers or information that should be brought on the first day of work
a date (or time) by which the applicant must respond to your job offer, so you can
move on to the next candidate if your first choice doesn't accept
Reviewing the Hiring Process
After completing the hiring, the process ought to be evaluated. Here are some
considerations in the evaluation:
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What about the number of initial applicants? Were there too many applicants? Too
few? Does the firm need to think about changing its advertisement and recruiting to
get the result desired?
What was the nature of the applicants' qualifications? Were the applicants too
qualified? Not qualified enough? Perhaps the advertisement needs to be re-worded
to attract more appropriate candidates. In this case, using a job description can help.
How cost-effective was the advertising? A simple way to measure is to divide the
cost (not only in dollars but in your time) by either the number of total applicants or
the number of applicants that you considered seriously.
Were there questions that needed to be asked but weren't?
How well did the interviewers do? One way to determine this is to ask the new
employee to critique the interviewing process.
Did employment tests support or help the hiring decision? If not, maybe the firm
will have to reconsider the kinds of tests it is administering. Further, the evaluation
process should help the firm decide if the cost and time involved in the testing is
worth it. Would you have come to the same hiring decision without testing?
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Recruitment vs. selection
Both recruitment and selection are the two phases the employment process. The differences
between the two are:
2. Recruitment is the process of searching the candidates for employment and
stimulating them to apply for the jobs in the organizations WHEREAS selection
involves the series of steps by which the candidates are screened for choosing the
most suitable persons for vacant posts.
3. The basic purpose of recruitment is to create a talent pool of candidates to enable
the selection of best candidates for the organization, by attracting more and more
employees to apply in the organization WHEREAS the basic purpose of selection
process is to choose the right candidate to fill the various positions in the
organization.
4. Recruitment is a positive process i.e. encouraging more and more employees to
apply WHEREAS selection is a negative process as it involves rejection of the
unsuitable candidates.
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5. Recruitment is concerned with tapping the sources of human resources WHEREAS
selection is concerned with selecting the most suitable candidate through various
interviews and tests.
6. There is no contract of recruitment established in recruitment WHEREAS selection
results in a contract of service between the employer and the selected employee.
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CONCLUSION
This study ha provided a view of recruitment policy of IFFCO ltd. The data shows that
most of the workers are satisfied with the recruitment and selection policy of IFFCO .the
current findings suggests that majority of employees are satisfy with their current positions
and with the policy being adopted by the company. Females and fresher were more
satisfied with the facilities given. The satisfaction factor was more in case of compensation
working condition, job security.
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