IPMA-HR releases benchmarking survey on recruitment and selection

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(2007), "IPMA-HR releases benchmarking survey on recruitment and selection", Women in Management Review, Vol. 22 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/wimr.2007.05322bab.008

IPMA-HR releases benchmarking survey on recruitment and selection

The International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) benchmarking committee conducted a survey on recruitment and selection practices in June 2006 and the results were made available September 19. More than 200 agencies responded representing millions of public sector employees.

Some of the key findings include:

^.More than one-third of respondents said they have not made any changes to address the possibility of a shortage of workers due to the retiring baby boom generation.

^.Of those that have made changes to address the possibility of a shortage of workers, 38 per cent said that they have created training and development programs for current workers, and 23.7 per cent said they have created flexible schedules to allow retirees to work longer or return to work. Another 15.3 per cent said they have created a mentorship program.

^.More than half of respondents – 58.4 per cent – said they accept applications via the internet.

^.An agency/jurisdiction's web site is the most popular source for applicants, with traditional newspaper ads coming in second, followed by Internet Job Boards.

^.The mean number of days to hire for jobs in general from the time of notification of vacancy until the new hire reports to work is 49 days.

The survey was sent to all IPMA-HR members as well as contacts of NEOGOV Inc., the sponsor of the survey. Most respondents are from cities, counties and states. Most of the individuals completing the survey were HR directors (22.9 per cent), recruiting managers (16.9 per cent) and HR generalists (14.0 per cent).

Nearly two-thirds of respondents said their agency was centralized and that they had unions. Respondents were split evenly on the question of whether or not they had civil service systems – 47.2 per cent each. The remained reported “unknown.”

Copies of the report are free to participants, and online reports are $25 for IPMA-HR members and $50 for non-members. Printed reports are available for $75 for members and $125 for non-members. To order, contact the publications department at publications@ipma-hr.org, or call (703) 549-7100.