Recruitment Process

How does the Recruitment Process work?

Employers use a variety of methods to find qualified candidates. Most companies have a formal process in place for identifying and hiring new employees. These are the most typical steps in the hiring process:

Planning – Initially, the employer recognises the need to fill a vacated position or to expand. As a result, the employer evaluates the number of employees they want to hire and the required skill set. A job description is typically created, which includes a prioritized list of job requirements, special qualifications, desired characteristics, and required experience.

Recruitment – At this stage, the employer attempts to reach out to candidates through job postings, referrals, advertisements, and other channel of recruitment. Employers may utilise a combination of their company’s website and social media platforms, job posting websites, job fairs, local newspaper advertisements and word of mouth recruitment. Interested employees should then submit their CVs and cover letters.

Candidate selection – In many cases, this phase consists of the review of candidates’ application, with those who do not meet the minimum requirements being eliminated. Prospective applicants are then interviewed. Depending on the size of the company and the position, additional interviews with management may be conducted. At this stage, candidates are evaluated using various methods of assessment, including background checks of prospective employees, such as the checking of references. Those who are successful will then receive a job offer, while those who are unsuccessful may receive a rejection letter.

Employers may use social to recruit employees by listing job openings. Even if an employer does not use social media for recruitment purposes, employers may frequently review applicants’ online presence during the hiring process. Thus, having a job-worthy profile is a good idea. Any data collected and processed for purpose of selection process by the employer still require a legitimate interest in line with Data Protection legal framework in Malta.

Employers must ensure that the selection and recruitment procedures relating to the above-mentioned planning, recruitment, and candidate selection adhere to the principle of equal opportunity and that applicants are fairly selected based on merit and suitability for the job in question.