Recruitment process and employee performance in Pallisa district local government.

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between recruitment process and employee performance in Pallisa District Local Government. The study aimed at examining the relationship between the recruitment process and employee performance. The study was premised on three specific objectives namely; to establish the relationship between job analysis and employee performance; to determine the relationship between selection and employee performance, and to establish the relationship between induction and employee performance in Pallisa District Local Government. The study was anchored on the resource based view and human capital theories to explain recruitment process and employee performance. The study adopted a cross sectional survey research design with a target population of 158 employees and a sample 150 employees which were determined using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) Table for sample size determination and selected using stratified simple random sampling. The study used a closed- ended questionnaire to collection data. The data were checked for validity using factor analysis and reliability using Cronbach Alpha test. The collected data was entered in SPSS and analysed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression. The correlation results indicated a significant relationship between job analysis, selection, and induction with employee performance. The findings from the regression analysis revealed a positive and statistically significant effect between job analysis, selection, and induction on employee performance. The study concluded that improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment process improves employee performance. The study recommended that the management of Pallisa District Local Government should carry out job analysis before carrying out human resource practices like recruitment and selection and therefore any human resource decisions should be based on the results of job analysis. Further research should be conducted in either a similar study setting by taking a least 90 percent of the Local Governments countrywide with a view of broadening the scope of knowledge. Keywords: Recruitment Process, Employee Performance