rekruttering

Rekruttering, often translated as recruitment, is the process of identifying, attracting, assessing, and selecting suitable candidates for employment. It encompasses planning to determine staffing needs and defining the skills and qualifications required for a role.

The process typically includes stages such as workforce planning, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selecting, making an offer, and onboarding. Organizations may conduct internal recruitment, promoting current employees, or external recruitment, reaching outside the organization through job postings, agencies, or headhunters.

Sourcing channels include online job boards, social media, company websites, referrals, campus recruitment, and professional networks. Tools such as applicant tracking systems help manage applications, while recruitment marketing and employer branding aim to attract a broader pool of candidates.

Key metrics used to evaluate recruitment include time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality of hire, and new-employee turnover. Legal and ethical considerations cover equal opportunity, privacy, data protection, and compliance with labor laws to ensure nondiscriminatory practices.

Diversity and inclusion are increasingly prioritized to improve organizational performance and fairness. Trends in recruitment include digitalization, use of social channels, AI-assisted screening, video interviews, and enhanced candidate experience, as well as recruiting process outsourcing or recruitment process automation.

The term rekruttering is used in Danish and Norwegian contexts to describe this process, with practice varying by sector, jurisdiction, and labor market conditions.