The importance of recruitment process in the corporate image

Abstract

This article is based on the empirical research conducted in large companies in Krakow. Firstly, it defines the term of a corporate image and factors that influence it. Next, it explains the process of personnel recruitment, distinguished from the process of personnel selection, its functions and forms as the method of reaching candidates. The considerable part of the article is devoted to presenting the possible forms of internal and external recruitment. Additionally, this paper draws on the empirical research conducted by the author. Particularly, it presents the internal and external forms of recruitment employed in practice. Then, it analyses the selected elements of personnel recruitment process and its influence on a corporate image. This part of research resulted from the opinions of employees hired in the examined companies. It is worth noting that the article also presents a secondary research concerning discrimination in job advertisements.