The recruitment roles and responsibilities have to be clearly described in the organization as the recruitment process flows smoothly and without mess. The HRM Function tends to take more recruitment roles and responsibilities usually, driven by the wish to provide a good service to managers.
The HRM Function usually takes most roles and responsibilities of making the definition of the job profile, selecting the right recruitment source and to conduct the interviews, including the invitations of job candidates for the job interview.
The HRM Function forgets about the most important recruitment role and responsibility. It has to be responsible for the job market monitoring and analyzing the potential recruitment sources to keep the organization competitive on the job market. The HRM Function has to monitor the internal recruitment process to have a clear view about the recruitment process efficiency and the potential recruitment process gaps to be filled by the initiatives of the recruitment process owner.
The HRM Function has the recruitment role and responsibility of the process owner. The HRM Function has to keep the recruitment process fit and healthy, the HRM Function does not have to make all the steps in the recruitment process.
The HRM Function tries to provide the best possible service to managers during the recruitment process, but it usually makes the steps without the value added. The managers can complain about lower level of the service provided, but when it helps to shorten the time to fill the vacancy, it makes sense not to provide such a service.
The HRM recruitment roles and responsibilities are not about making the managers happy; the HRM Function needs to focus on the recruitment process development, job market monitoring and providing the advice to managers when recruiting a new employee. The managers will value such help more than the invitation to the job interview.
