Examining Factors Influencing Competency-Based Recruitment Processes in Organizations
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Recruitment, Competency, OrganizationAbstract
The aim of the present study is to examine competency-based recruitment. This study is a systematic review of best practices in competency-based recruitment. Articles published from 2020 to 2023 that explored the topic of competency-based recruitment were considered. Based on the scores assigned to each article, the researcher excluded 71 articles out of 33 and ultimately retained 12 articles for data analysis. In this study, all available studies published between 2020 and 2023 in the Gregorian calendar (and between 1399 and 1401 in the Persian calendar) were reviewed. Of the 33 studies identified, only 12 met the research criteria, among which only three were domestic articles. The results indicate that competencies are applicable in various areas of human resource management, ranging from individual functions such as recruitment and performance management to organizational functions such as strategic planning, organizational structure design, strengthening organizational culture, and technology development. Competency, in fact, serves as an implicit indicator of an individual's multidimensional functions that effectively integrate with the criteria of an organization to achieve maximum efficiency in task performance. Overall, it can be concluded that the proper implementation of meritocracy necessitates attention to professional, individual, behavioral, communicative, and managerial competencies. External organizational factors, digital technologies, and competency-based recruitment are identified as the most important prerequisites for meritocracy, with the implementation of meritocracy encompassing both intra-organizational and individual outcomes.
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