Strategic human resource management challenges in graduate development officer recruitment in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Human resource management greatly influences the long-term performance of a corporation. While this has always been the case, the relative importance of HR has further increased in today’s fast-changing, highly complicated, and uncertain corporate environment. Sri Lanka encounters a severe issue with hiring in the public sector, and employing graduate development officers has recently become increasingly complicated. They are categorised as insecure in their position due to the effect of human resource strategies in companies. In this regard, exploring the strategic human resource difficulties that influence the nominations of recent development officers is necessary, which mainly impacts graduates entering the business world for the first time. Within this context, a qualitative study was performed using data gathered through ten interviews. By using thematic analysis, the author aimed to determine the impact of strategic human resource practices in development officer appointments. Thus, we suggest the best possible ways of solving issues related to development officer appointments through practical strategies in human resources, such as the internal hiring process, knowledge or skill exams, and one-to-one and panel interviews.