THE EFFECTS OF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCEDURES ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF OSHIMILI SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF DELTA STATE

📄 Project Abstract

This research work assesses the effects of recruitment and selection procedures on the efficiency of the public service in Nigeria using Oshimili South Local Government as a case study. The study contends that the efficiency and effectiveness of any work place whether private or public largely depend on the calibre of the workforce. The availability of a competent and effective labour force does not just happen by chance but through an articulate recruitment and selection exercise. However, recruitment and selection procedures in the Nigerian public service have been severely politicized by both politicians and top bureaucrats. In other words, recruitment and selection procedures are subverted and replaced with informal processes which make employment of competent people difficult. The data used in this study was collected from both primary and secondary sources. The primary method or sources of data collection included the use of a research instrument, (the questionnaire) and intervie...