hishelarakanksha07[at]gmail.comRecruiting and retention in India today leaves little margin for error. It is a challenge to make sure that new employees are right for the job, and to make the best employees stay. The project attempts to identify the various recruitment methods followed, identification of the conversion rate and thereafter its reasons. The analysis mainly focuses on the GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM of the consultancy. The primary focus of the project is to analyse the conversion ratio of the candidates short listed by the organisation and the candidate who finally turned up finally for the job when offered. However the secondary focus analyses various recruitment methods adopted by the company to tap the potential labour. Data analysis includes qualitative and quantitative techniques. The analysis is done in detail to find the existing scenario and new recruiting strategies with respect to the objective. Data collection is carried out by way of literature review. The literature review has been done through company records, customer feedbacks, journals and other publications. The project identified a low conversion rate of the candidate. The reasons for this gap was found out to be inadequate skill sets , qualification, inadequate experience; lack of proper communication skill; lethargies in the job for various reasons. The findings show that the recruitment process takes place mainly in the consultancy through walk- ins, candidate referrals, employee referrals and campus recruitment. The recruitment procedure followed is aptitude test, group discussion, interview, psychometric test and final interview respectively

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Recruiting and retention in India today leaves little margin for error. It is a challenge to make sure that new employees are right for the job, and to make the best employees stay. The project attempts to identify the various recruitment methods followed, identification of the conversion rate and thereafter its reasons. The analysis mainly focuses on the GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM of the consultancy. The primary focus of the project is to analyse the conversion ratio of the candidates short listed by the organisation and the candidate who finally turned up finally for the job when offered. However the secondary focus analyses various recruitment methods adopted by the company to tap the potential labour. Data analysis includes qualitative and quantitative techniques. The analysis is done in detail to find the existing scenario and new recruiting strategies with respect to the objective. Data collection is carried out by way of literature review. The literature review has been done through company records, customer feedbacks, journals and other publications. The project identified a low conversion rate of the candidate. The reasons for this gap was found out to be inadequate skill sets , qualification, inadequate experience; lack of proper communication skill; lethargies in the job for various reasons. The findings show that the recruitment process takes place mainly in the consultancy through walk- ins, candidate referrals, employee referrals and campus recruitment. The recruitment procedure followed is aptitude test, group discussion, interview, psychometric test and final interview respectively