The Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD) reveals that 82% of organizations have difficulties in recruiting new employees, while over a third experience problems with retaining their staff (Security watch dog, 2013). This essay is about the difficulties having while undertaking human resource planning for future recruitment. Firstly, the importance of effective recruitment has been identified in this essay. Then, several problems which managers face, such as changing social values, work-life balance and many more have been identified within this essay. Finally, this essay has concluded by showing that, it is difficult to undertake effective human resource planning for future recruitment in the current world. Recruitment can make or break a company. If the recruiters can't attract and retain the best staff, then the company will lose ground rapidly, financials will suffer, and it will go through a slow painful death.
             Recruiting staff is a very costly exercise. It is also an essential part of any business and it pays to do it properly. When the organization chooses the right people for the job, train them well and treat them properly, employees not only produce good results but also tend to stay with the organisation longer. It is important to have the right people in the organization because, even though the company has all the latest technology and physical resources, it will struggle to achieve desired results. (The Times 100, 2013)
             Hiring a person is easy, but hiring the right person takes more effort and makes a huge difference. Bailyn & Schein, (1976) states that, "The best employees get the job done, are a pleasure to manage and help the company grow." The quick hire can result on headaches and unanticipated problems which might lead to hours of supervision and time spent in discipline, retraining and, worst case, termination. (Doyle, 2007)
             General managers today are much more dependent upon their tech...