Recruitment Management System and Employee Procurement in the Oil and Gas Sector in Nigeria

This study determines the relationship between Recruitment Management System (RMS) and Employee Procurement in the oil and gas sector in Rivers State, Nigeria. Given the increasing role of technology in human resource management, the study assumed that RMS through its candidate attraction, assessment, and hiring dimensions influences Employee Procurement in terms of human resource planning, recruitment, selection, employment contract, and induction and placement. For empirical evidence, a total population of 217 HR practitioners in the leading companies in the sector was considered for the study and a sample of 141 respondents were selected as derived from the Taro Yemen's formula. Out of the 141 copies of the questionnaire designed and distributed, 127 copies were returned and 121 copies were found useful for the study. The quasi-experimental survey design was adopted. The Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data generated. The findings indicate significant and positive relationships between the Recruitment Management System (RMS) and Employee Procurement. Given the findings, the study concluded that Recruitment Management System affects employee procurement as it enables the attraction, assessment, and hiring of qualified job applicants using a variety of softwares. The study, therefore, recommended that organizations improve employee procurement through the use of recruitment management system.