ASSESSMENT OF RECRUITMENT POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATIONON ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NASARAWA STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, LAFIA

Recruitment policy of any organization spells out the objectives of the recruitment and provides a framework for implementation of the recruitment programme in the form of procedures. Recruitment procedures are designed to ensure the adequate supply of personnel who are technically sound, highly disciplined and committed to the achievement of organisational goals and objectives. This study attempts to assess the recruitment policy of the Nasarawa State Civil Service Commission and its implementation as it affects organizational productivity. Five relevant research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive statistics was utilized to analysed the data collected from respondents through self-constructed questionnaire designed for this purpose. The results obtained shows that primordial, parochial and political influences affect recruitment exercises conducted by the Nasarawa State Civil Service Commission. The principle of meritocracy is often relegated to the background to pave way for godfatherism and “man-know-man” syndrome in recruitment exercises in the Commission. The study also revealed that the stipulated periods of recruitment into the State Civil Service is not complied with. This paper concludes by recommending that political office holders and top government functionaries should minimize or stop constant interference in the issue of staff recruitment into the Nasarawa State Civil Service. The Commission should endeavour to absorb the most qualified, highly disciplined and committed human resources that will boost the productivity of the State Civil Service and help the government achieve effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery.