The improvement of the existing recruitment process of Maple Leaf International School

Abstract

The internship report reflects my three months long experience as an HR intern in Maple Leaf International School. Established in 1972, it is amongst the top well-known English Medium schools in Bangladesh. IGCSE, GCE ‘A’ Levels and International Advanced Level are the curriculum of the British education and MLIS is one of the pioneers in bringing British education in the country. It is currently run by honorable Principal, Mr. Ali Karam Reza. The aim in the preparation of the report is to analyze the existing recruitment and selection process of MLIS, identify the areas that need improvement and provide recommendations applying academic learnings. Both primary data (first hand) and secondary (desk research) data has been included in this report. The source of primary data is my observation and personal experience during the internship at the company as well as the detailed discussions I had with the academic supervisor and HR admins. Rest of the data is extracted from secondary sources such as school website, newspaper articles and scholarly journal articles. The findings of the report indicate that the existing process of recruiting and selecting candidates is extremely lengthy due to old fashioned HR practices and lack of qualified manpower. Based on the findings, necessary recommendations have been provided for the improvement of the existing recruitment and selection process.