The effect of recruitment and selection process on employees' performance: The case study of Afghanistan's civil servant

Public organizations' performance is directly related to the performance of their employees. Organizations which have high qualified employees enjoy a high level of performance and outcome. However, performance of employees' is highly dependent to their recruitment/selection processes. The better and clear recruitment/selection processes, the more qualified staffs are hired. The current study has been conducted on the effect of recruitment/selection processes on employees' performance in Afghanistan civil service. The research has been done in deductive research approach, and the data is collected through quantitative data collection method. The primary data is gathered by distributing close-ended questionnaires to the job candidates and employees to evaluate the processes recruitment and selection processes and employees' performance. Provided data is analyzed by SPSS version 20. In order to achieve the goal of research, 120 questionnaires have been distributed, and the recruitment/selection processes is taken account as an independent variable and employees' performance as a dependent variable. Furthermore, secondary data is collected through books, articles and particularly annual reports about Afghanistan. Finding shows a high level of correlation between employees' performance and recruitment/selection processes. Therefore, in conclusion chapter, necessary recommendation is given to the IARCSC (Independent Administrative Reforms and Civil Service Commission) for enforcing and improving recruitment/selection processes in order to achieve a better employees' performance. Keywords: Recruitment, selection, performance, civil servants