RECRUITING CANDIDATE STRAIGHT FROM UNIVERSITY, THE PROS AND CONS FROM A COMPANY PROSPECTIVE

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore the corporate attitude of hiring employees, in comparison with a new graduate candidate and an experienced candidate. It's getting closer to Saudi Arabia. In the Saudi markets, the demand for experienced employees is approved to be higher. Without giving the new graduate a chance to gain experience. Saudi companies favor the advantages that have been affected by the recruitment of an experienced candidate. The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages that is impacted on the company by hiring a fresh graduate. Furthermore, five HR employees responsible for recruiting employees for the company were interviewed and asked about the qualifications they were looking for when they were hired and about the company perspective of the employees. The results of the interview showed that companies were not truly transparent and that they preferred to work with experienced employees in the working community of Saudi Arabia.