Journal of General Education and Humanities
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): June

Cross-Sector Analysis of Human Resource Recruitment, Selection, and Placement: A Multi-Site Study in Industrial and Higher Education Organizations

Rahmi Lubis (Universitas Medan Area)
Desi Sintyasari (Universitas Medan Area)
Hendra Yanuar (Universitas Medan Area)
Mita Sumayyah (Universitas Medan Area)
Mutiara Syalasy Sumasta (Universitas Medan Area)
Cindy Rahma Wati (Universitas Medan Area)
Natasha Ashari (Universitas Medan Area)
Veronika Putri (Universitas Medan Area)
Iqbal Maulana (Universitas Medan Area)
Nauli Ricardo Sitorus (Universitas Medan Area)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

Human resource procurement, encompassing recruitment, selection, and placement, plays a strategic role in ensuring organizational effectiveness. However, these practices vary across organizations due to differences in operational objectives, organizational characteristics, and competency requirements. This study aims to analyze and compare human resource recruitment, selection, and placement practices in three organizations representing the manufacturing, plantation, and higher education sectors. A qualitative multi-site research design was employed involving PT. GA, PT. TS, and the “SD” Higher Education Foundation. Data were collected through observations, semi-structured interviews with 15 informants, and document analysis, and were analyzed using the interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña. The findings reveal that each organization implements contextual human resource procurement strategies. PT. GA emphasizes technical competence and operational efficiency, PT. TS prioritizes physical readiness, fieldwork experience, and adaptability, while the “SD” Higher Education Foundation focuses on academic competence, professionalism, and educational quality through competency-based recruitment, selection, and placement. The study also identifies challenges related to competency mismatch, recommendation-based recruitment bias, workforce turnover, and the limited utilization of digital human resource management systems. This study contributes to the human resource management literature by providing a cross-sector perspective that demonstrates how organizational context shapes recruitment, selection, and placement practices. The findings also offer practical implications for developing competency-based and adaptive human resource management systems across different organizational settings.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gehu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

The Journal of General Education and Humanities (GEHU) is a peer-reviewed scholarly online journal. The GEHU is published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The GEHU is a non-profit journal whose publication is free of charge. The articles should be original, unpublished, and not ...