Competing for the Best and Brightest: Recruitment and Retention in the Australian Defence Force
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The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is facing considerable personnel challenges, as recognised in the Australian Defence White Paper 2000 and confirmed in two recent Personnel Environment Scans (2001, 2003). With a diminishing recruitment base of young Australians, the ADF will need to compete harder for high quality, skilled employees. This article examines the ADF’s human resource management strategies and practices in the light of research related to workplace attitudes and the relationship between selection standards and training in terms of the concepts of organisational fit, psychological contract and organisational commitment. The aim is to help the ADF achieve competitive advantage—a superior position in the marketplace relative to labour-market competitors—in a complex labour market.
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