Recruitment: Attraction, Advertising and Realistic Recruitment

Key Messages Recruitment advertisements communicate HRM policies to potential employees. The messages contained in recruitment advertisements and the recruitment process contributes to psychological contract formation. Recruitment advertisements attract potential employees; retention involves meeting their expectations. Remote health workforce sustainability could be improved through asking what attracted the current remote health workforce. Few advertised management positions had mandatory (or desirable) requirements for management qualifications, previous management experience or experience in a remote region.