It is logical to start the HRM sessions with recruitment since it is the first time an employee meets the employer. Similarly to the market of goods and services, there is also a work market, where supply is made by people that are willing to work and demand by companies looking for workforce. Ideally, demand and supply are in balance, the company doesn't need new workforce and there are only internal transfers within the organization. I would say that nowadays in Finland, the demand is exceeding the supply as there is a big need for highly skilled workers, especially in the field of technology and software development. We could also call this situation a shortage for skilled workforce. A company does not only need to plan its resources or the market situation but also the amount and structure of the workforce that will be needed. Big companies use so called HRIS (human resource information system) to plan effectively. There are two types of planning- quantita...