Does Recruitment Develop a Corporate Image to Attract Talented Candidates for Hiring in Bangladesh?

Recruitment is one of the major functions of Human Resource Management (HRM) which is the process of attracting qualified candidates. Recruitment depends on some factors like recruitment cost, budget and sources of recruitment, etc. This study finds out how job advertisement and other recruitment methods develop corporate image and then it reveals how developed corporate image influence, talented candidates, to apply for the job. This study is a predominantly qualitative nature and presents study findings through the in-depth interview methods. Purposive sampling has used for selecting respondents. Respondents are potential candidates like fresh graduates, final year students, new employees as well as expert HR personnel. The study found that most of the candidates prefer multinational companies as well as reputed local organization to join because of their positive images. Respondents believe that employees of these companies are getting more facilities, more advancement and higher pay and benefits. Moreover, talent candidates also get information about the company from different job advertisement. Organization tries to create an attractive job advertisement by mentioning some information like salary structure, facilities, benefits, working environment and so on. This information mainly influences the candidate’s intention for applying in the organizations. In addition to this, new organizations often prefer to participate in the job fair and different career seminar for creating a positive company image. Their target is to influence the talent candidates for applying in their organization

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of medical, dental and non-medical healthcare professionals in Bangladesh : findings and connotation

Lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had an appreciable impact on the education of all medical, dental, and non-medical healthcare professional (HCP) students. These included the closure of universities necessitating a rapid move to e-learning and new approaches to practical’s. However initially, there was a lack of knowledge and expertise regarding e-learning approaches and the affordability of internet bundles and equipment. We initially con-ducted two pilot studies to assess such current challenges, replaced by a two-stage approach including a full investigation involving 32 private and public universities during the early stages of the pandemic followed by a later study assessing the current environment brought about by the forced changes. Top challenges at the start of the pandemic included a lack of familiarity with e-learning approaches, cost of the internet, lack of IT equipment and the quality of the classes. Universities offered support to staff and students to a varying degree to address identified challenges. Since then, e-learning approaches have widened the possibilities for teaching and learning at convenient times. However, challenges remain. In conclusion, there were considerable challenges at the start of them pandemic. Several key issues have been addressed with hybrid learning here to stay. Remaining challenges include a lack of ICT equipment. However, new innovations will continue

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Bangladesh

<div><p>Background</p><p>Resistance to cephalosporins in Enterobacteriaceae is mainly due to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL). Little is known about ESBL-producing bacteria in Bangladesh. Therefore, the study presents results of phenotypic and molecular characterization of ESBL-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> from hospitals in Bangladesh.</p><p>Methods</p><p>A total of 339 <i>E. coli</i> isolated from patients with urinary tract and wound infections attending three different medical hospitals in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh between 2003–2007 were screened for ESBL-production by the double disk diffusion test. Isolates with ESBL-phenotype were further characterized by antibiotic susceptibility testing, PCR and sequencing of different β-lactamase and virulence genes, serotyping, and <i>XbaI</i>-macrorestriction followed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).</p><p>Results</p><p>We identified 40 <i>E. coli</i> with ESBL phenotype. These isolates were resistant to ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefotaxime, aztreonam, cefepime, and nalidixic acid but remained susceptible to imipenem. All but one isolate were additionally resistant to ciprofloxacin, and 3 isolates were resistant to cefoxitin. ESBL genes of blaCTX-M-1-group were detected in all isolates; blaTEM-type and blaOXA-1-type genes were detected in 33 (82.5%) and 19 (47.5%) isolates, respectively. Virulence genes that are present in diarrhoeagenic <i>E. coli</i> were not found. Class-1 integron was present in 20 (50%) isolates. All the ESBL-producing <i>E</i>. <i>coli</i> isolates harbored plasmids ranging between 1.1 and 120 MDa. PFGE-typing revealed 26 different pulsotypes, but identical pulsotype showed 6 isolates of serotype O25:H4.</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>The prevalence of multidrug-resistant ESBL-producing <i>E</i>. <i>coli</i> isolates appears to be high and the majority of the isolates were positive for <i>bla</i>_CTX-M. Although there was genetic heterogeneity among isolates, presence of a cluster of isolates belonging to serotype O25:H4 indicates dissemination of the pandemic uropathogenic <i>E. coli</i> clone in Bangladesh.</p></div

Characterization of ESBL-producing <i>E. coli</i>.

<p>Abbreviations: UTI: Urinary Tract Infection, WI: Wound Infection. U: Urine, SWS: Surgical Wound Swab, ^a Sequencing performed on representative strains, (+) indicates presence and (-) indicates absence.</p><p>Characterization of ESBL-producing <i>E. coli</i>.</p

PFGE banding patterns of <i>Xba</i>I-digested chromosomal DNA of representative ESBL-producing <i>E. coli</i> isolates.

<p>Lane 1, <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovar Braenderup (H9812) (marker); Lanes 2-5, PFGE type A; Lane 6, PFGE type B; Lane 7, PFGE type P; Lane 8, <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovar Braenderup (H9812) (marker); Lane 9, PFGE type E; Lane 10, PFGE type C; Lane 11, PFGE type F; Lane 12, PFGE type G; Lane 13, PFGE type B. Four isolates belonged to PFGE pattern A were isolated from UTI patients attending SMCH hospital.</p