Lagos State Civil Service (LSCS) exists to implement policies of government.
To realize this goal, personnel are needed, which are products of personnel
recruitment and retention strategies (PR & RSs) of the civil service (CS).
This study empirically examined personnel recruitment and retention
strategies in LSCS. To achieve the objectives of the study, questionnaires
were administered and structured interview carried out with civil servants.
The study adopted the chi-square analytical technique to analyze the
variables. The results show that the strategy for personnel recruitment into
the CS is based on mixtures of merit and political considerations. In the area
of personnel retention, the study found that the CS put in place relatively
good incentives to retain its employees. These retention strategies are
however not adequate to retain competent personnel compared to what is
provided by private organizations to retain their workforce. The study
suggested the need for the CS to put in place appropriate incentives in line
with what is obtainable in private organizations if it must retain competent
workforce for enhanced performance.