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Besides academic qualifications, teachers are supposed to have other personality characteristics to meet the demands of their profession. This study explored our Teachers Recruitment Policy (TRP) and procedures in comparison with the National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) .  \nThe objectives of the study were as follows:  \n1. To investigate recruitment processes and policies to understand the reported gaps or factors that contribute to the lack of quality of Newly Recruited Teachers (NRTs) .  \n2. To assess the alignment between the NPST and the TRP.  \n3. To inform research based on the TRP.  \nThe following research questions were used to meet these objectives:  \n1. What factors do the Teachers Recruitment Policy Designers (TRPDs) consider?  \n2. How do the Teachers Recruitment Policy Implementers (TRPIs) apply TRP?  \n3. What are the views of newly inducted teachers about the recruitment process?  \n4. To what extent do the recruitment policies and processes align with the NPST?  \nMethodology  \nThe study used a qualitative research design. The population consisted of all the TRP designers and implementers, and the NRTs in Punjab, Pakistan. Purposeful sampling was used to select three TRPDs, 15 TRPIs, and 30 NRTs for five focus group interviews from five districts: Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Sargodha, and Mianwali. Data were collected by means of (a) semi-structured interviews with TRPDs and TRPIs, and (b) focus group interviews with NRTs atthe elementary and secondary levels.  \nThe interviews guides contained questions that emerged from the literature as well as discussion with experts in pre-service teacher education programs. The TRPDs’ interview protocol covered the salient features of the TRPs, the procedure for involving stakeholders to design TRPs, alignment of the TRPs with the NPST, justification for giving uneven weight to applicants’ qualifications during the selection process, TRP expectations by the policy designers, and reasons for changing the recruitment policy. The TRPIs’ interview protocol covered their responsibilities as committee members, their experience in the recruitment process, strengths and weakness of the TRP, and suggestions to improve this policy. The NRTs’ focus group protocol for included their knowledge of the NPST, their interview experiences as candidates, their satisfaction with the recruitment process, and suggestions to improve the recruitment process and policy.  \nThe research team conducted 23 interviews with 3 TRPDs, 15 TRPIs, and 5 NRTs. Each interview was conducted in a single sitting and lasted 15 to 30 minutes. All but two of the participants agreed to be audiotaped. The researchers analysed the interview transcripts by means of an evolving inductive process that used thematic codes to link individual pieces of data to the research questions.  \nResearch Findings  \nThe Interviews with TRPDs  \nQuestion 1: Salient Features of the TRP. The policy designers believed that the 18th Amendment in the Constitution obligated them to plan for 100% enrollment, retention, and quality of education in all schools. One TRPD indicated that the policy development process required that “we keep in mind the new trends/changes in curriculum, needs of the schools and foreseeing the future expectation of the department.” For quality education, competent teachers were required, so the last two items in the new TRP caters to the subject area needs of different schools in Punjab: mathematics, science, English, and instructional technology (IT) . Therefore, this recruitment policy was designed to select quality science and math teachers.  \nQuestion 2: Procedure for Involving Stakeholders to Design TRPs. 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