After identifying the sources of manpower, searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in an organization, management’s next task is the selection of the right employees at the right time. The guiding policy in general is the intention to choose the best-qualified and most suitable candidate for each unfilled spot, and to avoid commitments to those who will not work well. The objective of the selection decision is to choose the individual who can most successfully perform the job from the pool of qualified candidates.
The selection procedure is the system of functions and devices adopted in a given company to ascertain whether the candidate’s specifications are matched with the job specifications and requirements or not. There is no standard selection process that can be followed by all the companies. Companies may follow different selection techniques or methods depending upon the size and nature of the business.
The selection procedure employs several methods of collecting information about the candidate’s qualifications, experience, physical and mental ability, nature and behavior, knowledge, aptitude and the like, for judging whether a given applicant is suitable for the job. The selection procedure is not a single act but is essentially a series of methods or stages by which different types of information can be secured through various selection techniques.
At each step, facts may come to light which are useful for comparison with the job requirements and employee specifications. Recruitment refers to the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in an organization. Recruitment is the basis for the remaining steps of the selection process. An application form is widely accepted for securing information from the prospective candidates. It can also be used as a device to screen the candidates at the preliminary level. Many companies formulate their own style of application forms based on the size of the company, nature of business activities, and type and level of the job.
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