SELECTION

The process of selection leads to employment of persons

having the ability and qualifications to perform the jobs,
which have fallen vacant in an organization.

It divides the candidates for employment into two categories

namely those who will be offered, & those who will be
rejected.

THUS

Selection is frequently described as a negative process in

contrast with the positive process of recruitment.

The basic purpose of selection process is choosing right type

of candidate to man various positions in organization.

In order to achieve this basic purpose, a well-organized

selection procedure involves many steps and at each step
more and more information is obtained about the
candidates.

Before be actually understand the procedure of Selection lets understand the

difference between RECRUITMENT & SELECTION.
• Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective
employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the
organization.
Selection means employment of workers or establishing a
contractual relationship between the employer and the
worker.

• Recruitment is a positive process of searching for

prospective employees
Selection is a negative process because it involves rejection
of unsuitable candidates.

• The purpose of recruitment is to create a large pool of

applicants for the jobs in the organization.
 Selection aims at eliminating unsuitable candidates and
ensuring most competent people for the jobs.

• Recruitment is a simple process as the candidates are

required to fill in the prescribed forms and deposit with
the employer.
Selection is a complex & lengthy process under which the
candidates have to pass through a number of stages before
getting the offer job

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Development Basis For

Selection

Job Analysis
Application / Resume / CV

Human Resource Plan Written Communication

Preliminary Interview
Recruitment

Business Games

Tests

Final Interview

Medical Examination

Assess the Fit between the Job

and the Candidate.
 Line Manager’s Decision

Employment

SELECTION PROCEDURE

BUSINESS GAMES AND THEIR UTILITY IN THE SELECTION

PROCESS.

BUSINESS GAME UTILITY

CASE STUDY Analytical, judgemental, and
decision-making.
ROLE PLAY Human Relation skills.
IN BASKET METHOD Situational judgement, social
relations, decision-making
skills, problem-solving skills.
SENSITIVITY Degree of openness,cocern
for others, tolerance for
individual differences.
SIMULATIONS Encountering Skills.