SELECTION
MEANING
Selection refers to the process by which qualified applicants are selected from the recruited persons.
Definition: according to DALE YODER,’’ Selection is the process in which candidates for employment are
divided in two parts those who are to be offered employment and those who are not.
STEPS INVOLVES SELECTION
SELECTION PROCESS
Preliminary
1. screening 4.REFERANCE AND 6.MEDICAL
BACKGROUND EXAMINATION
CKECH
2.SELECTION TEST 7.JOB OFFER
5.SELECTION
DECISION
3.EMPLOYMENT 8.CONTRACT OF
INTERVIEW EMPLOYEMENT
1) Preliminary screening: After receiving the applications during the course of recruitment, they
are scrutinized. It is made to verify whether the candidates fulfill all the qualifications essential
for the job. Under the process of Preliminary screening all the applications are divided into two
parts firstly those who fulfill the requirement of the company and secondly those who does not
fulfills the requirements of the company. Those candidates who fulfill the requirement of the
company are called for preliminary interview and those who do not fulfill the requirement of
the company are not called for interview.
A) Preliminary interview: interview means testing the candidates on the basis of face to face
contact. During the course of preliminary interview, candidates are asked questions
related to their education, experience, taste, age, etc. those candidates who come out
successful in the preliminary interview are asked to filling the blank applications form.
The main objective of preliminary interview is to ensure whether applicant is physically
and mentally fit for the job.
B) Filling up the blank applications form: Those persons who come out successful in
preliminary interview are asked to fill the blank application form. These form are the
printed form of the organization. For different posts there are different forms because for
each post persons of different qualification are required. While preparing these forms the
following two things must be in the mind:
1) These should convey the maximum possible information but the information asked for
should be such as requiring brief answer.
2) Question should be directly related to the post.
Ordinarily, following information is asked in these forms:
1) Information about Qualification
2) Personal information
3) Minimum accepted salary
4) Reference
5) Other information
Selection test: in the selection process, selection has an important place. Through these tests, ability
and skill of the candidates are measured. These tests are divided into 3 parts.
Selection test
Proficiency test Psychological Other test
test
Specialization Interest test Language
test test
Intelligence test
Dexterity General
test knowledge
Aptitude test test
Personality test
Proficiency test: in this test candidate’s ability and skill are verified. These are following two type:
a) Specialization test: the objective of this test is to verify the specialization of the
candidates in a specified field. For example while selecting a computer operator in the
organization, it will be ensure that applicant specialized in this field.
b) Dexterity test: those jobs where physical labour is called for, there the ability of the
candidates is known by putting him on dexterity test. For example while selecting a
computer operator, check the speed of the movement of fingers on the key board of a
computer.
Psychological test: These tests inform about the efficiency of the candidates. Although two or
more persons may have equal specialization in a given field, yet there may be difference in their
personality, intelligence, conduct, taste, etc. this difference is made clear with the help of this test.
Some main psychological tests are as under.
a) Interest test: the objective of this test to examine the interest of the candidates is in a
special work.
b) Intelligence test: it is conduct to know about the intelligence of the candidates
c) Aptitude test: it is conduct to know about the learning capacity of the candidates to a
particular job.
d) Personality test: it is conduct to know about how much ability a person has to interact
with each other.
Other test: these test is conduct to know about the understanding of the candidates, his
communication ability, his mental ability, his writing ability, etc. these tests are two types:
a) Knowledge of language test: it is conduct to know about the languages, his
handwriting, his speed of writing etc.
b) General knowledge test: it is conduct to know about the memory power, alertness,
general taste, etc.
EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW: Having successfully cleared all tests related to employment by the
candidates, he is called for final interview. The main information gather under employment interview
are as under:
a) Physical quality
b) Verification of academic degree
c) Interest in work
d) General intelligence
e) Memory power.
Reference and Background checks: After a candidate is declared successful in the employment interview
then some information about references and Background of the candidates is gathering. This
information relates to the character, social relation, background, etc of the candidates.
SELECTION DECISION: Applicants who cleared Selection test, employment test, and reference
checks are selected.
MEDICAL EXAMINATION: At this stage candidates is put to medical examination. There are three
aims of medical examination:
a) Physically fitness for the job concerned
b) To check excessive expenditure on the treatment of the employee.
c) To protect the business organization from infectious diseases.
JOB OFFER: After successfully cleared the medical examination test job offer is given to the
selected candidates. For job offer, the Appointment letter is handed over to the candidates.
CONTRACT OF EMPLOYEMENT: After the acceptance of job offer by the selected candidates.
He/ she become an employee of the organization. In this stage the selected candidate ssign various
documents. Apart from this, a written contract of employment is framed in which the following
information is provided.
a) Job title
b) Responsibility
c) Allowances
d) Leave rules
e) Rate of remuneration
f) Working hours
g) Termination conditions
h) And other