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Selection is the process of picking individuals with requisite qualification and competence to fill jobs in organization
Selection is concerned with picking the right candidate from the pool of applicants
Selection, on the other hand, is negative in its application in as much as it seeks to eliminate as many unqualified applicants
As possible to identify the right candidate
The role of selection in an organization effectiveness is crucial for at least, two reason.
1. Work performance depends on individuals.
The best way to improve performance is to hire people who have the competence and the willingness to work
2. Cost incurred in recruiting and hiring personnel speaks volumes about the role of selection
In U.S the cost of searching for and training a Top-level executive may run into $2,50,000
OUTCOMES OF THE SELECTION DECESION
False Negative Error
True Positive ( “High Hit”)
True Negative ( “Low Hit”)
False Positive Error
Success
Failure
SuccessPredicted
Failurepredicted
FALSE NEGATIVE ERROR: Rejection of an applicant who would have
succeeded
FALSE POSITIVE ERROR: Applicant is selected expecting success, but
failure occurs
TRUE POSSITIVE: Candidate is hired expecting success and
success occurs
TRUE NEGATIVE: Failure is predicted and it happens
Of this the “true positive” and “true negative” are right selection decision
The “false Positive error” and “false negative error” are wrong selection decision
A careful selection will help a firm avoid costs associated with both “false Positive error” and “false negative error” of decision
Until recently, the basic hiring process was performed in unplanned manner
In some companies each department screened and hired its own employees
Many managers insisted upon selecting their own people
Because no one could choose employees for them as efficiently as they themselves could.
But now the selection is centralized and it is handled by the human resource department
This arrangement is preferable because of the following advantages
1. It is easier for the applicant because they can send the application to a single centralized department
2. It facilitates contact with applicants because issues pertaining to employment can be cleared through one central location
3. It helps operating managers to concentrate on their operating responsibilities
4. It can provide better selection because selection is done by trained professionals
5. The applicant is better assured of consideration for a greater variety of jobs
6. Hiring costs may be cut because duplication of effort is minimized.
SELECTION PROCESSPreliminary Interview
Selection Test
Employment Interview
Selection decision
Physical Examination
Job Offer
Employment Contract
Evaluation
It explains that the applications received from the job seekers would be subjected to eliminate unqualified applicants
It enables the HR specialists to eliminate unqualified job seekers based on the information supplied on the application forms
Preliminary Interview
Job seekers who pass the screening and the preliminary interview are called for selection test
These test are used to detriment the applicants ability, aptitude, and personality
There are different types of test which have been conducted to see the applicants ability
Selection Test
1. Ability test2. Aptitude test3. General management aptitude (GMAT)4. Personality test5. Thematic apperception test (TAT)6. Thurstone temperament survey (TTS)7. Intrest test8. Graphology test9. Intresting test10. Choosing test
Interview is a formal, in-depth conservation conducted to evaluate the applicant’s acceptability
The employment interview can be of different types, they are
1. One on one interview2. Sequential interview3. Panel interview
Employment interview
¤ One on one interview
¤ Sequential interview
Candidate Interviewer
Candidate Interviewer Candidate Interviewer Candidate Interviewer
1. 2. 3.
Knowing details about the employers name, address, and telephone numbers for reference for the purpose verifying the information
Previous employees, known public figures, neibours or friends can act as reference
Previous employees can preferable because they can already aware of the applicants performance
Reference and Background checks
After getting information through preceding steps, selection decision, the most critical of all steps
The final decision has to be made from the pool of individuals who pass the test, interview and reference checks
The HR manager plays the crucial role in the final selection
Selection Decision
After the selection decision and before the job offer is made, the candidate is made to undergo a physical fitness
The reason for the physical fitness is to detect if the person carries any infectious disease
And to make sure whether the person is physically fit to perform the work
Physical Examination
The job offer is made through a letter of appointment
Which contains a date by which the appointee must report on duty
Job offer
The final step in the selection process is the Evaluation of selection
Usually the feedback is got from the people who have been selected.
Evaluation