Define Selection

Question

Write short note on Selection?

Answer 1

Human resource selection is the process of choosing qualified individuals who are available to fill positions in an organization. In the ideal personnel situation, selection involves choosing the best applicant to fill a position. Selection is the process of choosing people by obtaining and assessing information about the applicants with a view to matching these with the job requirements. It involves a careful screening and testing of candidates who have put in their applications for any job in the enterprise. It is the process of choosing the most suitable persons out of all the applicants. The purpose of selection is to pick up the right person for every job. It can be conceptualised in terms of either choosing the proper applicants, or rejecting improper candidates, or a combination of both. Selection involves both because it picks up the fits and rejects the unfits.  In fact, in Indian context, there are more candidates who are rejected than those who are selected in most of the selection processes. Hence, it is said to be a negative process in contrast to positive programme of recruitment.