Question 4 (i) part i
Recruitment and selection distinguished (short note)
5 marks
- Time to write
- About 10 minutes
From an older CBCS paper
Question
Question 4 (i) part i · 5 marksWrite notes on any three from the following: 5×3
- Recruitment Vs Selection
Reworded from the university paper; the task is the same. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.
Before you write
Read off the question and its marks
Read from the question
- any threeThe paper asks for any 3, and this is one of them. Only 3 are marked: a fourth earns nothing.
- notes onA note opens with the meaning, then two or three key points. No long introduction.
Write it in this order
- Read; underline the asks; jot your points 1 min
- 1 Meaning of recruitment 1 mark 1 min
- 2 Meaning of selection 1 mark 1 min
- 3 Points of distinction, with example 3 marks 6 min
- Check: every ask answered, key terms underlined 1 min
Easy marks
- Meaning of recruitment (step 1, 1 mark): a definition in one or two lines. It opens the answer, so it takes a minute or two.
- Meaning of selection (step 2, 1 mark): a definition in one or two lines. A minute or two.
Short on time? Cut step 3 short rather than leave anything out.
Try it first. About 10 minutes for 5 marks. Write it out, then open the solution.
Solution
Hover or tap a marked figure, like 72,000, to see how it is made and where else it appears.
Recruitment is the search for prospective employees and the effort to encourage them to apply for jobs in the organisation. Its aim is to attract enough people with the right qualifications for the posts available. It covers identifying the sources of labour supply, judging how suitable each is, choosing the best ones and inviting applications, through transfers and promotions inside the firm or through outside sources such as advertisements and campus interviews.
Selection is the process of choosing the best person for a job from the pool of candidates that recruitment has produced. Candidates take a series of employment tests and interviews; many are dropped at each stage and a few go on to the next, until the right person is found. Those who succeed are offered an employment contract stating the terms and conditions and the date of joining.
Recruitment and selection distinguished
| Basis | Recruitment | Selection |
|---|---|---|
| Order | Comes first; it precedes selection | Follows recruitment and works on the pool it creates |
| Nature of the task | Identifying and attracting candidates | Assessing and evaluating them, and making the final match |
| Approach | Draws as many suitable applicants as possible | Eliminates candidates at each stage until the right one is left |
| Methods | Sources: transfers, promotions, advertisements, campus interviews | Tests, interviews, reference checks, medical examination |
| Result | A pool of applicants | A job offer and an employment contract |
The distinction rests on the study text. When a Jaipur bank advertises fifty clerical vacancies and receives two thousand applications, that is recruitment; the written test, the interview and the final offer to fifty candidates make up selection.
The rigour of selection serves two purposes: it gives the organisation the best of the available candidates, and it raises the self-esteem of those selected.
Where the 5 marks sit
| # | Component | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meaning of recruitment | 1 |
| 2 | Meaning of selection | 1 |
| 3 | Points of distinction, with example | 3 |
| Total | 5 |
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