Selection is the process of putting right men on the right job. It is a procedure of matching organisational requirements with the skills and qualifications of people. Effective selection can be done only when there is effective matching. By selecting best candidate for the required job, the organisation will get quality performance of employees. According to Dale Yoder, "hiring (selection) [...]
The selection process is a number of specific steps taken to decide which recruits should be hired. The process involves grouping the applicants into unsuitable and appearing to be suitable candidates, conducting tests on suitable candidates, if needed, interviewing them, contacting for references and eliciting their opinion, getting them medically examined and making final hiring decision. The selection process begins [...]
The employee tests administered in the selection process may be classified in different ways. These tests range from one or two short form pencil and paper tests to elaborate combination of projective tests. These tests are designed to measure aptitude (general mental intelligence and special aptitudes), interest, creativity, judgment, temperament, and personality. Some of the types of employee tests are:- [...]