THE CONCEPT OF

SELECTION:
The process of selection leads to employment of persons having the ability and qualifications to perform the jobs which
have fallen vacant in an organization. It divides the candidates for employment into two categories, namely, those who
will be offered employment and those who will not be. This process is more of ‘rejection’ since more candidates may be
turned away than are hired. That is why, selection is frequently described as a negative process in contrast with the
positive process of recruitment. The basic purpose of the selection process is choosing right type of candidates to man
various positions in the organization. In order to achieve this purpose, a well-organized selection procedure involves
many steps and at each step more and more information is obtained about the candidates.
SIGNIFICANCE OF SELECTION:
Selection has become a critical process these days because it requires a heavy investment of money
to get right types of people. Induction and training costs are also high. If the right types of persons
are not chosen, it will lead to a huge loss of the employer in terms of time, effort and money.
Therefore, it is essential to devise a suitable selection procedure. Each step in the selection
procedure should help in getting more and more information about the applicant to facilitate
decision-making in the area of selection.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RECRUITMENT
AND SELECTION:
Following are the differences between recruitment and selection:

(a) Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for
jobs in the organization. On the other hand, selection means employment of workers or establishing
a contractual relationship between the employer and the worker.

(b) Recruitment is a positive process of searching for prospective employees, whereas selection is a
negative process because it involves rejection of unsuitable candidates.

(c) The purpose of recruitment is to create a large pool of applicants for the jobs in the organization. But
selection aims at eliminating unsuitable candidates and ensuring most competent people for the jobs.

(d) Recruitment is a relatively simple process as the candidates are required to fill in the prescribed forms
and deposit with the employer. But selection is a complex and lengthy process under which the
candidates have to pass through a number of stages before getting the offer for a job.
CONCLUSION :
The success of recruitment may very well depend not on the technical skills of the future holder, but
also on his ability to integrate into an organizational culture of his team to respect other
departments, to have a positive relationship with his superior or his collaborators.
Recruitment policy is generally dependent on the organization's development strategy and changes
in its environment.