HRM: CHAPTER 4 MIDTERMS

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can be defined as the process of determining from among the applicants who can meet the job requirements and can be offered the vacant position in the organization

Selection

The first step in the assessment of an applicant for the job is the initial interview or preliminary screening. This step deals with obvious factors such as voice, physical appearance, personal grooming, educational background, professional training and experience that need to be assessed. The following personal traits and qualities are the important things to consider in the preliminary screening process:

Preliminary Screening

it is widely used to measure mental ability or general learning ability. There is no good definition of intelligence but it is commonly associated with one's personal capacity for learning and doing things that he learns. The outstanding feature of this type of test is its ability to predict the general capacity for learning or problem – solving

Intelligence Test

It measures the person's capacity to learn a given job, provided there is adequate training. This type of test is usually administered for mechanical and clerical positions.

Aptitude Test

it is derived from hereditary and environmental factors. It tries to predict the success in the job if the person's interest and the job are properly matched.

Interest Test

It is considered as an important instrument to test the personality of the applicant especially of supervisory and managerial positions as they have to relate with their co-worker's in the industry

Personality Test

It tries to measure the applicant's knowledge of a given job. It tries to eliminate "trade bluffers" who profess to know a particular type of work. Trade bluffers are people who claim knowledge of a particular type of work or experience that they do not actually possess. Work sampling is commonly used to determine the individual ability to perform certain to type of work.

Achievement and Proficiency Test

is the most important part of the selection After passing all tests required, the applicant is now ready to formally the selection process. All the relevant information about the applicant is' into focus at this point as the final decision to hire the individual is made this interview

In depth Interview

—This may be requested from applicants who are new raduates. This may be addressed "to whom it may concern" which tells about the individual's academic performance together with his transcript of records. Details may include co curricular activities and the student's performance in college.

Academic References

This reference may come from some persons in the community that are familiar with the individual in their place of residence. This may reveal records on the applicant about his relations with the people in the community

Character Reference

—To get the most valid information about the applicant, the work reference check must be mailed to the previous employer stating the confidentiality of the information. It must be in the form of a checklist for the convenience of the person giving the information. Sometimes the form is delivered personally for more confidential information especially for some critical positions where confidentiality is very strictly necessary.

Work or Experience Reference

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