Employee selection

p Steps in Employee Selection

Recruitment of applicant
Employee screening
Selection decision
Placement of employee
Ô Recruitment of applicant
The process by which companies attract the
qualified applicant
Two-way Process:
Recruiting organization is attempting to
attract and later evaluate prospective
employees,
Job applicants are evaluating various
potential employee
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p Research shows that a majority of young
job applicants prefer large, multinational
firms, with a smaller subset preferring
working for small organization
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n addition, job seekers are influenced by
the type of industry, the profitability of the
company, the company reputation,
opportunities for employee development
and advancement, and organizational
culture
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n their effort to attract applicant, however
many companies will oversell a particular
job or their organization Advertisement
may say that ³this is great place to work´ or
that the position is ³challenging´ and offers
³tremendous potential for advancement´
p This is not a problem if such statements are
true, but if the job and the organization are
presented in a misleading, overly positive
manner, the strategy will eventually
backfire
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p An important factor in the recruitment
process that may help alleviate potential
misperceptions is the realistic job
preview (RJP), which is an accurate
description of the duties and
responsibilities of a particular job d/
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p RJP can take the form of an oral presentation from
the recruiter, supervisor, or job incumbent; a visit to
the job site, or a discussion in a brochure, manual,
video or company web site
p Some of the positive effect of RJPs are caused by
applicant¶s process of self selection The applicant
can make an informed decision about whether the
job is appropriate RJPs may also effective because
they lower unrealistically high expectations about
the job and may provide an applicant with
information that will later be useful in dealing with
work related problems and stress
4 Employee screening

p The process of reviewing information about the job applicant

used to select A wide variety of data sources, such as resumes,
job applications, letter of recommendation, employment tests
and hiring interviews
a) Evaluation of written materials
First step in the screening process involves the evaluation of
written materials, such as applications and resumes Usually,
standard application forms are used for screening lower level
positions in an organization, with resumes used to provide
biographical data and other background information for higher
level jobs, although many companies require all applicants to
complete an application forms The main purpose of the
application and resume is to collect biographical information
such as education, work experience and outstanding work and
school accomplishments
b) References and Letters of Recommendation

t¶s can provide 4 type information
V Employment and education history
V Evaluation of the application¶s character
V Evaluations of the applicant¶s job performance
V The recommender¶s willingness to rehired the applicant
c) Employment testing
Type of employee screening tests (test formats include)
V Biodata instruments
V Cognitive ability test
V Mechanical ability test
V Motor and sensory ability test
V Job skills and knowledge test
V Personality test
V Honesty and integrity tests
V Other test
d) The effectiveness of employee screening tests
D Faking
e) Hiring interviews
Just like a common conversation
( Selection decision

p The process of choosing applicants for

employment
4 Placement of employee

p The process of assigning workers to

appropriate jobs