The Selection Process

Selection Process:

Ø  Preliminary Interview

Ø  Selection Test

Ø  Employment Interview

Ø  Reference and Background Analysis

Ø  Selection Decision

Ø  Physical Examination

Ø  Job Offer

Ø  Employment Contract

Ø  Evaluation

 Environment Factors:

Ø  External factors:

o   Demands of skilled labor in market

o   Unemployment rate

o   Legal and political consideration

o   Company image

Ø  Internal factors:

o   Company policy

o   HRP

o   Cost of Hiring

Possible Tests for selection:

Ø  General aptitude test

Ø  Clerical Test

Ø  Management Skills test

Ø  Knowledge test

Ø  Dexterity (Skillfulness) test

Ø  Industrial skill test

Ø  Assessment Test

Ø  Honesty Test

Ø  Mechanical Aptitude test

Ø  Work Sample Test

Ø  Personality Test / Psychology test

The Employment interview can be:

Ø  One to One

Ø  Sequential Interview

Ø  Panel Interview

Types of Interview:

Ø  Structure interview ( Guided, Patterned Interview)

Ø  Unstructured Interview ( Unguided or unpatented)

o   In practice: Mixed questions

Ø  Behavioral Interview:  Focus on a problem or hypothetical situation, and the applicant is asked what he/she would do in the given circumstances.

Ø  Stressful: A series of harsh, rapid fire questions, intended to upset the applicant.

o   How applicant will respond to the pressure situation

Ø  Situational Interview:

o   How the candidate would behave in a given situation

Ø  Behavior Interview:

o   How the candidate reacted to actual situation in the past.

Reference and Background checks:

Ø  Known public figure

Ø  University professors

Ø  Neighbors , friends

Ø  Previous employers (Preferable)

o   Already aware of applicant’s performance

o   Criminal record.

Physical Examination:

Ø  Medical Fitness

Ø  Different test (blood test, Urine etc.)

Ø  Gender verification (only defense)

Job offer:

Ø  Offer letter

Ø  Reporting date, already employed persons, relieving certificate from previous company.

Ø  Movement to another city

Ø  Need preparation, transfer of property

Ø  Joining date, just before training schedule dates.

Ø  Decency demands that the rejected applicants be informed about their non-selection.

Ø  Application may be preserved for future use

Contract of Employment:

Ø  Job title, Duties

Ø  Date of joining (employment starts)

Ø  Rate of pay, allowances, methods of payments

Ø  Shift arrangements

Ø  Holiday arrangements

Ø  Sickness

o   Pay, insurance benefits

o   Termination due to continue illness

o   Medical certificate

Ø  Grievance procedure

Ø  Disciplinary procedure

Ø  Work rules, Union membership

Ø  Arrangement of termination

Ø  Special terms relating to rights to patents and designs, confidential information and restraints on trade after termination of employment.

Ø  Contract subject to proper notification being even, right to vary terms.

Concluding the Selection process:

Ø  Not selected: Do not match our requirement.

Ø  Evaluation: Competent and committed personal.