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Concept of Selection | Human Resource Management

Concept of Selection
Concept of Selection!

Recruitment generates a pull of application from different prospective candidates but it is not possible to provide job opportunities to all applicants. So, organization involves in other activities or process to choose the most eligible candidates is known as selection. In other words, selection can be defined as the process of choosing best and suitable candidates among the pull of applications.

Different scholars have given different views regarding the concept of selection.

In the words of Byars and Rue, "Selection is the process of choosing from available individuals who are most likely to perform successful in the job."

In the words of Gary Dessler, "Selection is s series used to decide which recruit should be hired."

In conclusion, selection is the process of deciding qualities and quantities of candidates who can successfully perform the job if they are hired from the large number of applications.

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