Selection
Selection refers to screening job applicants to ensure that the most appropriate candidates are hired.
Definitions
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Selection. Screening job applicants to ensure that the most appropriate candidates are hired.
According to Managing Quality by Foster (6th edition),
- Selection. The process of evaluating and choosing the best-qualified candidate for a particular job.
According to Looking Out, Looking In by Adler, Proctor (15th edition),
- Selection. The first stage in the perception process in which some data are chosen to attend to and others to ignore.
According to the ASME EMBOK,
- Selection. The process of establishing selection criteria, interviewing and hiring the most qualified job applicant.
According to the HRBoK Guide,
- Selection. Choosing employees. Method for choosing the best candidate for a job.