Q.Define selection. How is it different from recruitment?

Selection is usually considered a negative process — option (a).

Selection is the process of choosing the most suitable candidates from those who apply for a job. It works by eliminating those who do not meet the requirements at each stage.

• Because its essence is rejecting unsuitable applicants, selection is called a negative process.

• Recruitment, in contrast, is a positive process because it attracts and invites more applicants.

Eliminating unsuitable candidates to pick the best is called selection, so the answer is (b).

Selection is the process of picking the most suitable candidates for a job from among the applicants, by screening out those who are unsuitable. For this reason it is often called a "negative process", because it works mainly by rejecting or eliminating the unfit candidates.

Recruitment, in contrast, is a positive process of attracting applicants; an interview is only one step within selection; and induction is introducing the selected person to the organisation. Since the question describes eliminating unsuitable candidates, the correct term is selection.

This is a one-mark question in the Tamil Nadu HSC Commerce Employee Selection chapter.

Eliminating unsuitable candidates is the essence of selection; the answer is option (b).

Selection is the process of choosing the most suitable candidates from the pool created by recruitment. It is called a 'negative' process because at each stage — screening, tests, interview, verification — unsuitable applicants are rejected, leaving only the best-fit candidate for the job.

Recruitment, by contrast, is a positive process that invites and stimulates applications; induction is the introduction of a new employee to the organisation; and interview is only one step within selection.