Distinguish between recruitment and selection.

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Q. Distinguish between recruitment and selection.

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Basis	Recruitment	Selection
Nature	Positive process — attracts applicants	Negative process — eliminates applicants
Objective	Generate the maximum number of suitable applications	Choose the best-suited candidate(s) from those applications
Sequence	Comes first	Follows recruitment
Result	A pool/list of applicants	A final decision on who is hired
Techniques	Advertising, employment exchanges, campus placement, recommendations	Screening, preliminary interview, tests, selection interview, reference/medical checks
Effect on numbers	Encourages a large number of people to apply	Reduces a large pool down to a small number, often one

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Q. (a) Explain the differences between Recruitment and Selection.

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(b) Write the differences between Shares and Debentures.

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(a) Recruitment attracts a pool of applicants (positive); selection screens and chooses the best from that pool (negative). (b) Shares represent ownership and earn dividend; debentures represent debt and earn fixed interest.

(a) Differences between Recruitment and Selection

Basis	Recruitment	Selection
Meaning	Process of searching for and attracting prospective candidates to apply	Process of choosing the most suitable candidates and rejecting the rest
Nature	A positive process (invites more applicants)	A negative process (rejects unsuitable applicants)
Objective	To create a large pool of applicants	To pick the right person for the job
Sequence	Comes first	Comes after recruitment
Contract	No contractual relation arises	Leads to an employment contract with the selected person
Method	Advertising, referrals, job portals, etc.	Screening, tests, interviews, verification

(b) Differences between Shares and Debentures

Basis	Shares	Debentures
Meaning	Unit of ownership capital of the company	Acknowledgement of a loan/debt to the company
Status of holder	Shareholder is an owner/member	Debenture holder is a creditor
Return	Gets dividend, which varies with profit	Gets fixed interest, whether or not there is profit
Payment priority	Dividend paid after interest	Interest is a charge on profit, paid before dividend
Voting rights	Shareholders usually have voting rights	Debenture holders have no voting rights

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