Q.The process of eliminating unsuitable candidates is called ______.

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. …

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.

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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.

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