Discussion on Employee Selection Process

Q1:

Ans: The employee selection process includes the following steps: (Castro, 2014)

• Job Announcement: The selection process usually starts with the announcement of the job. HR gets informed about the job opening. The HR manager needs to decide the qualification and skills requirements for the job. After this, the advertisement for the job is posted.

• Application Review: The next job is to filter all the applications and resume that have been submitted. Then separating the possible candidates for the job.

• Candidate screening: These interviews are just to separate the undesired candidates. These can usually be carried out on the phone.

• Personal Interviews: After the screening, the remaining candidates are interviewed personally by different Hiring officers. The interview may take the whole day, and in these, the attitude and behaviour along with the qualification of the candidate are judged.

• Final Selection: Hiring manager after collecting feedback from other departments that interviewed the candidates decides the final applicant. Along with the qualifications, it is decided which candidate will fit best in the work environment and will be most suitable to work with.

• Testing: This is the last phase before joining work. In this phase drug tests and physical tests are performed if required by the company and the job. In some companies, ’ employees need to take psychological tests.

Q2:

Ans: The most crucial component of the selection process, in my opinion, is the personal interviews. They represent a task that the candidate has to cross to qualify for the job. Personal interviews help the applicant and the interviewer to form an informed and educated opinion about each other, and based on this, they can decide if they will be able to work together. The candidates who are more insightful and understand the process better have a higher chance of getting selected. For the company, the hiring process is essential because the workforce is the most significant investment of the company and the most necessary component of the company to work efficiently. 

The personal interview allows checking the analytical skills of the candidate and how well he can cope up with the situation. This step of selection process also enables the interviewer to judge the communication skills of the candidate because lack of communication skills of the candidate can lead to miscommunication and conflict. This allows the applicant to portray his presentation skills and how well he can lead a task force. Personal interviews also help in judging the attitude of the applicant toward the job and colleagues. (Calvasina, Gerald, Calvasina, & Richard, 2016)

References

Calvasina, Gerald, Calvasina, & Richard. (2016). Using personality testing as part of the employee selection process. Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues,.

Castro, E. A. (2014). Implications of Credentials, Employee Selection Process and HEI Quality on graduate employment success. Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research.