Recruitment and selection - Merits and demerits

Question 1

Merits of Internal sources of Recruitment :

Answer 1

Employee morale 
Economical 
Familiarity 
Experienced staff
Easy Evaluation 
Upgrading

Question 2

Demerits of Internal Source of Recruitment

Answer 2

Limited choice
Inbreeding - No new ideas or fresh thinking
Inefficiency - Inefficient employees use their Influence to get a Promotion
Incomplete source

Question 3

Merits external source of recruitment

Answer 3

Wide choice
Fresh Outlook
Complete source - Provide complete job for all type of Job

Question 4

Demerits of External source of recruitment

Answer 4

Demoralisation - Heart burning of existing employee , If Higher post is filled from External recruitment
Expensive
Danger - New employee may not adjust to new environment and He may leave the organization

Question 5

Factors Influencing Choice of a Source of Recruitment [1]

Answer 5

Number and type of personnel to be recruited
ratio between Number of applicants and NUmber of those to be selected
Effect of sources on the attitudes and feeling of present employees
Suitability of various sources in providing the right number and kind of personnal

Question 6

Importance of selection [1]

Answer 6

Improves efficiency and profitability by choosing qualified employees for every job

Job satisfaction to employees by matching Job with candidates

It helps to minimise Job turnover and abseentism

It facilitate Quality and quantity of performance

Question 7

What is selection test ?

Answer 7

Selection test assess the attitude and Performance of candidates
with the help of psychological technique

Question 8

Proficiency Test

Answer 8

Achievement test
Dexterity Tests
Intelligence test

Question 9

Achievement Test means

Answer 9

Test to measure the knowledge and Skill which the candidates Posses over the time
This test helps to measure whether the claims made by the Candidates are true or not
The candidates is asked to perform the Job and is actual Test performance indicates His proficiency

Question 10

dexterity test

Answer 10

This test is designed to ascertain how the candidate swiftly or efficiently use is Fingers , hands , eyes and other body parts

Question 11

Intelligence test

Answer 11

This test measures a person capacity of listening and comprehension in terms of his vocabulary , mental alertness , memory , reasoning

Question 12

Aptitude test means

Answer 12

Apititude test measures a Person capacity and Potential for development

Question 13

Personality test

Answer 13

Designed to judge person . personality ,maturity , emotional balance ,temperament
They reveal ability of a appilicant to adjust to situations and new persons
They are helpful for selection persons in managerial Jobs

Question 14

Interest Test

Answer 14

This type of test aimed at assessing the type of work in which a candidate shows special interest

Question 15

Advantages of test

Answer 15

Uniformity
Objectivity - test provide an objective criterion for assessing capabilities of a candidate
Suitability - A test helpful in judging the suitability of a candidate for a particular Job

Question 16

Test Disadvantage -

Answer 16

Unreliable - conclusions of the test may not be fully reliable
Misuse - Biased administer may falsify the test
Fear of exposure - some persons may not like to appear for test

Question 17

Essential requirement of a good selection test

Answer 17

Reliability - It should give the same result to the person applied at different times
Objectivity - test should be applicable to different persons in same manner . It should be so designed that two or more person should give their response to the question in same manner
Consistency - a test should give consistent results when carried out on different persons different times
Standaridsation - A good test must be administered under standarised condition

Question 18

Factors Influencing choice of source of recruitment [2]

Answer 18

Cost involved in different sources of recruitment
Time involved in different sources
Government policys and Law concerning recruitment