Selection

Question 1

What is Selection?

Answer 1

Choosing a suitable person from those who have applied for the post.
Once the closing date for applications has been reached, the HR department will begin to look through the applicants. Many processes will take place to help determine the most suitable candidate.

Question 2

What are the 5 stages of Selection?

Answer 2

Application forms and/or CVs
Testing
Interviews
References
Receiving a job offer

Question 3

What are Application forms?

Answer 3

A structured set of questions completed by the applicant including personal details, experience and references.
This can be completed as part of an online application process or on a paper form which would have been previously shared with the candidate.
Application forms are useful for comparing candidates as they are all asked the same questions.

Question 4

What are CVs (Curriculum Vitae)?

Answer 4

A formal document written by the candidate providing details of work experience, skills/abilities and references.
As a CV is created from scratch by the applicant it allows the organisation to make early judgements, are there any spelling errors?

Question 5

What is Testing?

Answer 5

This is when candidates complete a series of exercises, tasks or activities in order to generate a score/result.

Question 6

What are the 5 types of Testing?

Answer 6

Attainment tests
Aptitude tests
Intelligence (IQ) tests
Psychometric tests
Medical tests

Question 7

What is an Attainment test?

Answer 7

These assess a candidate’s skill (eg world processing test).

Question 8

What is an Aptitude test?

Answer 8

These assess a candidate’s natural abilities (eg numeracy test for a financial job).

Question 9

What is an Intelligence (IQ) test?

Answer 9

These measure a candidate’s mental abilities (eg logic and problem-solving abilities).

Question 10

What is a Psychometric test?

Answer 10

These assess a candidate’s personality and reveal their traits.

Question 11

What is a Medical test?

Answer 11

These assess a candidate’s physical well-being and ability (eg for a job in the Armed Forces or working offshore).

Question 12

What is an Interview?

Answer 12

A formal meeting between an applicant and a member of staff to ask a series of questions relating to the job.

Question 13

What are the 3 types of Interviews?

Answer 13

One-to-one interviews
Successive interviews
Panel interview

Question 14

What is a One-to-one interview?

Answer 14

One interviewer speaks to each candidate and selects the best person.

Question 15

What is a Successive interview?

Answer 15

Candidates have several interviews with different interviewers.

Question 16

What is a Panel interview?

Answer 16

Several people sit on a panel and each asks the candidate questions relating to different aspects of the job.

Question 17

What are the 3 advantages of Interviews?

Answer 17

The personality and appearance of the applicant can be seen.
Questions can be asked to assess the accuracy of the CV/application form.
Applicant gets the chance to ask questions about the job.

Question 18

What are the 3 disadvantages of Interviews?

Answer 18

Time consuming process as each interview may take at least 20-10 minutes.
Some candidates will not perform well in an interview but be very suitable for the post.
Interview bias may affect decisions made by the interviewer.

Question 19

What is a Reference?

Answer 19

The name and contact details of an individual who may be contacted by your future employers to confirm information/details about your application.
references will often be included when submitting an application for/CV and can be from a previous employer (professional reference) and someone you have known for a long period of time (personal/charter reference).

Question 20

What is Receiving a job offer?

Answer 20

once the Selection process has been completed the organisation will make an offer of employment to their preferred candidate. Further specifics of the job may be outlined at this stage such as a job start date and starting salary/rate of pay as part of issuing the job contract.