Answer» Difference between recruitment and selection. Basis for comparison | Recruitment | Selection | Meaning | Recruitment is an activity of searching candidates and encouraging them apply for it. | Selection refers to the process of selecting the best candidates and offering them job. | Approach | It has a positive approach i.e. it encourages more and more people to apply | It has a negative approach where it rejects the unsuitable candidates | Key Factor | Advertising the job | Appointment of the candidate | Sequence | Recruitment is the first step | Selection is the second step | Process | Vacancies are notified by the firm through various sources and application form is made available to the candidate. | The firm makes applicant pass through various levels like submitting form, written test, interview, medical test and so on. | Contractual Relation | As recruitment only implies the communication of vacancies, no contractual relation is established. | Selection involves the creation of contractual relation between the employer and employee. | Method | Economical | Expensive |
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