WHAT
PROCEDURES DO FIRMS USE FOR THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR TRAINING?
The
usual procedures which firms use for the selection of applicants are as
follows:
1.PRE-SELECTION
Applicants
are chosen according to criteria set by the firm.These typically include:
Minimum
and maximum age limits.
Minimum
school or technical college
certificate passes for certain subjects.
2.TESTING
Candidates
spend a day at a venue chosen by the company and there they do a
battery of tests.This is the part of the selection process where most candidates
are eliminated.
3.INTERVIEWS
Applicants
who have performed well in the tests are interviewed by:
Human Resources employees
Training officers
Technical team leaders
Foremen
4.FINAL SELECTION
The
lucky few are informed that they have been successful and are told what
arrangements are to be made for their training.
