Comparison Chart for Difference between Recruitment and Selection

 

Recruitment and selection process is defined as the process through which the best individuals are selected

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Definition of Recruitment

“Recruitment is a process of finding out the prospective applicants and stimulating them to apply for the vacancy. It is a long process which involves a series of activities that starts with analysing the job requirements and ends on the appointment of the employee” (Surbhi, 2022).

The activities are involving in the recruitment of employees are as under:

·       Analysing job requirement

·       Advertising the vacancy

·       Attracting applicants to apply for the job

·       Managing response

·       Scrutiny of applications

·       Shortlisting candidates 

The recruitment is done by the Human Resource managers both internally or externally. The sources of internal recruitment are promotion, transfers, retrenched employees, contact or references, ex-employees, retired employees, and so on. On the other hand, sources of external recruitment are recruitment through advertisement, campus recruitment, recruitment by employment exchanges, and recruitment by third parties (recruitment agencies), internet recruiting, unsolicited applicants, and etcetera. 

Definition of Selection

“Selection is an activity in which the organisation selects a fixed number of candidates from a large number of applicants. It involves the actual appointment of the employee for filling up the vacancies of the enterprise. The term selection means the placement of the right man at the right job. We all know that a lot of people apply for a single job at the time of recruitment, in which the recruiters have to decide which candidate fits the best for the job” (Surbhi, 2022).

The selection also involves a set of activities which are mentioned as under:

·       Screening

·       Eliminating unsuitable candidates

·       Conducting the examination such as aptitude test, intelligence test, performance test, personality test, etc.

·       Interview

·       Checking References

·       Medical Test

The process of selection is a time-consuming one because the HR managers have to identify the eligibility of every applicant for the post. Besides this, the educational qualification, background, age, and so on are also some of the most important factors in which they have to pay more attention. Later this, the written examination and interview is also a very tough task. 

Difference between Recruitment and Selection (Surbhi, 2022)

“Recruitment is a process of searching out the potential applicants and inspiring them to apply for the actual or anticipated vacancy. On the other hand, Selection is a process of hiring employees among the shortlisted candidates and providing them a job in the organization” (Surbhi, 2022).

Due to increase in population, obtaining a good job is not an easy task. Employers want the right applicant for the concerned position. The big supply of workforce has given them the opportunity to select the best talent.

Nowadays, there is a very lengthy procedure for appointment of a worker to a post. There are two major stages which might be heard by you hundreds and hundreds of times; they are recruitment and selection. Most of us can see them as the same thing. However, they are quite different in meaning and behavior. Read the article below that explains the difference between recruitment and selection in human resource management (HRM) in tabular form.

Comparison Chart (Juneja and Reviewed, 2022)

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	Positive	Negative
Objective	Inviting more and more candidates to apply for the vacant post.	Picking up the most suitable candidate and rejecting the rest.
Key Factor	Advertising the job	Appointment of the candidate
Sequence	First	Second
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

References 

Surbhi, S. (2022) Difference between Recruitment and Selection [Online] Available at: https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-recruitment-and-selection.html [Accessed on 28th April, 2022]

Juneja, P. and Reviewed (2022) Difference between Recruitment and Selection [Online] Available at: https://www.managementstudyguide.com/difference-between-recruitment-selection.htm [Accessed on 28th April, 2022]

Piplani, J. (2019) recruitment and selection process in hrm [Online] Available at: https://gladtutor.com/recruitment-and-selection-process-in-hrm/ [Accessed on 28th April, 2022]

Daniels, (2021) Recruitment and Selection in HRM [Online] Available at: https://www.businessstudynotes.com/hrm/human-resource-management/recruitment-and-selection-process/ [Accessed on 28th April, 2022]

Smirti. (2021) difference between recruitment and selection [Online] Available at: https://www.managementnote.com/difference-between-recruitment-and-selection/ [Accessed on 28th April, 2022]

Hsu, Y. (1999) Recruitment and Selection and Human Resource Management in the Taiwanese Cultural Context. Business School University of Plymouth [Online] Available at: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/29818879.pdf. Accessed on 4th April, 2022.