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Selection methods and organisational context

1. Selection procedures are used to enable an employer to appoint the most ‘appropriate’ person for employment to a vacant post

2. Selection procedures are means of assessing individual candidates who have applied for a post against a set of agreed criteria

3. Selection has to be fair, reliable, valid, objective ethical , cost effective and efficient.

4. Selection is a 2 way process which acknowledges the person and the organisational context

5. The culture of an organisation includes: The philosophy ( which determines the approach for recruitment, selection measures of performance..) Identity ( will determine who applies)

6. Assessment during interview is a 2 way thing

7. Selection has to be conducted appropriately to ensure that there is no unlawful discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, sexual orienta,on, religion or belief)