Four Important steps that may be adopted by an organisation in its staff selection procedure are:
Preliminary Interview: The preliminary interview is usually brief and it helps in deleting the totally unsuitable candidates. If an applicant is eliminated at this stage the organisation will be saved from the skill of processing him through the remaining steps of selection procedure. It may take place across the counter in the organisation employment office. It may be carried out primarily to determine whether it is worthwhile for the applicant to fill in an application form. However, some organizations follow the practice of holding preliminary interviews after receiving applications from the candidates. The job seekers will be called for the employment tests and interviews only if they get through the preliminary interview.
Receiving Applications: An application form is designed to get a written record of the candidates qualifications, experience and any other specialty. There is a high degree of similarity between the application form of different organisation. The data obtained from the application form is useful is determining the suitability of the candidate.
Group Discussion : Group discussion can also be conducted for selecting candidates. In this method four or five candidates are brought around a conference table and are asked to discuss on a given issue or topic. The candidates discuss and the selection panel observes them carefully and ranks them according to merit.
Reference Check: The persons named in the application form by the candidate are contacted for cross-checking the candidate’s character, behavior, initial background, etc. Some organizations send the details of the candidates to local police station for verifying his character.
