..................... refers to the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation.

Recruitment

The correct answer is option 3- Recruitment.

Recruitment may be defined as the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation. The information generated in the process of writing the job description and the candidate profile may be used for developing the ‘situations vacant’ advertisement. The advertisement may be displayed on the factory/ office gate or else it may be got published in print media or flashed in electronic media. This step involves locating the potential candidate or determining the sources of potential candidates. The essential objective is to create a pool of the prospective job candidates.

OTHER OPTIONS

• Selection- Selection is the process of choosing from among the pool of the prospective job candidates developed at the stage of recruitment.

• Training- Training is any process by which the aptitudes, skills and abilities of employees to perform specific jobs are increased.

• Orientation- Orientation is introducing the selected employee to other employees and familiarising him with the rules and policies of the organisation, occupying the position or post for which the person has been selected.