'The objective of the step of Staffing Process is to create a pool of prospective candidates for the job.'
Identify the step of Staffing Process highlighted in the above statement.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Recruitment
Option (1) Casual Callers — Incorrect. Casual callers are job-seekers who walk in without being called. They are one external source of recruitment, not a step of the staffing process.
Option (2) Recruitment — Correct. Recruitment is searching for prospective employees and encouraging them to apply. Its objective is to create a pool of prospective job candidates.
Option (3) Selection — Incorrect. Selection means choosing the right people from the pool that recruitment has already made.
Option (4) Placement and Orientation — Incorrect. This step comes after selection. The chosen person is placed on the job and introduced to the organisation.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(ii) 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. In fact, there are a large number of recruitment avenues available to a firm which would be discussed latter when we talk about the various sources of recruitment. The essential objective is to create a pool of the prospective job candidates. …” |