Which of the following correctly describes recruitment?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → It refers to the process of finding possible candidates for a job or a function.

Option (1) It is the process of identifying and choosing the best person out of a number of prospective candidates for a job. — Incorrect. This is selection, which chooses the best from the candidates.

Option (2) It refers to the employee occupying the position or post for which the person has been selected. — Incorrect. This is placement, taking up the post one was selected for.

Option (3) It refers to the process of finding possible candidates for a job or a function. — Correct. Recruitment is finding possible candidates and stimulating them to apply.

Option (4) It is introducing the selected employee to other employees and familiarising him with the rules of the organisation. — Incorrect. This is orientation, which settles a new employee into the firm.

Recruitment finds and attracts candidates; selection then chooses the best of them.

NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Recruitment Recruitment refers to the process of finding possible candidates for a job or a function. It has been defined as ‘the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in an organisation.’ Advertising is commonly part of the recruitment process, and can occur through several means, through newspapers, using newspaper dedicated to job advertisement, through professional publication, using advertisements placed in windows, through a job center, through campus interviews, etc.”

“Selection Selection is the process of identifying and choosing the best person out of a number of prospective candidates for a job. Towards this purpose, the candidates are required to take a series of employment tests and interviews. …”