Unit 2: Workforce Planning and Empl

Unit 2: Workforce Planning and Employment1072.5 SELECTIONExcept in small organizations, the human resource department assumes the majorresponsibility for employee selection. The human resource department normally reduces thefield of applicants to three or four possible candidates. Line managers then interview thesecandidates and make their selection.2.5.1 Application ProcessThe process of making an informed hiring decision depends largely on two basic principles of the selection.1.Past behavior is the best predictor of behavior. Knowing what an individual has done in the past is the best indication of what the individual is likely to do in the future. This principle is not deterministic, knowing what people have done in their past is not an absolutely accurate indication of what they will do in the future. Nevertheless, in making selection decisions it is a good rule to follow.