CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management · Planning, Organizing, Staffing and Leading
A manufacturing company in Pune wants to fill a vacancy by searching for suitable candidates and encouraging them to apply for the job. Which staffing function does this activity describe?
The activity is recruitment. Recruitment means searching for potential candidates and encouraging them to apply for a vacancy, which builds the pool of applicants. Selection, by contrast, is the later step of screening and choosing among those applicants, so it does not describe this activity.
- ARecruitmentCorrect
- BSelection
- CInduction
- DPerformance appraisal
Explanation
Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs. Selection comes afterwards and involves choosing the right candidates from those who applied. Induction and appraisal take place after the person is hired.
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