---
title: "Recruitment and selection of manpower"
subject: "Organization and Management"
chapter: 7
key: "semester_7/organization_and_management:recruitment-selection"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/organization_and_management/recruitment-selection
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Recruitment and selection of manpower

Organization and Management · Chapter 7: Personal Management

- Asked in: 2071 Shrawan, 3+5 marks; year not given
- Video: [What is recruitment process? | HRM | From A Business Professor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz3ZmlC_MJA) — Business School 101
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_7/organization_and_management/recruitment-selection
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_7/organization_and_management/chapter-7

## Question

What is personnel management? Explain recruitment and selection of staff.

## Short answer

Recruitment is the positive process of attracting candidates from internal or external sources; selection is choosing the best applicant through screening, tests, interview, reference checks, medical exam and offer. External sources include ads, online portals, campus recruitment and Loksewa Aayog for government jobs; the Labour Act, 2074 sets the probation period.

## Answer

#### Personnel management
Personnel management is the function of management that deals with acquiring, developing, motivating and maintaining the workforce so that the organization achieves its objectives. It includes manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training, appraisal, compensation, welfare and industrial relations.

#### Recruitment
Recruitment is the process of searching for potential candidates and encouraging them to apply for vacancies.
**Sources**
- Internal: promotion, transfer, internal notice.
- External: advertisement in newspapers and online job portals (Merojob, Kumari Job), campus recruitment, employment agencies, referrals, and direct applications. In government jobs, the Public Service Commission (Loksewa Aayog) conducts open competition.

#### Selection
Selection is the process of choosing the most suitable candidate from the pool of applicants.
**Steps**
1. Screening of applications.
2. Preliminary interview.
3. Written test or aptitude test.
4. Technical/Employment interview.
5. Reference and background check.
6. Medical examination.
7. Final decision and offer letter.
8. Placement and induction (usually with a probation period under the Labour Act, 2074).

```text
Need -> Recruitment (attract) -> Applicants
     -> Selection (choose) -> Appointment
```

| Basis | Recruitment | Selection |
|---|---|---|
| Nature | Positive, attracts | Negative, rejects unsuitable |
| Aim | More applicants | Pick the best |

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. What is recruitment?
   A. Searching for potential candidates and encouraging them to apply
   B. Choosing the best candidate
   C. Giving offer letter
   D. Medical test
   Answer: A. Recruitment attracts applicants; selection chooses. (Key point: Recruitment)

2. Which is an internal source of recruitment?
   A. Newspaper ads
   B. Promotion or transfer
   C. Campus recruitment
   D. Employment agency
   Answer: B. Promotion, transfer and internal notice are internal. (Key point: Internal source)

3. How does the answer describe selection compared with recruitment?
   A. Both attract
   B. Recruitment is positive (attracts); selection is negative (rejects unsuitable)
   C. Selection is positive, recruitment negative
   D. Both reject
   Answer: B. Recruitment gets more applicants; selection rejects unsuitable ones. (Key point: Nature)

## Related in Organization and Management

- [Personnel policy; referral recruitment](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Forganization_and_management%3Apersonnel-policy-referral) — Organization and Management, chapter 7
- [Personnel policy and manpower planning](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Forganization_and_management%3Apersonnel-policy-manpower-planning) — Organization and Management, chapter 7
- [Recruitment, selection and outsourcing](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Forganization_and_management%3Arecruitment-outsourcing) — Organization and Management, chapter 7
- [Personnel management and its functions](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Forganization_and_management%3Apersonnel-mgmt-functions) — Organization and Management, chapter 7, asked 3×
- [Personnel management vs HRM](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Forganization_and_management%3Apersonnel-motive-hrm) — Organization and Management, chapter 7
- [Recruitment vs hiring; need of incentives](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_7%2Forganization_and_management%3Arecruitment-vs-hiring) — Organization and Management, chapter 7

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