personnel selection

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonnelandselection

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personnel
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɜː.sənˈel/us
/ˌpɝː.sənˈel/
the people who are employed in a company, organization, or one of the ...
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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition ofpersonnelandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The company has also been recognized for its unconventionalpersonnelselection.
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This research could be useful forpersonnelselectionpurposes and understanding performance in the workplace.
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He set up apersonnelselectiondepartment that drew up aptitude tests to establish recruits' psychological stability, combatant temperament, technical aptitudes and leadership potential.
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Before the late twentieth century, on the basis of studies showing widely varying validities forpersonnelselectiontechniques, the theory of situational specificity held sway.
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When used forpersonnelselection, the tests might be referred to as a work sample.
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What has been found, is that the secret of successful deployment of part-timers is to have skilledpersonnelselectionand central co-ordination.
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It does not say that it is because of the difficult atmosphere in the nationalised industries, but thatpersonnelselectionis not done very well.
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There is less obstruction than he thinks, but if there is any let him deal with it as a matter ofpersonnelselectionin the selection of the board concerned.
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Work has already started on one aboutpersonnelselectionpolicies and practice and it will take account of this recommendation and should be out early next year.
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The drill, when these young soldiers are called up, is that they go before apersonnelselectionofficer, who decides what he thinks they would best be fitted for.
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Personnelselectioninvolves the goal alignment of applicants and organizations, however those goals may not always line up at times.
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Personnelselectionis the systematic process of hiring and promoting personnel.
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In individual decision-making in education, psychology, andpersonnelselection, it is critically important that test users can have confidence in the test scores used.
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It has proven its worth inpersonnelselectionas a cost effective tool.
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The criteria forpersonnelselectionwere too high for that time and met the high standards and specific requirements for performing military police duties.
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With candidates for employment, individual assessment is often part of thepersonnelselectionprocess.
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Performance appraisal is frequently used in promotion and compensation decisions, to help design and validatepersonnelselectionprocedures, and for performance management.
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Second, existing taxonomies that are used in personal development andpersonnelselectionwere reviewed.
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The first personality tests were developed in the 1920s and were intended to ease the process ofpersonnelselection, particularly in the armed forces.
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