3. Contents of Application Blank:
1. Personal Data(address, identification
marks)
2. Marital Status(single or
married, dependents)
3. Physical Data( height, weight, health
conditions)
4. 4. Educational Data(levels of formal
education, marks, distinctions)
5. Employment Data( past
experience, promotions, nature of
duties, reasons for leaving previous
jobs, etc.)
6. Extra-curricular activities data
(sports/games, NSS, prizes)
7. References ( names of two or more people
who certify the suitability of an applicants
to the advertised position)
5. Some of the commonly used tests:
1. Intelligence Tests
2. Aptitude Tests
3. Personality Tests
4. Achievement Tests
5. Simulation Tests
6. Assessment Tests
7. Assessment Centre
6. These are mental ability tests.
They measure the candidate’s learning ability.
Also the ability to understand instructions
and make judgments.
7. Measure an individual’s potential to learn
certain skills-
clerical, mechanical, mathematical, etc.
These tests indicate whether or not an
individual has the ability to learn a given job
quickly and efficiently.
8. Used to measure basic aspects of an
applicants’ personality. E.g., self-
confidence, introversion, emotional balance.
9. Used to measure what the applicant can do
on the job currently. E.g., typing test.
10. It is a test which duplicates many of the
activities and problems an employee faces
while at work.
11. It is an extended work sample.
It uses procedures that incorporate group and
individual exercise.
These exercises are designed to simulate the
type of work which the candidate will be
expected to do.
12. Types of Interview
1. The Non-directive Interview
2. The Directive or Structured Interview
3. The Situational Interview
4. The Behavioral Interview
5. Stress Interview
6. Panel Interview
13. Medical Examination can give the
following info.
1. The applicant is medically suitable for
the specific for the specific job or
not.
2. The applicant has health problems or
psychological attitudes likely to
interfere with work efficiency or
further attendance.
14. 3. The applicant suffers from bad health
which should be corrected before he can
work satisfactorily.
4. The applicant’s physical measurements are
in accordance with job requirements or
not.
15. If the reference check is from the previous
employer: Job Title, Job Description, Period of
employment, Pay and Allowances, Benefits
provided, rate of absence