Recruitment involves searching for and encouraging prospective job candidates to apply for open positions, while selection refers to evaluating applicants and choosing the most competent candidates to receive job offers. The key differences are that recruitment aims to attract a large number of applicants, has fewer hurdles for candidates to overcome, and is a more positive and economical process. In contrast, selection is more complicated, involves multiple assessments for candidates to pass through, and takes more time to narrow down and select the best candidates for hire.

1. TOPIC:
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
RECRUITMENT
AND SELECTION

2. Meaning & Definition of
Recruitment:
– Meaning:
Recruitment is a positive process of searching for
prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for
the jobs in the organisation. When more persons apply for
jobs then there will be a scope for recruiting better
persons.
Definition:
According to Edwin B. Flippo, “It is a process of
searching for prospective employees and stimulating
and encouraging them to apply for jobs in an
organisation.”

3. Meaning & Definition of
Selection :
Meaning :
Selection is the process of assessing the
candidates by various means and making choice
followed by an offer of employment.
Defination :
According to Dale Yoder “Selection is the
process in which candidates for employment are
divided into two classes those who are to be
offered employment and those who are not”.

4. Difference Between
Recruitment And Selection
Basis Recruitment Selection
Meaning It is an activity
of establishing
contact
between
employers and
applicants.
It is a process of
picking up more
competent and
suitable
employees.

5. Objective It encourages large
number of
Candidates for a job.
It attempts at
rejecting unsuitable
candidates.
Contd..

6. Contd..
Process It is a
simple
process
.
It is a
complic
ated
process
.

7. Contd...
Hurdles The
candidates
have not to
cross over
many
hurdles.
Many
hurdles have
to be
crossed.
Approach It is a
positive
approach.
It is a
negative
approach.

8. Contd..
Sequence It proceeds
selection.
It follows
recruitment.
Economy It is an
economical
method.
It is an
expensive
method.
Time
Consuming
Less time is
required.
More time is
required.