Selection

flat English for Human Resources

Selection
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The goal of the selection process is to find the best available person for the job, a person with the knowledge, skills, abilities, and motivation to successfully fill the position. It is a procedure of matching organizational requirements with the skills and qualifications of people. Effective selection can be done only when there is effective matching. By selecting best candidate for the required job, the organization will get quality performance of employees. Moreover, organization will face less of absenteeism and employee turnover problems. By selecting right candidate for the required job, organization will also save time and money. All the potential candidates who apply for the given job are tested.


 * ==@Job Advertisements ==

**Job advertisements are announcements about specific job openings. Job advertisements are usually created by human resource managers of companies, executive search firms or employment agencies. Job advertisements can include any type of job, including factory workers, printers, retail managers, sales reps or accountants.Job advertisements can appear in newspapers, magazines, college alumni newsletters, online and even on the radio. Job advertisements typically run each day in most major newspapers.**


 * ==@A Curriculum Vitae ==

A curriculum vitae, also known as a CV, includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details. A curriculum vitae is longer (up to two or more pages) to resume, more detailed synopsis of your background and skills. It should include your name, contact information, education, skills and experience. In addition to the basics, a CV includes research and teaching experience, publications, grants and fellowships, professional associations and licenses, awards and other information relevant to the position you are applying for.


 * ==@The Job Interview ==

An interview means a face to face interaction between the interviewer and the candidate/candidates so as to obtain desired information from him/them. It can also be defined as a way of exchanging meanings between individuals by using a common set of symbols. Interviews generally need a preparation. Job interviews seem frightening, even if the individual is well prepared. Interviews have a definite structure. Clear communication should take place during an interview. All interviews have a definite purpose familiar to the interviewer and the candidate/interviewee.

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 **WHAT IS EUROPASS** ?

Five documents to make your skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The objectives are:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">to help citizens communicate their skills and qualifications effectively when looking for a job or training;
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">to help employers understand the skills and qualifications of the workforce;
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">to help education and training authorities define and communicate the content of curricula.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">For more information, see Europass site.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**WHAT IS WORK AND TRAVEL?**

//Work and Travel// is a program of international cultural exchange that allows [|students] from different countries of the world to depart on summer vacations to the [|United States] to work and travel. The primary purpose of the program is to acquaint foreign students with the culture and life of modern America and the distribution of other cultures among its inhabitants. [|[1]] The founder of the program and its main supervisor is the [|Department of State], which determines the number of students that have a right to take part each year. Companies that represent the program abroad register students in the program, and help to provide information and get the necessary documents. Also some agencies help program participants to plan their journey to their future place of [|work], giving the possibility of purchasing international airline tickets on [|students] tariffs.

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 * TEAM 8 || Sabadas Anca || A2-B1 || A Curriculum Vitae, Presentation || Sabadis Anca ||
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 * TEAM 8 || Valean Carla || A2-B1 || Job Advertisements,A curriculum Vitae || Valean Carla ||

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