Selection methods
What Selection methods means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Choosing the best candidate, using methods such as application forms, CVs, cover letters, interviews, tests, and references.
Methods such as interviews, tests, presentations and references that help assess candidates.
Topics that use Selection methods
- Recruitment and selection of employees (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Contract of employment
- Cost and efficiency
- Cost and time implications
- Cost control
- External recruitment
- Flexibility for employer and employee
- Hours worked
- Internal recruitment
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