Which statement best describes recruitment and selection?

• A. Recruitment is the process of choosing the best candidate; selection is about advertising vacancies.
• B. Recruitment is the process of attracting suitable candidates to apply for a job; selection is the process of choosing the best candidate from those applicants.
• C. Recruitment and selection are the same process with different names.
• D. Recruitment handles training while selection handles payroll.

Answer: (B)

Recruitment is about attracting suitable candidates to apply for a job, while selection is about choosing the best candidate from those applicants. Recruitment creates a pool of potential employees by advertising vacancies, using job boards, agencies, and internal notices. Selection then narrows that pool by assessing the applicants—reviewing CVs, interviewing, testing, and checking references—to decide who is most suitable for the role. This two-step approach—first drawing in candidates, then choosing the best from them—is what the statement correctly describes. The other ideas mix up these roles or suggest they’re the same process, or assign unrelated tasks like training or payroll to recruitment and selection.