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Summary

 The first source for availability of people is the organisation itself. For this

purpose, the HR department should have what is known as an HR or

Manpower inventory.

 A job is a collection of activities that have to be done by an individual.

These activities may be related or unrelated to each other.

 Selection through group activity technique provide a lot of data about

candidates, to the extent that they reveal the thought processes,

creativity, values, listening ability, argumentativeness, aggressiveness,

etc. process reveals interpersonal skills and important behavioural

tendencies.

 Psychological tests are intended to test behavioural characteristics like

dominance, tolerance, adaptability, adjustability, aggression, emotional

characteristics, etc. These have to be carefully chosen after checking for

reliability and validity.