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Business Studies · 2026 · 6 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 4 · Set 3 · Q34
(a) Explain the following steps in the process of selection: (i) Preliminary Screening (ii) Employment Interview (iii) Job Offer
(a)
Explain the following steps in the process of selection :
(i)
Preliminary Screening
(ii)
Employment Interview
(iii)
Job Offer
OR
(b)
Explain the following methods of training :
(i)
Apprenticeship programmes
(ii)
Internship training
(iii)
Vestibule training
Marking-scheme solution
Steps in the Process of Selection:
• i) Preliminary Screening:
A manager eliminates unqualified or unfit job seekers based on the
• information supplied in the application forms.
Preliminary interviews help reject misfits for reasons, which did not
appear in the application forms.
• (ii) Employment Interview:
Interview is a formal, in-depth conversation conducted to evaluate
• the applicant’s suitability for the job.
The role of the interviewer is to seek information and that of the
interviewee is to provide the same, while in present times, the
interviewee also seeks information from interviewer.
• (iii) Job Offer:
Job offer is made through a letter of appointment which generally
• contains a date by which the appointee must report on duty.
The appointee must be given reasonable time for reporting.
Explain the following methods of training :
(i)
Apprenticeship programmes
(ii)
Internship training
(iii)
Vestibule training
Methods of training:
• (i) Apprenticeship programmes:
In apprenticeship programmes, the trainees are put under the
guidance of a master worker in order to acquire a higher level of
• skill.
People seeking to enter skilled jobs such as plumbers, electricians or
iron workers, are often required to undergo apprenticeship training.
• (ii) Internship training:
Internship training refers to joint programme of training in which
• educational institutions and business firms cooperate.
Selected candidates carry on regular studies for the prescribed period,
and work in a factory or office to acquire practical knowledge and
skills.
• (iii) Vestibule training:
Vestibule training refers to off the job training method wherein
employees learn their jobs on the equipment they will be using, but
• away from the actual work floor.
This is usually done when employees are required to handle
sophisticated machinery and equipment.
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