1. The most important outcome of effective selection is acquiring/obtaining the best talent.
2. Organizations that use the long-term generalist strategy typically develop talent through extensive training.
3. Organizations seeking short-term generalists and short-term specialists tend to employ an HR Strategy that involves hiring people away from other organizations.
4. Organizations that employ the Committed Expert HR Strategy attempt to select people capable of developing expertise in a particular area.
5. In order to be hired as a “Long term specialist” an applicant must have all skills to perform the job.
6. Job fit and organization fit are two important and different judgments for making effective selection decisions.
7. For effective hiring recruiters should assess a candidate’s organization fit based upon their own unique beliefs and perceptions about the organization.
8. When hiring generalists, job-based fit is a more important consideration than organization-based fit.
9. In the hiring of long-term employees, organization-based fit is the most critical factor.
10. If organization fit is essential, an employee is hired for the short term.