Abstract:

Humans, who have the ability to use all production inputs, are the primary resources supporting organizational and management activities, and more importantly, raising awareness and bringing innovation to the enterprise in order to keep it in the sector where it operates. Today, enterprises have figured that investing in physical resources alone will not bring the full potential benefit when not done in parallel to investment in staff operating in an increasingly competitive environment. Today’s business environment has emphasized the awareness of the human resources unit within the enterprises and led to the development of the personnel selection and placement process, which is one of the functions of the human resources. The personnel selection and placement phase are the beginning of the effective utilization of human resources. Therefore, in an environment where globalization is gaining momentum every day, enterprises are in a race to choose a suitable and qualified employee for the right job and to ensure the continuity of these selected elements within the business. In this study, the problem of personnel selection, which is one of the important functions of human resources management, is discussed. In the evaluation phase, the personnel selection for field operations of Trabzon Port, one of Turkey’s most important ports, is evaluated with the multi-criteria decision-making methods called AHP and MOORA. Findings indicated that “post-application criteria (interview, exam results and references)” are an important factor in the personnel selection process.

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