Understanding Appointment Matters
You need to use the right terminology when speaking about appointment to a certain job in a recruitment exercise. If used by itself, this word refers to the prior arrangement that you make such as that before you see a dentist or a doctor. In the public sector, the word refers to the selection of a particular person and the issuance of a letter requiring him or her to perform the duties and responsibilities of a certain government position. To Wikipedia, the word is "used to describe a system of selecting candidates in which the choice is made by an individual or panel rather than by a poll of the populace in general (election), or through random selection (allotment/sortition) as used to select juries." When referring to a job that is offered to you or another person, it is preferable to use the phrase "letter of appointment" or some other words to describe this letter or document. Consider the following with regard to this document:
It is good to know the context under which you use words to improve understanding and communication between people working under the same roof. Privacy Policy
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