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personnel selection

the process of selecting employees best suited for particular jobs by using such procedures as the assembly and analysis of biographical data, employment interviews, and employment tests.

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March 14th 2025

frigidity

frigidity

n. in women, impairment of sexual desire or inability to achieve sexual arousal or orgasm. This term is considered offensive and has largely been abandoned in favor of female sexual dysfunction. —frigid adj.