Selection is the core principle in the three public sector personnel strategies, based on which of the following Reputation, election, and ease-of-recruitment Election, appointment, and rules Patronage, seniority, and rules Appointment, personality, and loyalty Question 35 The Classification Act of 1923 (almost a century ago!) provided a model of rational position management system based on scientific management. It establishes four guidelines, including all the following, except A member of a class would be qualified for all other positions in the class Qualifications were to be a critical factor in determining classification status Individuals, not positions, were to be classified Job duties and responsibilities were to be the distinguishing features of jobs