JOB SELECTION BASED ON FUZZY AHP: AN INVESTIGATION INCLUDING THE STUDENTS OF ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT FACULTY

Abstract

Job selection is one of the most important points of the life. In addition to the importance of the selected job, where you perform it is also important. During this multi-criteria decision making period, possible job alternatives are evaluated. In fact, alternatives and criteria differ among other in terms of score and weight, respectively. Fuzzy AHP, in which linguistic variables are represented by triangular fuzzy numbers, is an effective method for analyzing this kind of problem. The aim of this study is to analyze the factors which play a role in job selection. For this aim, an investigation is conducted within the university students who will graduate from Istanbul Technical University Management Faculty within the following year. All the analyses of the criteria and evaluation of alternatives are made via fuzzy AHP

Keywords

• Decision making, fuzzy AHP, job selection

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