Job descriptions
Employers should formulate a job description when recruiting to a new position. When recruiting to an existing position, the employer should review the job description to ensure that it is up to date.
The job description should set out accurately the duties and responsibilities of the post and should be used with a person specification to identify the most suitable candidate.
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Analysis of the Household Longitudinal Study...
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Legal Q&A: Intellectual property clauses in employment contracts
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Law in practice: discriminatory job advertisements
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Top job: Neil Fletcher, head of Honda Institute, Honda
Where were you working before?I was with Ford as a business manager, working with car dealers to improve their business...
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Where were you working before, and what were your duties?I was human resources (HR) director for Canon, responsible for developing...
