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.
The following internal application comes from a disciple at a company that offers ‘world-class service in the field of injection-moulded...
One of the main exam boards in England has admitted that it was so short of experienced examiners in a GCSE subjects this summer that it drafted in its office staff to help to mark the papers.
High-street retailer Argos is to axe up to 500 managerial roles and change 1,000 staff positions at its 604 stores, which could lead to a number of redundancies.
Excitement and a lack of stress are the keys to keeping employees happy and productive, according to the CIPD.
Employers need to be ultra-cautious when wording job advertisements for graduates, lawyers have warned.
I was interested in Kevin Kerrigan’s letter (Personnel Today, 17 May) about subjectivity in recruitment. I am actively seeking a...
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The Royal Mail has slashed its personnel budget and department in recent times. The HR spend has been cut from...
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WL Gore & Associates is the best employer in Britain, according to the Sunday Times' 100 Best Companies to Work For 2004 list.
Siemens Shared Services has developed a competency framework as the basis for staff development. Here we look at how job families and some 150 job descriptions, were refined and implemented
