The key purpose of a selection interview is to assess the skills, experience and general background of the candidate in order to make a decision on his or suitability for the job.
The employer should take steps to avoid complaints of discrimination arising from the arrangements for the interview or the nature of the questioning.
The employer should ensure that it makes adequate records of what is said at the interview.
An Asian man was turned down for a job at a top engineering firm, but then offered an interview when...
A quarter of working Brits, more than seven million people, are disillusioned with their jobs, a report has found. A...
I totally agree with Warren Broadbent (Letters, Personnel Today 10 April). Job applicants are totally ignored if long, valuable and...
A revised plan to resolve the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) crisis has been welcomed as “good news” by NHS ...
Leicester University recently conducted a survey among a representative sample of 2,000 people, asking whether they would commit fraud if they...
Half of UK workers would exaggerate when applying for a job, according to research commissioned by HR consultancy Water for Fish. ...
Half of all CVs received by recruitment firms contain grammatical and spelling errors, a survey of 266 firms found. The...
‘Tis the season to be jolly – unless you are being served by temporary staff, according to research.
One-third of...
Women are rated as better job interviewers than men, according to research.
More than half (56%) of 1,000 UK job...
Picture the scene: middle manager, right side of 50, but with a face that no longer ‘fits’ with his employer...
Interviewers are asking job seekers too many inappropriate personal questions which have no bearing on their ability to do the...
More than half of job seekers (53%) admit that they are poorly prepared for interviews, according to a survey. One...
Council-run museum bars white applicants.
The weird job applications continue to pile in (keep ’em coming). Thanks to disciples Michelle and Sheila for the latest...
I have to take issue with disciple Penny’s note to Guru (Personnel Today, 20 June) about not shortlisting an applicant...
