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 unstructured interview from a poor interviewer is the worst selection tool any company can use
Why oh why do HR departments not practise what they preach when they're recruiting?
The aimof the programme is to show that the concept of behavioural interviewing can be used to predict the future perforance of candidates.
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How to prepare for interviews
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A quarter of CVs submitted for financial sector jobs contained incorrect or false information, suggesting an intention to deceive
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