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Useful advice to guide you through the recruitment and selection process and help you find the right employees for your business.

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Making the selection decision Again, remember to keep subjectivity to a minimum when making your selection decision. Assess the candidates according to the criteria set out in the person specification – and remember that each candidate should be assess...

Shortlisting and interviews When you’ve received all your applications, it’s time to screen them and make a shortlist of those you want to invite to interview. Remember, to keep the process fair, legal and non-discriminatory, you should use the...

Advertising Now that you know what and who you’re looking for, you have various options for sourcing candidates. Perhaps you know family, friends or other people who might be suitable – e.g. friends or associates of business con...

Define what and who you are looking for The first principle of recruitment is to define exactly what you are looking for, in terms of both the job and the person. First, look at the job. Is there actually a vacancy? What is the business need? What tasks will the job i...