The Essential Guide to Recruitment

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"Poor hiring decisions and processes can prove very costly or damaging, especially to smaller organisations. In The Essential Guide to Recruitment, the author has distilled best professional practice into practical down-to-earth advice to help busy managers avoid the pitfalls and to recruit the best." Jan Scrine BSc(Econ), MSc, FCIPD, MCIArb, The Minerva Group "A manager's success is dependent on the quality and performance of those he manages and recruitment techniques are key to obtaining the best help: that's why the step-by-step directions of (this book) are so important." California Bookwatch "Dale...offers advice to managers who haven't been extensively trained on strategies for seeking, hiring and keeping the best employees for their team." Reference and Research Book News "Recruitment and selection can be a minefield for the inexperienced and the unwary. This book will lead you safely through the process from defining the job through advertising, shortlisting and the early days of employment. Margaret's book would be a great help to the newly appointed manager or somebody in a small firm seeking to recruit without the assistance of an in-house Human Resources department." Paul Marshall, HR Department, University of Hull "This book is a practical and step-by-step guide to the recruitment process ... the author has distilled best professional practice into practical down-to-earth advice." Managing Risk "This book has been written to support one of the most critical of HR functions - recruitment. Guides the recruiter through the complete cycle. When it comes to looking at questioning techniques, it does come into its own and gives the reader plenty of oppurtunities to practice these, as well as other methodologies, at the end of each chapter. A useful guide for any HR professional aiming to attract talent to, and encourage talent within their organization." Personnel Today