A Manager's Guide to Recruitment and Selection

The series editor; Introduction: successful recruitment and selection; What is to come; Finally; 1. Describing the job; Designing the job; Scientific management; Human relations school; Work design; Return of Taylorism; Alternatives to traditional job design; Jobs or roles; Expectations ;The work; Relationships; Job descriptions; Employee specification; Summary; 2. Attracting the right person; Marketing the job; Recruitment methods; How to know you have succeeded; Summary; 3. Making decisions; Information flow What information is needed to make decisions; The difficulties in making decisions; Providing additional information; Obtaining information Summary; 4. Applications; How to short-list; Decision frames; Forms of application; Screening methods; Short-listing matrix; Summary; 5. Selection methods; Whether selection methods can predict success in post; Errors and biases; Selection methods; Factors influencing the choice of selection method; Decision making; Summary; 6. Impact on the candidates; Candidates' personal considerations; Unfair discrimination; The consequences of not considering the candidates; Improving the treatment of candidates; Summary; 7. After the offer; Making win/win decisions; Making an offer of employment; Negotiations after the offer; Treating unsuccessful candidates well; Giving feedback; Correcting mistakes; Words of caution Conclusion; 8. Induction and inclusion; Needs of new employees; Starting with recruitment; Induction methods; Inclusion; Celebrating the new employee's appointment; Probation and temporary contracts; Initial training; Development; Summary; 9. Evaluation; Evaluating the techniques; Evaluating the appointment; Outcome measures; Using the need to fill a post as a strategic opportunity; Summary; References, additional reading, sources of information, training material, reference sources; Index