The Easy Step by Step Guide to Recruiting the Right Staff
Published on 30. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-0-9539856-1-6 (ISBN)
Description
This manual offers advice on recruiting the right staff for an organization. It covers: how to draw up job advertisements; how to assess and interview applicants; making the job offer; and the legalities of appointing people. There is a bullet point summary at the end of each chapter.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hampshire
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 136 mm
Weight
178 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9539856-1-6 (9780953985616)
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Person
Chris Dukes has worked in the office environment for many years, and is presently the administrator for an Information Technology Project Office in a multi-national company. Present responsibilities include manpower allocation, production of time/budget statistics for management and operational planning purposes, and employment of both permanent and temporary staff in a project-oriented working environment.
Content
Introduction How to use this guide What you will learn from this guide Panic stations Immediate actions Recruiting hastily The temporary solution In summary Recruitment as a project Scoping the project Gantt charts The job specification (spec) Selling the job Selling your firm Candidate profile Flexibility In summary Contract labour Sole agency Multiple v sole agency Multiple agency pitfalls Work permits In summary Advertising the vancancy Where to advertise Hardcopy advertising Local employment agencies Specialist recruitment agencies Multiple v sole agency Internet and online recruitment Form a partnership Put the plan into action In summary Assessing the applications Weighing the pros and cons Reading between the lines Taking up references Assessing technical skills Short-listing and contact In summary Psychological profiling What is psychology? Psychometric evaluation Validity of psychometric testing Which test? In summary Planning the interview Conducting the interview Conducting yourself What questions to ask What questions not to ask In summary Making an offer Verbal contract Confirmation of acceptance In summary Contracts Expected length of employment Glass ceilings In summary It's not finished yet The induction Planning for the future Managing expectations The personal review In summary Employment law Keeping employee records Statues and directives In summary Useful sources of information Acknowledgements