A Manager S Guide To Recruitment Selection

The recruitment process is costly, lengthy and complex offering ample opportunity for making a bad decision as well as a good one. Manager's Guide to Recruitment and Selection shows that successful recruitment is a two-way process involving both employer and employee.

Assessment centres, psychometric testing and structured interviews are all methods that are regularly used to select and recruit employees. Assessment Methods in Recruitment, Selection and Performance offers clear explanations of the principles behind these methods along with their history, practice and implementation. There is also an exploration of how these methods can be used to determine competencies to shape performance management systems. Complete with case studies, figures and illustrations, the book links selection and performance management by examining a number of issues including the use of selection and recruitment methods; the background and approaches to measurement within performance management; and, the use of information and communication technology in assessment and performance management.

A well-designed interview is demanding, yet still respectful of the candidate. Dale's tried and true techniques enable managers and HR professionals to pinpoint exactly what qualities they want in their applicants, assess candidates and hire the best fit for the organization. Prepared questions enable fair, searching interviews that will find the ideal person for a job. Contents: Why you need the best person; Fishing in the biggest pond; Interview selection; Greatest interview questions; Choosing the best person; Making sure you keep the best; Good practice checklist.

Much has been written on the various methods of recruiting and selecting staff, including how competencies, increasingly the building blocks of the recruitment and selection process, fit in. What, however, the personnel professional faced with recruiting wants to know is how to apply these mysterious methods. This book aims to do just that. Specifically, it provides a step-by-step guide for the recruitment, selection and assessment of candidates and includes: * the best practice aspects of recruitment and selection * the practical considerations important when implementing a process * leading edge, unreported methods developed in the field. HR managers will find this enlightening and instructive book enormously useful in their day-to-day functions. "For what is principally billed as a guide, the authors have provided a comprehensive and up to date collection of recruitment and selection practices with some valuable critiques of some of the more mysterious processes in use." Richard Donkin, Financial Times "Overall, it was refreshing to read a book that comes down firmly on their (competencies) side it forces you to take a fresh look at your current practices and to question how they are used." Sue Simons, People Management

Take the guesswork out of BTEC assessment with sample student work and assessor feedback for all pass, merit and distinction criteria. By focusing on assessment this compact guide leads students through each pass, merit and distinction criterion by clearly showing them what they are required to do. Helps your students' to tackle the new exam with confidence with mock examination questions together with answers and feedback Provides a sample student answer for every single pass, merit and distinction criterion, together with detailed assessor's comments on how work can be improved, so that students know exactly what their work needs to show to hit their grade target Includes realistic model assignments that provide an opportunity to generate all evidence, with each criterion and grade clearly indicated. Supports students with detailed revision-style summaries of all the learning aims from the unit allowing them to quickly find the facts and ideas they will need for their assessment. Enables you to customise your course to the units you deliver when used alongside other guides in the series

Recruiting the right people is one of the most important activities organisations can undertake. Getting it right can mean fast, healthy growth and the fulfilment of business goals; getting it wrong can mean heavy costs, sinking morale and stunted growth. The Complete Guide to Recruitment is a practical self-help guide to best practice in recruitment. With international case studies demonstrating how recruitment contributes to business success, it covers every aspect of the recruitment process including: developing an effective recruitment strategy; relationship building for long-term hiring; assessing and selecting candidates; designing the contract of employment; and creating a great place to work. Also incorporating a broad range of sample adverts, contracts and assessment tests which are available to download and edit, The Complete Guide to Recruitment is ideal for companies of all types and sizes who want to attract and retain top talent.