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If you have drawn up your selection criteria thoughtfully, your Selection Criteria is the source for determining interview questions. The interview is for you to assess which applicant best suits your job in your organisation. Having selection criteria enables you … Continue reading →

Now this is not as easy as it sounds, and is a time consuming operation. In essence, filtering applicants is matching their information against the specifications/selection criteria. This is most easily enabled if you can post a Job Application Form … Continue reading →

Like any marketing task, you need to advertise where you have the best chance of being seen by the kind of people you want. For example, recruiting School Leavers for junior positions requires a different advertising plan than for recruiting … Continue reading →

Commonly Used Recruitment Terminology To provide a successful method to identify and assess applicant suitability, definitions of terminology must be addressed to ensure understanding and acknowledgement of the process. Selection Criteria are the Skills, Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience and Personality attributes … Continue reading →

With so many tests available for recruiting, are they worth it? Well, when you consider that to put a new person on the payroll is such an important decision, why wouldn’t you use all the tools at your disposal. The … Continue reading →

It is rarely recognized that the every-day activity of putting on a new employee is a quarter of a million dollar decision – and it’s often made without realizing what a big financial mistake it is to put on the … Continue reading →

Yes it is vital that you have well thought–out selection criteria – but some criteria are more important than others. A common problem is that sometimes a person that meets most selection criteria still does not work out. This is … Continue reading →

Free Recruiting Handbook offer – Ideal for SME’s Continue reading →

Most small and medium size businesses (SME’s) like to do things themselves, but need to use expertly designed systems to help them do it professionally. This site provides a number of products and solutions to enable small and medium businesses … Continue reading →