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Recruitment and Selection Guidelines

Welcome to your Recruitment and Selection website, which is intended to provide you with all of the procedural information you will need to successfully undertake a recruitment project. These guidelines apply for both open ended and fixed term contracts

You will find below a table of contents, which will take you to the R&S guidelines.

Please take note that this is not a training facility, but a reference tool, and it is a requirement to complete the R&S training programme before taking part in any recruitment activity. For more information, go to My Learning on the Portal.

These guidelines are supplemented with forms that can be dowloaded from the appendices page.

Recruitment and Selection Guidelines: Table of Contents

What to do when a vacancy arises	Post Approval Form Essential/Desirable Criteria Adverts Advert Placement Further Particulars
Selection Procedures	Role of Recruiting Manager Internal Applicants Shortlisting Reasons for Rejecting Applications at Shortlisting Stage Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
Preparing for the Interview	Format for the Interview (Presentations, assessments etc) Letter to Invite Candidate for Interview References
Interview Questioning Techniques	Different Types of Questions to ask at Interview
Roles within the Interview Process	The Recruiting Manager The Chairperson The Appointing Committee Panel Members
The Interview	Preparing the Candidate Structure of the Interview Administering the Interview
After the Interview	Role of the Recruiting Manager Evaluating the Candidates The Decision Negotiating Salaries Making an Offer of Employment Work Permits Nationality Check Feedback for Unsuccessful Candidates

 

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