Selection and Appointment

Selection and Appointment

1. Application form

   • Business have an application form either printed or supplied online, which they will expect all applicants to complete
   • This will include: contact details, education history, employment history, skills, training received, personal interests and references.

2. Letter of application

   • Is requested alongside either an application form or a CV and is an opportunity for the applicant to write in detail about their strengths.
   • The letter can contain reasons why they think they would be a benefit to the business and why they want the job. It show the different between those who are prepared to put in a lot of effort to get the job abd those who don't.

3. CV's

   • curriculum vitae or CV is a brief story of the applicants life

4. Short listing

   • Is a list of candidates, that the will get through to an interview.
     • One of the managers will choose who will go on the short list after looking at CV's, letters or application form.

5. Long listing

   • A section of people will be put on the long-list and the rest will be rejected. They will further be looked at in detail and placed on the short list.

6. Interview

   • The Human resources Management department will set up an interviewing panel which will consist of the human resources manager and a line manager, or if a small business it will only be the owner.
   • At the interview the applicants will be put at their ease and then be asked a series of pre-prepared questions, and assessed on personal characteristics, such an body language, care of appearance, tone of voice and ability to get on with people