Category Archives: Staff retention

Basic Interview Skills

Posted on September 11, 2012 by emeraldstarfish

Be open, make you candidate feel welcome and be able to open up Suspend judgement Stick to a pre-determined structure Ask open questions Don’t offer options to questions Keep your questions simple Let the candidate know how soon you will … Continue reading →

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Reducing Bias in the Candidate Selection Process

Posted on August 17, 2012 by emeraldstarfish

Recruitment is taking a candidate from the pool of available candidates and through some method of selection produce an effective workforce.  During this process we are predicting that the chosen candidates will form an effective and productive employee. How do … Continue reading →

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4 new Employment Law changes for 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by emeraldstarfish

There will be an increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal cases from one to two years from the 6th April 2012 Changes to Employment Tribunals are set to be announced on 6th April 2012.  Please see my previous … Continue reading →

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Changes to Unfair Dismissal Claims – are these really on the horizon?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by emeraldstarfish

The leaked government report today claiming that unproductive workers should lose their right to claim unfair dismissal has again opened up the debate about current employment laws covering this area of legislation. Currently workers who feel that they have been … Continue reading →

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Person Profiles for Job Adverts

Posted on July 19, 2011 by emeraldstarfish

Person Profiles should go hand in hand with Job Descriptions during the Recruitment Process. Whilst the Job Description is a more formal document that may only change a little over time, a Person Profile should be revisited for each vacancy.  … Continue reading →

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