There are ten stages in the process:

1. Vacancy( new job created or a person leaves)

2. Job Description (what they will do) & Person Specification (ideal person to do the job)

3. Advert

4. Application forms returned

5. Short listing (choosing who to invite for interview)

6. Interview

7. Decision (who gets the job!)

8. References & Checks

9. Job Offer

10. New employee Appointed

What is a Job description?

This outlines the tasks and responsibilities the person

will have:

Work with children

Work with parents Work with children’s

health services

What is a person Specification?

Qualifications

Skills

Experience

Personal qualities

Questions

Presentation

Case Study

Activity

There are two types of questions

1. OPEN questions - They start with How, why,

tell me?

2. CLOSED questions - Yes or No answers

Maintain the confidentiality of candidates who apply

for the job.

Keep confidential the information candidates share at

interview.

How candidates perform in the interview

‘It is against the law to

discriminate against someone in

the recruitment process on the

grounds of race, colour, country

of origin, nationality, ethnic

group, sex, age, marital status,

disability, religion or sexuality’

DO’S FOR INTERVIEWING

Welcome the candidate

Smile

Repeat questions if

needed

Respect the candidate

DON’T FOR INTERVIEWING

Launch straight into questions

Look disinterested or bored

Answer your mobile

Interrupt while the candidate is talking

Yawn or Frown

RECORDING THE INTERVIEW

The interview panel need to agree how they will

record the interview and score candidates

Candidate

Number

Question Model

response

Their

Answer

Score

(Circle your answer)

1 2 3 4 5

Met partly met Not

Met

Bad Weak Ok

Excellent

AND FINALLY…………

Have fun!