In an increasingly litigious age, documenting the recruitment process is vital.
At the heart of such record keeping are job and person specifications, documents that clearly describe what activities the job holder will have to perform and what experience they will need for the position.
We're able to advise on current documentation, or create new specifications that could make use of techniques such as Critical Incident Interviews, Repertory Grid Analysis and Visionary Interviews, leading to competency-based profiles if required.
Whilst undoubtedly thorough, job and person specifications frequently fail to address the needs of recruitment advertising on the Internet, so a little common sense is called for.
Upon discussing the position thoroughly with the line manager, it became obvious that the vacancy for an AS400 Analyst Programmer was in fact an AS400 Application Support Consultant. Not only would the advertisement have been badly worded, but even the job title was wrong.
