Recruitment and selection guide

Purpose of the guide

This guide supplements the College's Recruitment Policy and provides further information and practical advice for those involved in all aspects of recruitment and selection. Recruitment and selection is a very important process and it is important to select the best candidates for the College. This guide sets out best practice guidelines to assist you in making this process as effective as possible. In addition, our Human Resources Team is very willing to support you and give further advice should you require it.

Contents

The guide sets out to:

• encourage good practice and adopt an equal opportunities approach throughout

• explain the College’s policy, procedures and link with the legal obligations laid out in the relevant legislation in a pragmatic way

• specify what information is required from schools and departments at each stage

• indicate what the Human Resources Team will do in response at each stage

• provides working examples of the documentation using a sample post

• assists schools and departments in recruiting the best people for each job in a fair and efficient way.

Improving the guide

This guide has been recently updated to comply with amendments to employment law, and to improve the guidance and best practice examples given. We would greatly appreciate any comments on this guide and the recruitment process generally, and the information and advice provided.  Please contact either myself, or one of my colleagues in the Human Resources Team with any suggestions.  Amendments will be made periodically and the most up-to-date copies will be available online which you are now viewing.

Training

All those involved on a regular basis, or who may be required to assist with, the recruitment and selection of staff should attend the appropriate College workshop (see course information on the Learning and Organisational Development website for details). These workshops provide detailed guidance on the legal framework and equal opportunities issues throughout the process, as well as the more practical skills involved in interviewing.  From 1 October 2004, attendance at the Recruitment and Selection workshop is mandatory for those involved in recruitment, in accordance with the College's Human Resources Strategy.

Documentation

All the standard forms and documents that are used in the recruitment process are available on the Human Resources website in the appendix to the Recruitment Policy or in the forms section. Alternatively they can be sourced directly from the Human Resources team.