Successful Recruitment and Induction

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Successful Recruitment and Induction

• Mrs Debbie Dyker
• Mrs Diane Norris
• Mrs Joy Wootten
• Wednesday 13th June 2007

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Objective

• Provide information relating to best practice in
  recruitment, selection and induction
• Opportunity to undertake practical exercises in
  drafting recruitment literature and practicing
  interview skills
• Ensure the College of Life Sciences and Medicine
  appoints the best people to vacancies to
  safeguard the investment in the recruitment and
  selection process

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The Importance of Effective Recruitment and
Selection

• Cost of advertising
• A good appointment is a good investment
• Tribunal cases
• Out of court settlement
• Damaging publicity
• Personal slander/allegations can be damaging
• Cost legal fees
• compensation awarded
• time

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Recruiting to a Vacancy

• Funding arrangements
• What do you want the person to do?
• Job evaluation procedures

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Advertising

• Paperwork
• Advertisement
• Further Particulars information about the
  post/project
• HERA job evaluation form
• Person Specification
• Disclosure Scotland Risk Assessment
• Location of advert
• Suggested selection committee composition
• Persys Form

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Shortlisting

• Selection committee members provided with access
  to online recruitment system
• Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled
  applicants
• Assess applications against the essential and
  desirable criteria in the person specification
• Shortlisting monitoring form

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Interviews

• Half day Equal Opportunities in Recruitment and
  Selection Training Course
• Selection Committee
• Minimum 3 interviewers (must be convened by a
  member of Professorial staff)
• HR Officer involvement in Selection Committees
• Services offered by HR Office
• Issue invitations
• Call references
• Advise if selection committee members have
  attended training

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Interviewing Candidates

• Aims of the interview
• Ascertain the most suitable candidate for the
  position
• Let candidates know what the post entails
• Practicing interview skills

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Notification of Candidates

• Salary Placing
• Contractual Arrangements
• Offers of employment are made on behalf of the
  University Court

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Induction

• Recruitment and selection process does not end
  with an appointment
• School/College Induction
• University Induction

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Work Permits

• Any offer of employment is subject to the Work
  permit being granted
• Further Leave to Remain in the UK
• Registration of some EU nationals
• Application Procedures
• Penalties
• Must satisfy Borders Immigration Agency no
  resident worker is able to do the job

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Presentations

• Arrangements are the responsibility of the School
  concerned
• Candidates should be given the same information
• Audience
• Venue
• Feedback to Selection Committee

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Recruitment in Practice

• Opportunity to
• Draft recruitment literature
• Practice interview skills