Tool Kit for Recruitment & Selection

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Tool Kit for

Recruitement &Selection

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 The importance of recruitment and selection1.2 Where departments go wrong

1.2.1 Specific shortcomings revealed by PSC investigations1.2.2 Implications of these shortcomings1.3 What needs to be done?1.3.1 Preparing the groundwork1.3.2 The purpose with this Toolkit is to assist with areas ofrecruitment and selection

Chapter 2: Objectives and Principles

2.1 Regulatory framework underpinning this Toolkit2.2 Specific objectives with this Toolkit2.3 Important underlying principles2.3.1 Lack of policy guidelines may detract from goalattainment2.3.2 Failing to plan sets the scene for failure


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2.3.3 Poor administration and decisions yield poor results

Chapter 3: The Management of the Recruitment andSelection Process

3.1 Understanding the process3.2 Points of departure3.2.1 Recruitment and selection is a line managementresponsibility3.2.2 Each recruitment and selection phase should be finalisedbeforemoving on to the next phase3.2.3 Reasonable time periods should be allocated to the

execution ofeach and every phase3.3 Activities that need to be highlighted3.3.1 Advertising(a) What you advertise for is what you get(b) Principles applying to advertising(c) How can discrimination be avoided?3.3.2 Applications3.3.3 Screening(a) Purpose of screening(b) Principles applying to screening(c) Important screening issues3.3.4 Short-listing(a) Purpose of short-listing(b) Principles applying to short-listing(c) How can discrimination be avoided?(d) Important short-listing issues3.3.5 The final selection phase

a) Purpose of the final selection phase;

b) Principles applying to the final selection phase;

c) How can discrimination be avoided?;


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d) Selection techniques;

e) Important final selection issues

f) Selection committees;g) Selection instruments;h) Interviewing;i) Nominations

3.3.6 Record-keeping3.3.7 Monitoring

Chapter 4: The Development of a DepartmentalRecruitment andSelection Policy

4.1 Introduction4.2 Avoiding discrimination4.3 General provisions4.4 Advertisements4.5 Processing of applications4.6 Screening of applicants4.7 Short-listing of applicants

4.8 Selection committees4.9 Interviewing4.10 The physical filling of posts4.11 Conclusion

AnnexuresA: Screening of applicantsB: List of applicantsC: Short-listing of applicants

D: Final selection of applicantsE: Short-listing and final selection: ExamplesF: Summary of screening, short-listing and final selectioncriteriaG: Supportive documentation required for the filling of a postH: Verification checklist on the filling of a post


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