Latest Interviewing Questions & Answers
Company re-structuring
Our company is currently undergoing a re-structure and we want to interview every member of staff both to find out where they feel their place within the company is and to assess their strengths and weaknesses to ascertain how best to utilise their expertise. Is there a basic format we should follow?
Improving your recruitment procedures
How can my business improve its recruitment procedures and how can the administration duties be handled more smoothly? Any tips?
Advertising for staff
Does an employer who has more than 60 staff have to advertise a new job or can they just move someone into a new position without advertising at all?
Closing dates
If I’m advertising a vacancy, is it OK to interview and appoint someone to that position before the closing date?
Advertising jobs
Do we legally have to advertise for a position? We want to promote internally and to advertise seems like we’d be wasting everyone’s time.
How can you make sure you hire the best people?
I have recently made two consecutive bad hires. What do you do when recruiting to make sure you hire the best people?
'Sick' employee went for interview at another company
What rights do we have when an employee is 'off sick' and goes for a job interview at another company?
Rejecting potential job applicants
An individual who applied for a job is asking why he was not selected for interview. Is it appropriate to say that the fact that he has 6 penalty speeding points counted against him, when a requirement of the job is driving?
Do we have to offer a job to existing staff before advertising to the public?
Do we have to offer a job to existing staff before advertising to the public?
Successfully advertising for staff
I am just about to advertise for my first employee. What steps do I have to take to ensure this is successful?
Job applicants right to see interview notes
Can a rejected candidate for a job see the interview notes taken by the panel?
