How to hire guide for employers

	A. Application Forms
	B. Confidentiality of applications received
	C. Letter on receipt
	D. Setting times and places for the interview
	E. Deciding what type of interview is best
	F. Deciding the information you need
	G. Understanding the information that the applicant may need
	H. Assessment tasks
	I. Contacting referees and making independent inquiries
	J. Employment Agreements
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H. Assessment tasks

It is sometimes appropriate to ask job applicants to perform tasks in order to assess whether they are suitable for a job. This can be helpful where the requirements of a job differ from the applicant’s previous work experience, or to help you to make comparisons between the skills of different applicants. If assessment tasks are to be used, they should be of limited duration and be a genuine assessment of the applicant’s capabilities to perform the key tasks of the job. You should let applicants know in advance the type of assessment that you will ask them to undertake.

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This page was last updated on: 19-Feb-2009 and is current.