When you interview a job candidate, there are many things you can’t enquire about. However, there’s one question which should be put to each and every one. What is it and why should it be asked?
Published 24.03.2014
It may seem so simple yet selection interviewing is one of the easiest things to get wrong. At best, you stand to lose the perfect candidate. At worst, you could receive a tribunal claim. What
must/mustn’t you ask?
Published 18.01.2005
You’ve made arrangements to interview all the potential candidates for a job role on a particular day. However, one has since contacted you to say that the time they’ve been given is inconvenient.
Must you rearrange their slot?
Published 21.05.2014
When rejecting an unsuccessful job applicant, you know not to act in a discriminatory manner. But one employer has recently come up with a novel reason to turn a potential employee down. Why could
this move be unwise?
Published 08.09.2010
When a person applies for a job in your business you are perfectly entitled to ask them whether they know or are related to any of your employees. Why is it sensible to ask these two questions?
Published 02.10.2015
Candidates often voluntarily suggest business ideas during interviews or subsequently. If you decide to use their idea, are you legally obliged to pay them a consultancy fee or other payment,
regardless of whether you employ them?
Published 04.01.2023
You’ve written to a job applicant inviting them to attend an interview which will be conducted online. They’ve now contacted you asking for the time to be changed as it’s “inconvenient”. Must you
rearrange the virtual interview?
Published 11.02.2021
To help stamp out discrimination, the government wants employers to accept job applications on an anonymous basis. Is there a new law on the cards?
Published 25.01.2012
You’ve advertised a job role and received applications from several people who are clearly overqualified. Is it safe to reject a job applicant because they have more qualifications, skills and/or
experience than are needed for a job role?
Published 17.11.2022
Apparently, 77% of 18-23 year olds believe that feedback following a face-to-face interview should be mandatory. This has prompted the #fightforfeedback campaign. How should you handle a request for
interview feedback?
Published 01.06.2017