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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 424.

Choose the seven most important. Is there anything missing from the list?

In your opinion, which factors below are important for getting a job?

age /sex appearance astrological sign contacts and connections

experience family background handwriting hobbies intelligence

marital status personality qualifications references sickness record

blood group

You will read the text about selecting the best candidate and the importance of having a good CV

Investing thousands of pounds in the recruitment and training of each new graduate recruit may be just the beginning. Choosing the wrong candidate may leave an organization paying for years to come.

Few companies will have escaped all of the following failures: people who panic at the first sign of stress; those with long, impressive qualifications who seem incapable of learning; hypochondriacs whose absentee record becomes astonishing; and the unstable person later discovered to be a thief or worse.

Less dramatic, but just as much a problem, is the person who simply doesn't come up to expectations, who never becomes a high-flier or even a steady performer; the employee with a fine future behind them.

Some years ago candidates could win a top position with only the right look and the right answers to questions like: “Why do you want this job?” Now a great number of companies are no longer satisfied with traditional job interviews. Instead, they offer applicants – from top executives and down – a series of tests, role plays, simulated decision-making exercises and brainteasers. The tests are not about mathematics or grammar, nor about any of the basic technical skills.