Face-to-face interviews remain most popular selection tool

The latest research from XpertHR explores the different tools that employers use, and those that they feel are the most effective. It finds that face-to-face interviews are employed universally and that two in three (65%) employers rate them as the most effective means of identifying the right person for the job. 

• Effective selection tools: what works for employers Almost half our respondents rate references as the least effective selection tool, despite their widespread use. 

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Assessment centres: the IRS report The use of assessment centres can help improve hiring decisions considerably, yet even employers that have committed the time and money required to adopt this demanding selection process could gain more from their investment, as our report shows. 

Employment law manual: Interviewing The key purpose of a selection interview is to assess the skills, experience and general background of a particular candidate in order to make a decision on whether that person is a suitable candidate, or the most suitable candidate, for a particular job. Interviewing is the most commonly used method of assessing prospective employees. 

Employment law manual: Selection We outline employment law that employers need to be aware of when selecting new employees, once the interview stage has been completed.