Source: XpertHR P&D Date: 01/10/2006 Publisher: XpertHR

Recruitment: Person specification form (form)

TOPICS:
recruitment selecting staff

AUTHOR: Chris Schofield


Form wording:

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Requirements Essential Desirable
Educational attainment [5 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade A including English Language and Mathematics] [2 A-levels or Intermediate or Final Institute of Chartered Secretaries or equivalent]
Knowledge required [Knowledge of highway law]  
Experience required [Experience of administrative work connected with highways] [Experience in dealing with members of the public and representatives of public utilities]
General intelligence [At least average for the good GCSE standard or equivalent] [Above average for GCSE standard or equivalent]
Skills and aptitudes required [Ability to extract salient points from written or oral statements Ability to write clear and concise English]  
Interests   [Interest in community affairs, particularly in planning and transportation]
Personal qualities required [Reliability, discretion, diplomatic manner and impartiality of judgment] [Should not be easily frustrated when unable to exert personal influence]
Circumstances [Current driving licence]

[Car owner

Able to attend some meetings out of normal office hours]

When to use this document

Use this form once it has been decided that a job needs to be filled in order to identify the type of person who could best perform the job.

Law relating to this document

Leading statutory authority

Race Relations Act 1976
Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 SI 2003/1660
Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 SI 2003/1661
Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 SI 2006/1031

Any requirement included in a person specification that could potentially place women (or men), people from a particular racial group, individuals from a particular age group, people with a particular religion or belief, or of a particular sexual orientation at a disadvantage could be indirectly discriminatory and hence unlawful.

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