Selecting staff

New and updated

• Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Interviewing job candidates

  Enhanced with the addition of practical guidance on the skills needed to prepare for and conduct effective interviews, and with updated guidance on avoiding the risk of discrimination and unconscious bias during the interview process.

• Type:

  Good practice manual

  Assessment centres

  Updated to reflect new and emerging practices relating to artificial intelligence and increased used of technology in administering and delivering assessment centres.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Optional additions to a conditional offer of employment letter

  Updated to include information about proposed reforms to the rules on rehabilitation periods.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter acknowledging receipt of job application form

  Updated to include the option to interview remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter to accompany a job application form

  Updated to include the option to interview remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Date:

  19 May 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Police sector: Returning to duty during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

  We look at how the police service is bringing returners back into its workforce to help support policing needs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter inviting a job applicant to an interview

  Updated to include the option to interview remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and precautionary measures where interviewees attend the premises during the outbreak.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter rejecting a job applicant after an interview

  Updated to include a reference to an interview conducted remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter inviting a job applicant to a second interview

  Updated to include the option to interview remotely to reflect the increase in remote recruitment due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and precautionary measures where interviewees attend the premises during the outbreak.

• Date:

  5 May 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the rise of remote recruitment

  With social distancing guidelines and the increase in remote working due to the coronavirus, employers have been forced to rethink how they recruit and select staff. Graham Brown reports on the rise of video interviews and remote onboarding of new starters.