Job interviews

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:

  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.

• Type:

  Good practice manual

  Selecting the best candidate for a job

  Updated to include a case study about a targeted recruitment campaign at a hotel group.

• Date:

  24 October 2018

  Type:

  Law reports

  Age discrimination: Interviewer says "I've just noticed how old you are" to interviewee

  In James v Coedffranc Community Council, an employment tribunal upheld an unsuccessful job applicant's age discrimination claim after an interviewer said "I've just noticed how old you are" and jotted down older candidates' ages on interview notes.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Question on an application form asking an individual if they require any reasonable adjustments to be made for an interview due to disability

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation in force from 25 May 2018.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Interview assessment form

  Updated to highlight the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018, on this document.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter rejecting a job applicant who has not been shortlisted for an interview

  Updated to highlight the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018, on this document.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Do job applicants have the right to see notes made on them at interview?