Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure

This session is aimed at any employees and parent council members who sit on recruitment panels. The content includes equality legislation and its impact on recruitment and selection; advertising vacancies; shortlisting; assessment and interview techniques including competency-based questions. The session also covers the processes at each stage which recruiters must follow, in line with OIC policy.

Recruiting Managers who would like further guidance on the shortlisting process can contact learn.develop@orkney.gov.uk and a short workshop will be arranged which will include identifying criteria which can be assessed from the initial application process and completion of the form.

These sessions will be presented by Sorcha Woodrow, Learning and Development Adviser and Jayne Fraser, HR Adviser