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A recent survey of HR professionals highlighted that around 60 per cent of all applicants had inaccuracies on their CVs or application form says Rob McKay of AssessSystems, a firm specialising in workplace assessment for employee selection.
"What's even more frightening is that many hiring managers accept the contents of these documents as absolute gospel," says McKay.
"Most managers hire on knowledge and skill, but they nearly always terminate on personality, attitude and mental ability."
He says a good, simple, structured, employee selection process involves:
* An application form
* A set of behavioural interview questions (based on the performance factors required for the job). With rating form.
* A validated profiling tool to test personality/mental abilities/attitudes.
* A work sample test (based a task they will be required to perform)
* A diligent background check and referencing procedure.
"Don't just rely on an interview and a CV," he says. "A background check will guarantee the person is fully trained, certified, experienced, law abiding, honest candidate.
