Tool Kit for Recruitement & Selection Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 The importance of recruitment and selection 1.2 Where departments go wrong 1.2.1 Specific shortcomings revealed by PSC investigations 1.2.2 Implications of these shortcomings 1.3 What needs to be done? 1.3.1 Preparing the groundwork 1.3.2 The purpose with this Toolkit is to assist with areas of recruitment and selection Chapter 2: Objectives and Principles 2.1 Regulatory framework underpinning this Toolkit 2.2 Specific objectives with this Toolkit 2.3 Important underlying principles 2.3.1 Lack of policy guidelines may detract from goal attainment 2.3.2 Failing to plan sets the scene for failure

2.3.3 Poor administration and decisions yield poor results Chapter 3: The Management of the Recruitment and Selection Process 3.1 Understanding the process 3.2 Points of departure 3.2.1 Recruitment and selection is a line management responsibility 3.2.2 Each recruitment and selection phase should be finalised before moving on to the next phase 3.2.3 Reasonable time periods should be allocated to the execution of each and every phase 3.3 Activities that need to be highlighted 3.3.1 Advertising (a) What you advertise for is what you get (b) Principles applying to advertising (c) How can discrimination be avoided? 3.3.2 Applications 3.3.3 Screening (a) Purpose of screening (b) Principles applying to screening (c) Important screening issues 3.3.4 Short-listing (a) Purpose of short-listing (b) Principles applying to short-listing (c) How can discrimination be avoided? (d) Important short-listing issues 3.3.5 The final selection phase a) Purpose of the final selection phase; b) Principles applying to the final selection phase; c) How can discrimination be avoided?;

d) Selection techniques; e) Important final selection issues f) Selection committees; g) Selection instruments; h) Interviewing; i) Nominations 3.3.6 Record-keeping 3.3.7 Monitoring Chapter 4: The Development of a Departmental Recruitment and Selection Policy 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Avoiding discrimination 4.3 General provisions 4.4 Advertisements 4.5 Processing of applications 4.6 Screening of applicants 4.7 Short-listing of applicants 4.8 Selection committees 4.9 Interviewing 4.10 The physical filling of posts 4.11 Conclusion Annexures A: Screening of applicants B: List of applicants C: Short-listing of applicants D: Final selection of applicants E: Short-listing and final selection: Examples F: Summary of screening, short-listing and final selection criteria G: Supportive documentation required for the filling of a post H: Verification checklist on the filling of a post