
8 Before the interview
The basic materials
Well, at least your poor old interviewer doesn’t have to make
their choice blind. Even before they meet the candidates, they
have no fewer than four documents to help them towards their
decision. These fall into two categories: documents that help
them define the job, and documents that help them assess the
candidates. The documents which help them define the job
are:
the job description, which tells them the overall objective of
the job, and the key responsibilities within it
the employee specification, which describes for them what
skills and attributes the successful ...