Both Sides Of Selection: Finding And Filling Jobs In Nursing And The Health Services (nursing Times-macmillan Education Book)

Health services, one of the largest employers, are constantly in a bustle of change, with high staff turnover rates. This unique book is for you if you're either trying for a new job, promotion or a place on a course, or you're the one who's offering and selecting for it. All the procedures, techniques and hints for choosing or offering a position, making or analysing applications, being interviewed or interviewing, and reaching a final decision are given in comprehensive detail, with sensible and helpful advice. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-2 The day of judgement — the initiation....Pages 3-5 Perspectives On Selection....Pages 7-13 Making a Job Change....Pages 14-25 Targeting the Opportunity....Pages 26-35 The Informal Visit....Pages 36-40 Presenting Yourself on Paper....Pages 41-51 The Candidate Selection Process Overall....Pages 52-56 All About the Interview....Pages 57-63 Honest Self-Appraisal....Pages 64-68 Preparing for the Interview....Pages 69-80 Selection for Senior and Managerial Posts....Pages 81-88 Assorted Interview Hazards....Pages 89-92 Perils of Being an Insider....Pages 93-100 On the Day — The Interview....Pages 101-110 Front Matter....Pages 111-113 The Day Of Judgement — The Ritual....Pages 115-118 Perspectives for the Selector....Pages 119-124 Selection Basics....Pages 125-129 Clarifying the Requirements?....Pages 130-146 Selection Strategy....Pages 147-153 The Recruitment Selection Process Overall....Pages 154-160 Front Matter....Pages 111-113 Advertising the Job....Pages 161-169 Preliminary Screening....Pages 170-176 Key Skills for the Interviewer....Pages 177-190 Gathering Evidence — Assessment Against Criteria....Pages 191-197 Interviewing Internal Candidates....Pages 198-205 Coming to A Decision....Pages 206-219 After the Interview....Pages 220-230 The Day Of Judgement — The Epilogue....Pages 231-231 Back Matter....Pages 231-242 A guide to getting the best out of recruitment processes in the health service, this book is written for both the candidate and the interviewer. The author provides information on application forms, CVs, shortlisting, managing the interview, comparing candidates and taking up references.