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Old 30-05-2018, 17:22   #19
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Should people get a job on ability or because they tick a PC box?

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Maybe, just maybe, an employer should be able to say suitable people need not apply, after all a job that requires qualifications has some quango to push unsuitable people forward to show we are being fair to 'minorities' which means qualified people push themselves forward to take the jobs that aught to go to people that would fit in perfectly.
And that would work....would it?
Employers have a choice....they can employ a candidate or not employ them.(depending on the criteria for the post). Sometimes a candidate may fulfil all the criteria, but not get the job...that is just how it goes.
At interview the questions asked by the interviewer usually fit a format(unless it is a small business employer...these usually go on what they need the employee to be able to do...and whether they will fit in) the format is usually weighted to weed out those who are not suitable.

When you employ someone you always hope that they will fulfil the role well, and that they will stay.
There are many reasons why you may lose an employee....and you have to accept that not all your choices will be good ones.
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