Nursery World - Recruitment: Part 4 - Picking the right candidate

In the final part of her series, early years expert Laura Henry
looks at how to conclude the recruitment process.

You've done the face-to-face interview, set your candidates a test and invited them in for a trial day. Before you make your final decision, your interview panel should take time to discuss how the candidate meets the person specification.

This is why it is important for detailed notes to have been taken throughout the process - especially during the interview questions (where a scoring system is very useful), as this ensures you can demonstrate you have been transparent and fair to every applicant.

The score sheet could show: 0 - does not meet, 1 - partly meets and 2 - fully meets the criteria. Again, this is why it is essential to have a person specification in place because this is what you are making judgments against. Be sure to ask other panel members questions as to why they gave a particular score.

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