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Recruitment
4. Attracting Candidates
4.1 Write your job advertisement or agency brief with care.
- Model your own ad on the best advertisements for similar jobs.
- Describe your business. State what you do and where you are located.
- Detail the important elements of the job. Remember to mention attractive features - explain what makes the job interesting and why your company is good to work for.
- Indicate the salary involved. Specify a range so that you can vary your final offer according to what a candidate seems worth.
- Include any training and promotion opportunities.
- State what you want from a candidate (eg indicate what experience is required).
- Tell candidates how to apply (see 4.2), and the closing date for applications.
4.2 Invite applications in a form that helps you assess each candidate (see 5.1).
- A CV and covering letter should give you the information you need to draw up an interview shortlist.
- Using your own application form can help you get more specific information, and provides an easier and fairer way to compare candidates.
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