Staff
Staff Recruitment Checklist
1. Define the role
Action:
- Complete a job profile:
- Essential skills/qualifications
- Desirable skills/qualifications
- Set out job priorities and objectives
- Confirm the hours
- Confirm the salary range and bonus arrangements (if any)
- Confirm the working patterns and location
- Identify the ideal candidate profile
Develop a draft contract (6 months’ probation)
2. Review Employment Law
Action:
- Check out high level employer duties
- Understand key responsibilities and legal obligations plus employee rights
- Understand National Minimum Wage rules
3. Agree the recruitment process
Action:
- Develop the job advertisement (sell your organisation)
- Develop the application process – form/CV etc.
- Identify the recruitment channel:
- Direct /open ad
- Recruitment agency
- Social media
- Graduate placement or apprentice (Colleges)
- Informal approach
4. Start the recruitment process
Action:
- Confirm the interview:
- Panel
- Venue
- Questions
- Scoring matrix
5. Sift the candidates
Action:
- Sift the candidates – those who meet agreed criteria
- Contact candidates re interviews and advise those not making interview
6. Interview the candidates
Action:
- Finalise interview questions and scoring matrix
- Interview all candidates
- Rank all candidates
7. Appoint the successful candidate
Action:
- Contact top ranked candidate and offer job
- Agree terms – salary/working hours/annual leave etc.
- If not accepted, work through second ranked etc.
- Develop/issue contract (zero hours or fixed term) with start date
8. Finalise pre-start issues
Action:
- Ensure working location set up and ready
- Finalise induction/training process
- Prepare customers/staff etc.
- Set up interim review process re performance against agreed objectives – monthly/quarterly
- Register as an Employer for HMRC PAYE
- Set up payroll (internal or external processing)
9. Complete the post - start issues
Action:
- Complete induction
- Monitor work
- Provide feedback
10. Manage performance
Action:
- Quarterly performance reviews
- Feedback
- 6 months’ probation assessment
11. Develop performance
Action:
- Training & Development plans
See below a sample job description template and downloadable version of the staff recruitment checklist.