Part 4 - Methods of Selection
In this guide
which is free to Laterlife Club Members
Don Wilde gives the benefit of his extensive
experience in outplacement and career consultancy to help laterlife visitors plan, prepare
and increase their chances of finding and gaining the right job in later life.
If you haven't already done so read Don's Introduction and his initial sections on Planning your Campaign , covering the
'Logistics and Nature of the Search Activity' and 'An Analysis of Yourself', Routes to Market. and Winning CVs.
These and
Don's other sections provide a comprehensive guide to job search and finding and
gaining the job that suits you.
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Methods of Selection
 For many of us in our fifties and sixties, it is
perhaps some decades since we last had to go through any kind of formal selection
procedure. As often as not this would just be a loose, unstructured interview – full
of woolly and hypothetical questions – or even just a “cosy chat”. Needless
to say there is now much evidence to show that the validity of this method – measured
by the subsequent success in the job of those so chosen – is remarkably low. In the
90’s and beyond we find organisations increasingly using more objective methods,
including a specific interviewing style, to make their hiring decisions This section sets
out to forewarn you and forearm you when faced with today’s selection methods, not
only interviews but also tests, assessment centres etc.
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