A Guide to finding the right job in later life

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.

Visit the Laterlife Members Club if you would like to access the full guide or you can read the introduction to each section here.

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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Visit the Laterlife Members Club if you would like to access the full guide or you can read the introduction to each section here.

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