Answer the following Discuss the procedure of employment and recruitment in detail. (10) Describe the different techniques of making selection decisions. (10) Explain how you would carry out a selection interview. (10) After completing this unit, you should be able to: • identify different working patterns and differentiate between the various types of contract of employment • understand and explain the legal basis of the contract of employment • understand and explain the different methods of recruitment that are currently in use • understand, explain and use basic methods of making selection decisions • carry out a selection interview. Further Reading Clutterbuck D (1985) New Patterns of Work, Aldershot: Gower. Newell S and Shackleton V (1994) ‘The use (and abuse) of psychometric tests in British industry and commerce’, Human Resource Management Journal, 4 (1). Ostell A (1996) ‘Recruiting and selecting people’, in Molander C (ed.), Human Resources at Work, Bromley, Kent: Chartwell-Bratt. Woodruffe C (1992) Assessment Centres, London: IPD. Wright M and Storey J (1994) ‘Recruitment’, in Beardwell I and Holden L (eds.) Human Resource Management, London: Pitman.