The Person Specification – A Problem Masquerading as a Solution?
Nigel van Zwanenberg
(University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK)
Larry J. Wilkinson
(University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK)
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Abstract
The use of the Person Specification in recruitment and selection has masked a number of fundamental problems. Reviews existing Person Specification systems and identifies these problems identified. Proposes a model of the Specification process which brings together person, context and selection. Presents an outline of an expert system which assists the specification process.
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Citation
van Zwanenberg, N. and Wilkinson, L.J. (1993), "The Person Specification – A Problem Masquerading as a Solution?", Personnel Review, Vol. 22 No. 7, pp. 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489310047973
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1993, MCB UP Limited