HR · Recruitment and selection · Component
The decision record
What was decided, on what evidence, and what the panel was uncertain about — kept because it is useful long after the hire.
The deliverable
What it is
A hiring decision is a prediction. Without a record of what was predicted, the organisation never learns whether its assessment works.
The reservations are the most valuable part. They tell the new manager where to pay attention, and they are the first thing to check when a hire does not work out.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The scores
How each candidate scored against each criterion, as recorded at the time.
3 attributes: Criterion · Score · Assessor
LearnThe decision
Who was appointed, by whom, and on what basis.
3 attributes: Appointed · Basis · Decided
LearnThe reservations
What the panel was unsure about, written down and passed on.
2 attributes: Reservation · Follow-up
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Pass the panel’s reservations to the hiring manager. They are an onboarding plan, not a reason to have declined.
The other components in recruitment and selection
The role definition
What the role is for, what it must be able to do, and what a good first year looks like — written before anyone is approached.
LearnThe assessment design
How candidates will be assessed against the definition, decided before the first conversation rather than adjusted during.
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