The involvement of line managers and HR in interviews
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Table 3: The involvement of line managers and HR in interviews: named practice |
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Named practice table, arranged by broad economic sector then specific IRS industries. |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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The Broker Network (400) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Brown Shipley (330) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Car Care Plan (258) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Close Premium Finance (200) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Davenham Group (160) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Dexia Bank Belgium, London Branch (30) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Domestic & General Services (320) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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NIBC Bank NV (52) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
Generally none |
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PRUPIM (305) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Royal Liver Assurance (750) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Scottish Widows (4,000) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Stonehage (230) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Advantage Business Group (180) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Andrew M Jackson (200) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Interviews with lawyers would be headed up by senior lawyers |
1 |
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Arinso UK (150) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Atkins (400) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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The Barn House Nursing Home (20) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Bezier (900) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Business Link Kent CIC (101) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Careers Wales Cardiff and Vale (174) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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CITB Construction Skills (1,200) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Claremont Hospital (120) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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CMC Partnership (75) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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CPP (1,500) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Denman Group (300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Dickinson Dees (860) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
[Depends on] interviewing experience of line manager |
1 |
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Ernst & Young (15,000) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Fujitsu Siemens Computers (300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Sales recruitment is led by the managers |
2 |
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Harrow School (400) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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HBS Group (2,500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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ICCM (350) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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The Information Centre (250) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Intergraph (UK) (104) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Liberata (3,050) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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The Lowry (200) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Malden House Residential Care (24) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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The Maynard School (68) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Metering Services (2,800) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Mildmay Hospital (106) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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NDS (800) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Nuffield Hospitals (8,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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OCS (32,000) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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ODL (125) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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The Outside Clinic (140) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Pinnacle PSG (1,450) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Slough Estates International (400) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
2 |
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Sony
Computer Entertainment Europe (2,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Training West Lancashire (138) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Vertex Mortgage Services (398) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges (236) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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William Hill (15,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Woodland Grange (85) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Accord Housing Association Limited (602) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Age Concern England (850) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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A1 Housing Bassetlaw Ltd (210) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Archbishops Council (430) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
2 |
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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (126) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Cancer Research UK (4,000) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Central YMCA (260) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Flagship Housing Group (566) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Normally HR leads. For a senior accountant post the head of finance would take the lead |
1 |
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Greensleeves Homes Trust (620) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR would lead for head office and manager vacancies, but line manager would interview for care staff in situ |
1 |
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Groundwork North East (2,500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Havens Christian Hospice (200) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
3 |
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Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance (35) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Ideal Care (140) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
Generally none |
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King's Fund (100) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Kingston & Wimbledon YMCA (280) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Kirklees Active Leisure (750) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
3 |
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London Cyrenians Housing Association (175) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Nottingham Community Housing Association (790) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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One Vision Housing (1,974) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Plan UK (93) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Senior posts: line manager (ie, senior team member); other posts: HR |
1 |
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The Princess Alice Hospice (220) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Raven Housing Trust (150) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Richmond Fellowship (800) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds (1,600) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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St
Martin of Tours Housing Association (110) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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St Wilfrid’s Hospice (140) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Jarvis Hotels (4,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Maybourne Hotel Group (816) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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Pontin’s (5,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Argos Direct (1,200) |
Not stated |
Not stated |
2 |
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Holland & Barrett Retail (4,200) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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J Rosenthal & Son (202) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Mackays Stores (3,600) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Manheim Europe (2,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Optical Express (2,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Pentax UK (85) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR & head of division |
1 |
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Phones4u (4,106) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Selco Trade Centres (900) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Shoe Zone (3,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Woolworths (23,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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ATW (2,000) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
Generally none |
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British Waterways (1,900) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Connect Distribution Services (450) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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FCM Travel Solutions (550) |
Line manager |
More
senior positions may have 2 interviews |
1 |
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Go North East (2,010) |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
Not stated |
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Gold Medal Travel (630) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR
will do junior roles for the travel centre. Managers for areas like
Finance and IT will interview for specialist roles |
1 |
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NATS (5,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Network Rail (30,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Nissin (UK) (75) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
3 |
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Northern Rail (4,600) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Optilan (250) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Rail Europe (115) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Specialist roles the line manager will detail job,
what’s expected but other roles may require HR to take the lead |
1 |
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Sainsbury Supply Chain (Distribution Centre) (1,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Shamrock Travel UK (300) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Smiths News (4,500) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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TNT UK (10,500) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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UPS UK (8,000) |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Bayer (2,000) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Chemence Group (200) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Eastman Chemical England (240) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
2 |
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PW Defence (180) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Ronseal (245) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Baggaley Construction (200) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Keller Ground Engineering (450) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Stewart Milne Group (1,300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Unatrac (75) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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British Nuclear Group Sellafield (9,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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ABB (2,500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Dewhurst (135) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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FG Wilson (Engineering) (3,500) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
2 |
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Mueller Europe (250) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Nanjing Automobile Corporation UK (85) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Outokumpu Stainless Distribution (145) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Renishaw (1,900) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Stannah Stairlifts (500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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ThyssenKrupp Body Stampings (1,001) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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TRW Automotive (500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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Wilson Tool (124) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Wood
Group Engineering (North Sea) (3,500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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The Glenmorangie Company (360) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
3 |
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Heineken UK (100) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Lightbody Celebration Cakes (1,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Mars (3,500) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Premier Foods (300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Assessment panel for salaried [posts] |
1 |
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Rachel’s Organic (140) |
HR (general) |
HR (general) |
2 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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AMS Retail Interiors (280) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Barloworld Scientific (300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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Doncasters Paralloy (217) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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FLEXcon Europe (110) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Hammonds Furniture (900) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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McBride (2,500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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The Morris Furniture Group (970) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Oberthur Card Systems (475) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
3 |
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Pall Europe (2,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Premier MSS UK (650) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Prima Dental Group (104) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
3 |
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Promedics (138) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
3 |
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Rayovac Europe (150) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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Romarsh (100) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
3 |
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Sanmina-SCI (40,000) |
HR (general) |
Level
of position and seniority of interviewers |
Generally none |
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Siemens Magnet Technology (650) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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TRB (196) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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UK-NSI (400) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
HR (recruitment specialist) |
1 |
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Universal Products (Lytham) Manufacturing (246) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Unomedical (300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Verna Group Holdings (400) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Webasto Roof Systems (300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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InterFlex Scotland (92) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Castle College Nottingham (950) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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East Berkshire College (800) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Elmwood College (400) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Hugh Baird College (580) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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King’s College London (5,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Liverpool John Moores University (2,500) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Motherwell College (520) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College (150) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Headteacher |
2 |
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North Hertfordshire College (500) |
HR (recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Panel interviews |
1 |
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Queen’s University Belfast (3,500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Subject expert |
1 |
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University of Birmingham (6,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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University of Kent (2,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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University of Paisley (1,400) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Academic staff -chaired by vice-principal |
N/A |
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Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Aberdeen City Council (12,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Adur District Council (420) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Bolton at Home (1,138) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Brighton & Hove City Council (8,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Caerphilly County Borough Council (9,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Cambridge City Council (1,250) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Cambridge City Council, City Services Department (600) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Job-related |
1 |
|
Carrickfergus Borough Council (250) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
1 |
|
Chester-le-Street District Council (445) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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City of Edinburgh Council (22,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Coventry City Council (16,500) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Daventry District Council (400) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (15,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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East Sussex County Council (17,000) |
Line manager |
Senior management roles receive greater direct HR input |
1 |
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Greater London Authority (667) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
|
London Borough of Hounslow (5,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (850) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Positive Steps Oldham (280) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Southampton City Council (9,630) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Swindon Borough Council (8,500) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Not stated |
|
Teignbridge District Council (700) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Wandsworth Borough Council (7,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
|
Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
|
Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust (5,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Camden Primary Care Trust (1,500) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
|
Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust (4,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
|
Heart
of England NHS Foundation Trust (6,200) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust (2,030) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust (2,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
National Blood Service (6,500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
NHS Lothian Health Board (27,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
South Central SHA (300) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
|
South
Tyneside NHS Primary Care Trust (750) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Southampton City Primary Care Trust (2,500) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Whittington Hospital (2,300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Crown
Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (1,600) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
Generally none |
|
Essex Probation (513) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
Health Protection Agency (180) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
|
Identity & Passport Service (3,000) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
|
London Fire Brigade (8,000) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
Generally none |
|
Scottish Prison Service (4,500) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
Generally none |
|
Organisation |
Interviewers used |
Usual lead interviewer |
Number of |
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Connexions Humber (350) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
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The Insolvency Service (2,000) |
HR
(recruitment specialist) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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John Innes Centre (500) |
Line manager |
Line manager |
2 |
|
Medical Research Council, Clinical Sciences Centre (250) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
|
National Maritime Museum (450) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
Generally none |
|
OFGEM (300) |
HR (general) and line manager |
HR (general) |
2 |
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Southern Education and Library Board (8,297) |
HR (general) and line manager |
Line manager |
1 |
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