Picking the Scab of Recruitment - Part 1 'The Applicant'

Drawing on overwhelming feedback from our listeners, in this episode we unpack the experience of being recruited into the public sector (or ghosted along the way). 

Danielle takes us through

• What goes in Role Descriptions (hint: it shouldn't be slabs of legislation)
• The madness of defined requirements like 'driving' and 'interstate travel' (and whether Caroline's sister can really change a tyre)
• Alison's idea of an X factor style button for use in interviews when it's immediately clear this isn't working for anyone

We finish with a listener description of a mad recruitment process that ends with, you guessed, it, ghosting.

Thanks to Mary, our mug winner for this episode, for a great story!

This podcast was recorded on Kaurna land, and we recognise Kaurna elders past and present. Always was, always will be.

Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers....

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Thanks to PanPot audio for our intro and outro music.

'Til next time!