CIPD

I once interviewed for a very senior role with a trustee who was in banking. He was astounded when I set up the room with a chair for the candidate we would be interviewing. He made it clear that in their organisation, candidates aren't given the luxury…

It's true though that the burden of proof shifts to the employer when there is a case for discrimination - so the employer's daft questions will make it much harder for them to demonstrate that there isn't a case than if they had sensible and structured…

Working an after-school and Saturday job in a bakery (with cockroaches). The store was family-owned, and when my first shift finished I got changed (out of my brown nylon dress and apron uniform) and prepared to go. Shock from the rest of the team - the…

Totally agree and I'm not advocating the approach. I think the solicitors in question (central London, magic circle firm) had hundreds of applications for trainee solicitor roles from people who were all highly intelligent/Oxbridge types but no real experience…

I was chatting to some lawyers once years ago who said that they used 'what's your favourite TV programme' as an interview question for their trainee solicitors. They said it told them a lot more about the person's fit within the team than anything else…

I think I've mentioned before the mortifying experience of interviewing with a trustee who decided to break the ice with a candidate by asking "if you were a dog, what kind of dog would you be?" And when she looked at him in a suitably bemused manner…

If I were that (ex-)student, I would certainly not object to someone contacting me respectfully and asking for my involvement - and it seems impossible to me that anyone would mind (no accounting for people, granted). They would still be able to refuse…

It is hard to understand an argument that you wouldn't have a legitimate interest to contact an ex student as part of an investigation. My view is that you would be entirely correct to make contact with the ex-student, using the contact information provided…

About a decade ago I did the Graduate Diploma in Law - the conversion course that you can do in a year full time or two years part time, to effectively cram in the knowledge you might gain during a law degree. At the time I was considering retraining…

NB - thanks for the link to that article Keith - just read it through and have lots to think about.