Dear Sir, Kindly assist me on the issue that Is it legal to call the single candidate for interview just because other candidates not qualified the written examination.
From India, Dehra Dun
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Dear Atul, Recruitment is a company's internal matter, and there is no "law" as such on how to handle it. Every company has its way of designing the recruitment process. A written test was part of your recruitment process. Now, if only one candidate gets through it, then you may call additional candidates for the written test.
Yes, the single candidate who qualified in the written test may also qualify in the personal interview. But then there lies the risk. Who knows, you may get a better candidate than the one you have. Therefore, it is your call whether to settle with just a single candidate or to call more.
In some companies, they have fixed ratios; for every post, there should be 3-4 candidates for a personal interview. Further, the ratio for the written test is something you decide on your own. However, what needs to be done in your case is designing a permanent policy to avoid confusion.
Regards, Dinesh V Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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8071Yes, the single candidate who qualified in the written test may also qualify in the personal interview. But then there lies the risk. Who knows, you may get a better candidate than the one you have. Therefore, it is your call whether to settle with just a single candidate or to call more.
In some companies, they have fixed ratios; for every post, there should be 3-4 candidates for a personal interview. Further, the ratio for the written test is something you decide on your own. However, what needs to be done in your case is designing a permanent policy to avoid confusion.
Regards, Dinesh V Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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Public vs. Private Sector Interview Practices
Is it a public sector company or a private sector company? In the private sector, there is no compulsion to be fair or to "appear to be fair"! One can proceed even with a single candidate who has 'passed' the written exam. However, it is a different scenario if the written exam was designed with a high difficulty level and the answers/hints were provided only to the successful candidate. These are exactly the kinds of charges—favoritism or foul play—that are sought to be prevented in a PSU; in such cases, there would be a re-examination.
In the private sector, you also have the liberty to relax the passing standards in the written exam in order to call in more candidates. This is an established practice and is commonly done even during campus placements. It is advisable to discuss this with your seniors and seek their approval before proceeding.
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
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Is it a public sector company or a private sector company? In the private sector, there is no compulsion to be fair or to "appear to be fair"! One can proceed even with a single candidate who has 'passed' the written exam. However, it is a different scenario if the written exam was designed with a high difficulty level and the answers/hints were provided only to the successful candidate. These are exactly the kinds of charges—favoritism or foul play—that are sought to be prevented in a PSU; in such cases, there would be a re-examination.
In the private sector, you also have the liberty to relax the passing standards in the written exam in order to call in more candidates. This is an established practice and is commonly done even during campus placements. It is advisable to discuss this with your seniors and seek their approval before proceeding.
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
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1. Check at your level about your organization (Government or Private). For government organizations, an interview is compulsory as the candidate has qualified the written evaluation, whereas some organizations maintain the ratio against the number of vacancies, i.e., 1:3 or 2:6.
2. You can also make adjustments in the cut-off marks set by you in the written evaluation if you wish.
3. Check your references and links for additional candidates.
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2. You can also make adjustments in the cut-off marks set by you in the written evaluation if you wish.
3. Check your references and links for additional candidates.
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You may want to review why you only received a single candidate for a position in India, unless your specifications are super-specialized—in which case, you should consider headhunting or inviting someone else. It's possible that you are fishing in the wrong pond.
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Yes, I agree with Dinesh. Every company has its own policy matters wherein a written test is a part of the recruitment process. In the government sector, it is illegal to call a single candidate for an interview. In case there is a written test conducted for the said post and only a single candidate qualifies, he/she has the full right to the selection of the post.
Nowadays, there is a policy for recruitment. Against one post, a number of candidates apply, and the organization constitutes scrutinizing committees for reviewing the applications and shortlisting the candidates as per their eligibility. Only deserving candidates are called for an interview in the 3:1 ratio of candidates. In this way, the organization gets the best cream candidates.
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Neelam Ghumman
From India, Chandigarh
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Nowadays, there is a policy for recruitment. Against one post, a number of candidates apply, and the organization constitutes scrutinizing committees for reviewing the applications and shortlisting the candidates as per their eligibility. Only deserving candidates are called for an interview in the 3:1 ratio of candidates. In this way, the organization gets the best cream candidates.
Regards,
Neelam Ghumman
From India, Chandigarh
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