Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way

Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way

Skilled and motivated personnel are arguably the most important determinant of an effective government. How does a government recruit the best and the brightest? This Governance Note examines different approaches to recruiting through career- and...

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Main Author: van Acker, Wouter
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
CIVIL SERVICE
PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
Online Access:https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/572061574455651589/civil-service-recruitment-recruiting-the-right-persons-the-right-way
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spelling okr-10986-330452021-05-25T09:30:51Z Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way van Acker, Wouter CIVIL SERVICE PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Skilled and motivated personnel are arguably the most important determinant of an effective government. How does a government recruit the best and the brightest? This Governance Note examines different approaches to recruiting through career- and position-oriented systems; measuring knowledge versus competencies; screening applicants through written or oral tests; and recruiting junior- and senior-level civil servants. It also compares the advantages and disadvantages of centralized and decentralized recruitment processes. Although this note primarily focuses on civil servants, many of the findings presented here are generalizable to other public employees, such as teachers and health workers. 2019-12-18T17:47:10Z 2019-12-18T17:47:10Z 2019-11 Brief https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/572061574455651589/civil-service-recruitment-recruiting-the-right-persons-the-right-way http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33045 English Governance Notes,no. 20; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Australia Brazil China France India Ireland Korea, Republic of
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PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
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PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
van Acker, Wouter
Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way
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France
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relation Governance Notes,no. 20;
description Skilled and motivated personnel are arguably the most important determinant of an effective government. How does a government recruit the best and the brightest? This Governance Note examines different approaches to recruiting through career- and position-oriented systems; measuring knowledge versus competencies; screening applicants through written or oral tests; and recruiting junior- and senior-level civil servants. It also compares the advantages and disadvantages of centralized and decentralized recruitment processes. Although this note primarily focuses on civil servants, many of the findings presented here are generalizable to other public employees, such as teachers and health workers.
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author van Acker, Wouter
author_facet van Acker, Wouter
author_sort van Acker, Wouter
title Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way
title_short Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way
title_full Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way
title_fullStr Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way
title_full_unstemmed Civil Service Recruitment : Recruiting the Right Persons the Right Way
title_sort civil service recruitment : recruiting the right persons the right way
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/572061574455651589/civil-service-recruitment-recruiting-the-right-persons-the-right-way
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