{{Short description|Personal attributes desired in a potential employee}} {{refimprove|date=August 2015}} <!-- Re:references- please insert all citations in the reflist template and use ref names to refer to them in-article so as not to make the article confusing --> A '''person specification''' describes the personal attributes desired in a potential employee. It is a companion document to a job description, describing the personal attributes being sought from applicants to ensure that they are suitable for the role.<ref name=monsteruk/> These attributes include qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge, and sometimes personal attributes <ref name=monsteruk/> which a candidate needs to possess in order to perform the job duties.<ref name=leeds/> The specification should be derived from the job description and thus help form the foundation for the recruitment process. Person specifications are also good for helping potential applicants understand the job's requirements and self-select accordingly.<ref name=monsteruk/><ref name=brightonhove/>
When writing a person specification, it is often suggested by guides that the content be measurable,<ref name=leeds/> and it cannot contain content that would directly or indirectly discriminate unnecessarily against protected groups.<ref name=monsteruk/>
Many employers currently use core competencies to build their person specification.<ref name=monsteruk/>
==See also== *Human Resource Management *Personnel *Job Description *Business
==References==
{{Reflist|refs= <ref name=leeds>{{cite web|title=Person specifications|url=http://hr.leeds.ac.uk/info/19/job_descriptions_and_person_specifications/65/person_specifications|website=Leeds|publisher=University of Leeds|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref> <!--<ref name=nott>{{cite web|title=Writing a person specification|url=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc/recruitment/jobdesc/writeperspec.php|website=Nottingham|publisher=Nottingham University|accessdate=7 August 2015}}</ref>--> <ref name=monsteruk>{{cite web|title=How do I put together a person specification?|url=http://hiring.monster.co.uk/hr/hr-best-practices/recruiting-hiring-advice/screening-job-candidates/how-do-i-put-together-a-person-specification.aspx|website=Monster.co.uk|publisher=Monster Worldwide|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> <ref name=brightonhove>{{cite web|title=Job Description & Person Specification|url=http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/sites/brighton-hove.gov.uk/files/downloads/ceyc-childcare-recruitment-guide/Job_Description_and_Person_Specification_factsheet.pdf|website=City Early Years and Childcare|publisher=Brighton & Hove City Council|accessdate=24 December 2015}}</ref> }}
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Category:Human resource management Category:Recruitment
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