Why?
How?
Defensibility
100
Interviewing confirms the education and experience as outlined in this document.
What is a resume?
100
Questions in an interview that relate knowledge and requirements for a position.
What are job related questions?
100
Qualities or attributes that employers are allowed to consider when making decisions on hiring employees that when considered in other contexts would constitute discrimination.
What are BFORs? (bona fide occupational requirements)
200
To assess knowledge, skills and abilites in order to find the right candidate for a position.
Why do we interview?
200
Questions in an interview that ask a candidate to explain specific examples from their experience and how they have handled past situations.
What are behavioural based interview questions?
200
Record of the interview and hiring decision that can be referred to at a later date.
What are interview notes?
300
In the context of interviewing, this term means to assess the candidate to determine if they are the right person for the job. And example would include contacting past references.
What is due diligence?
300
Ensuring that you are following the same interview process for all candidates being interviewed, including asking the same questions, having the same interview panel, using the same evaluation methods, etc.
What is consistency?
300
Notes that stick to the relevant facts in an interview.
What are objective notes?
400
Decisions that can be justified to either Unions or the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (Code).
What are defensible decisions?
400
Denying someone employment on grounds that are not related to the requirements for the position including age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, family status, sexual orientation, etc.
What is employment discrimination?
400
Ontario Regulation that requires all organizations, both public and private, to provide accessible customer service to persons of all ability levels.
What is the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act?
500
Interviewing assesses these intangible qualities.
What are attributes, attitudes and values?
500
Questions related to martial status, family status, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, etc.
What is a question NOT to ask in an interview?
500
Court that deals with all claims of discrimination under the Human Rights Code.
What is the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario?