CONTENT
        •  Employment Legislation & Guidelines
        •  Role and Expectations of a Hiring 
           Manager
        •  Resume Review
        •  Interview Structure
        •  Interview Techniques
          EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION & 
          GUIDELINES
          •   The Employment Act
                – The Employment Act is Singapore’s main labour law. It 
                   provides the basic terms and conditions of employment.
                – Work pass holders are also covered by the Employment of 
                   Foreign Manpower Act.
          •   Tripartite Standards
                – The Tripartite Standards define verifiable and actionable 
                   practices that employers are committed to and implement at 
                   workplaces.
                – The Tripartite Standards specifies the following
                     •  a set of relevant and objective selection criteria is to 
                        be used consistently for shortlisting and selecting 
                        candidates. 
                     •  A proper record of the interview, assessment process, 
                        test (if any) and job offer made is kept for at least 
          Source:       one year.
                     •  Unsuccessful candidates are informed of the outcome of 
          https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/employment-act
                        the interview.
          https://tafep.sg/recruitment-practices
          EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION & 
          GUIDELINES
          •   Fair Consideration Framework (FCF)
                – The FCF applies to all companies in Singapore.
                – All companies must comply with the Tripartite Guidelines on 
                   Fair Employment Practices and have fair employment 
                   practices that are open, merit-based and non-
                   discriminatory.
          •   5 principles of Fair Employment Practices:  
                – Recruitment & selection on the basis of merit regardless of 
                   age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family 
                   responsibilities, or disability.
                – Treat all employees fairly and with respect and initiate 
                   progressive human resource management systems.
                – Provide employees with equal opportunities to be considered 
                   for training and development based on their strengths and 
                   needs
                – Reward employees fairly based on their ability, 
                   performance, contribution and experience.
                – Comply with the labour laws and abide by the Tripartite 
          Source: https://tafep.sg/publication/fair-recruitment-selection-handbook
                   Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.
         ROLE AND EXPECTATIONS OF A HIRING 
         MANAGER
         •   As a hiring manager, YOU are required to
              – Identify staffing requirement for a replacement or new 
                 open position.
              – Obtain approval from the HOD to open a job requisition 
                 for that requirement.
              – Notify the HR department if a position is to be 
                 withdrawn.
         •   As a hiring manager, YOU are expected to
              – Apply a list of selection criteria consistently to all 
                 candidates
              – Keep a proper record of the assessment process
                   •  e.g. BBI, Technical Interview, OC3 Application for 
                      Appointment
              – Have a good grasp of fair employment principles
         Source:   •  Refer to the 5 Principles in slide 4
         https://www.smartrecruiters.com/resources/glossary/hiring-manager/
         https://www.tafep.sg/shortlisting-interviews
         ROLE AND EXPECTATIONS OF A HIRING 
         MANAGER
           Unconscious Bias affects hiring 
           decisions
         •   Unconscious Bias –                       •   Unconscious Bias – 
             WHAT?                                        HOW?
              – Conformity bias                            – It affects our
              – Beauty bias                                     •  Our Perception
              – Affinity bias                                   •  Our Attitude
              – Halo effect                                     •  Our Behaviours
              – Horns effect                                    •  Our Attention
              – Contrast effect                                 •  Our Listening Skills
              – Attribution bias                                •  Our Micro-
              – Confirmation bias                                  affirmations
              – Gender bias
         Source:
         https://www.socialtalent.com/blog/recruitment/9-types-of-bias
         https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/types-of-unconscious-bias/#gender