As a manager you know that every time there?s a vacancy to fill, hiring the right person is crucial to the success of your whole team.

Yet the hiring process is time-consuming and besieged with difficulties, from attracting candidates to finding the right level of questioning while tricky employment legislation severely constrains the type of questions you can ask. You need to make sure you know what to look for and what to ask to ensure your applicant is up to the job -  and this is the book to do just that.

This is the definitive guide to smoothing over the recruitment process. Packed with essential checklists, practical tips, a guide to using tests as an additional selection tool, together with a bank of the very best questions to ask ? this book will help you pick the right person every time.

Dr Hugh Billot is a HR specialist with over 30 years experience in sectors that include recruitment, management consultancy and business services. He is currently Personnel Director of GO Plc, one of the UK?s top 50 recruitment and business services companies. Prior to this he built and ran a successful international management and training consultancy business.