Nowhere in the UNHCR Policy is using interviews or written test to appraise the competencies and/or qualification of job candidates prohibited or even as much as discouraged. Rather, interviews are mandatory when “the appointment of an external candidate is being considered†as it is stated that in such circumstances “the applicants (external and internal) selected by the manager will be interviewed†(emphasis added). It is further stated that a “[w]ritten test may be required†(see sec. 71). The fact that the UNHCR policies make no specific stipulations about whether skills, competencies and...