On the panels I have been on (about 2 a week since the beginning of March)one of the questions we ask of managers when they come with their staff is "If Fred or Jemima or whoever left today what would be the minimum qualification you would require of their replacement, and then how long would it be before their experience and knowledge was equivalent to Fred or Jemimas" The difference between the answer to this and the so called national job profiles is quite illuminating.
