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Page 133 of 486 Petrojam Limited Integrity Commission October 2019 [IC OFFICER] : Would it be a fair statement to say that the waiving of the probationary period would have little or nothing to do with the performance of the core task of that candidate? A It wouldn't. And like I said if the Panel, if the candidate can demonstrate his or her competency and there are instances where that is demonstrated during the interview, that this is the person that we need at this time given whatever the circumstances, whatever is happening; and so it is really a determination as to this is the candidate that I would want to keep. So I can only speak to what usually pertains, so I have been asked before in many forums as to actually putting down and making sure that the organisation benefits in a way where the recruitment cycle is looked at, because there are lot of times you do not attract the right candidate because of the length of time. And there are metrics that measure that. Q I would like to present a document -- [IC OFFICER] : Could you just indicate to us the function of the probationary period. A Any probationary period for an organisation would, like I said, possibly give you an insight as to how the person would demonstrate his or her competency on the job. Q So having gone through the probationary period you would actually determine whether or not the person is a suitable candidate so to speak, for permanent employment?