Merit-based recruitment in the prosecutor’s office system

The legal nature and procedural role of the interview in personnel decision-making

Autores/as

  • Volodymyr Zarosylo Department of Law Enforcement and Anti-Corruption Activities, Prince Volodymyr the Great Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Security, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9572-7530
  • Marina Tsymbal Prince Volodymyr the Great Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Security, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9980-4663
  • Vasyl Kopcha Department of Criminal Law Policy, Faculty of Law, Uzhhorod National University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9888-1464
  • Vitaly Zarosylo Department of Administrative, Financial and Banking Law, Prince Volodymyr the Great Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Security, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3151-3581
  • Vadym Vlad Department of Constitutional Law, Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Psychology, National Academy of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7180-8096

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35295/sz.iisl.2775

Palabras clave:

Enfoques alternativos, evaluación de candidatos, normas europeas, reforma legislativa, selección y traslado de fiscales

Resumen

Este artículo ofrece un análisis exhaustivo de la entrevista como fase del proceso de selección y traslado de fiscales a órganos de la fiscalía de mayor rango en Ucrania. El objetivo es identificar los mecanismos de subjetividad que intervienen durante el proceso de entrevista. La investigación combina el análisis normativo y jurídico, el análisis comparativo de prácticas internacionales y la investigación empírica mediante una encuesta a expertos (n = 15). Los resultados indican que la entrevista es la fase más vulnerable del proceso de selección de fiscales en lo que respecta a la influencia subjetiva. Se identificó una correlación moderada (r = 0,62) entre la evaluación de la subjetividad y la importancia del factor de la primera impresión, lo que confirma el impacto sistémico de los sesgos cognitivos en la evaluación de los candidatos. El artículo justifica la transición hacia un modelo de selección híbrido que combine métodos psicométricos estandarizados, pruebas automatizadas y tareas situacionales. Dichas herramientas, cuando se validan adecuadamente, pueden reducir la subjetividad, aumentar la reproducibilidad de los resultados y respaldar decisiones de personal más fundamentadas. La novedad científica radica en la integración de enfoques jurídicos y psicológicos, mientras que la relevancia práctica se centra en la mejora de la política de personal de la fiscalía y el fortalecimiento de la confianza en el sistema judicial.

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Volodymyr Zarosylo, Department of Law Enforcement and Anti-Corruption Activities, Prince Volodymyr the Great Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Security, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management

Marina Tsymbal, Prince Volodymyr the Great Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Security, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management

Vasyl Kopcha, Department of Criminal Law Policy, Faculty of Law, Uzhhorod National University

Vitaly Zarosylo, Department of Administrative, Financial and Banking Law, Prince Volodymyr the Great Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Security, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management

Vadym Vlad, Department of Constitutional Law, Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Psychology, National Academy of Internal Affairs

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2026-10-29

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Zarosylo, V. (2026) «Merit-based recruitment in the prosecutor’s office system: The legal nature and procedural role of the interview in personnel decision-making», Sortuz: Oñati Journal of Emergent Socio-Legal Studies, 16(2), pp. 550–571. doi: 10.35295/sz.iisl.2775.

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