Strategies for Recruitment, Interviewing & Selection

SUITABLE FOR:

HR Managers, Personnel Managers, Training Managers, General Managers, Senior Specialists, Superintendents, Employee Relations Specialists, Line Managers and all those with responsibility for recruitment and selection.

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the workshop delegates will:-

• Be able to undertake job analysis and create accurate job descriptions and person specifications
• Understand how to effectively advertise a job vacancy
• Be aware of the different selection methods and which are most appropriate to meet their requirements
• Understand and be able to implement the competency based approach in recruitment and selection
• Be aware of the importance of equal opportunities in recruitment and selection
• Have improved their skills in planning, conducting and evaluating interviews
• Be able to evaluate recruitment strategies more effectively

PROGRAMME DETAILS

Day One Introduction

• Principles of recruitment and selection
• The process
• VIDEO Hiring Success A step by step guide
• Job analysis
• Sources of information for job analysis
• Job description
• The Person Specification (with examples)
• Job design and specification
• Effective advertisement
• Exercise

Day Two Selection Methods

• Initial selection
  • Short listing applicants from their application form
  • Telephone screening
• Assessment centres and design
• Case study
• Tests and other tools
• Interviewing

Day Three The Competency Based Approach

• Competency frameworks
• Recruitment and competencies
• Interviewing using the competency based approach
• Case study

Equal opportunities

• Equal opportunities in recruitment and selection

Day Four Interviewing Skills

• Planning the interview
• The interview
  • Opening
  • Creating the right atmosphere
  • Questioning techniques
• Role-play exercise of interview (video recorded) with a feedback session
• Competency-based interviewing
• Interview record

Day Five Assessment

• Assessing each candidate
• Following up on references
• The cost of recruitment
• Evaluating recruitment strategies