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 Recruitment
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The key to unlocking
an organisation's potential to achieve maximum performance and efficiency is its
people.
Effective recruitment and selection is the first vital step in building a winning
team. This 3-day practical course concentrates on preparing for and conducting
interviews, whilst covering the other crucial areas necessary for effective and
efficient recruitment and selection.
Line managers and personnel and development
professionals new to recruitment and selection or those who would appreciate an
update of their knowledge and skills
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By the end of the module, participants will be able to:
- describe the recruitment and selection process
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plan and undertake effective one-to-one interviews
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describe the importance of using a range of selection tools
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explain the external context of recruitment and selection
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compile an appropriate person specification
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arrive at soundly-based selection decisions combining information from a variety
of sources and ensuring the support of all interested parties
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identify the characteristics of effective advertisements
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identify priority action for themselves and their organisation
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DAY
1
1. Recruitment and selection process
- key elements of an effective recruitment and selection
process
2. Competency-based approach
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alternative approaches
- compiling a person specification
- formulating questions
3.
Effective advertising
- the characteristics of effective
advertisements
- equal opportunity issues
4.
Equal opportunities
- diversity and best practice
- major legal issues in recruitment and selection
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DAY 2
1. Introduction to selection
approaches
- assessment centres
- tests
and other selection tools
2. Dealing with subjectivity
- being aware of your own subjectivity
- arriving
at soundly-based selection decisions with the support of all parties
- influencing
the selection decision
3. Interviewing skills
- questioning techniques for gathering information
accurately
- how to create the right atmosphere
for an interview
- role-playing a selection
interview for each participant, with a feedback and analysis session following
each interview.
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 Next
- Recruitment within the law |
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