Course Description

INTRODUCTION

Recruitment and the selection process is one of the key management tools. The cost of making a mistake is often concealed, but its massive and avoidable do it right – that’s the theme for this international program. It’s not by chance that Intel, Google and Apple are all successful – they all have outstanding recruitment processes, which are never compromise

In this training program on Advanced Selection, Interviewing & Recruitment Skills  you will learn the latest process and techniques covering all critical steps of interviewing. This is a very practical training program with numbers being limited so you can learn, practice and build confidence. When you finish this engaging and enjoyable program you will be in a position to put the techniques into practice immediately upon return to work. This program is compliant with HR Analysis best practice.

Objectives

The objectives of this  training course are:

Memorise and master the new recruitment process and be able to explain it to others

Demonstrate that you are able to write recruitment criteria and write precise score able interview questions

Evaluate and be able to explain to others the value of using different types of testing

Appreciate having used a personality profile and be able to explain to others their value for recruiting development and succession planning

Analyse and be able to decode different types of body language, specifically when people are not telling the truth

Prepare having practiced interviewing to ensure the theory is put into practice and be able immediately upon returning to work be able carry out or lead a professional interview

The benefit of this course

Maximise time, effort and costs and effectiveness of the recruitment procedure, this program will give you a complete a-z process

Utilise existing information to construct high quality interview questions that are score able and bias free

Use a new process that will reduce the possibility of litigation and wrong selection

Be able to use the new behavioral system as an effective tool to aid recruitment, linked to your most used competencies

You will assess your own understanding and experience in recruitment and selection

You will know the new process in a successful recruitment process

You will get to practice the skills required during the interview process

You will develop personal action plans for improvement

Course Outline

Day 1

Understanding Recruitment  - Separating Fact from Fiction

How to Measure and Financially Show the Cost of Bad Recruitment

First Series of Interviews

Self-assessment of Your Current Interviewing Skills

Fact vs. Fiction about Interviewing

Introduction to the Recruitment Process Map

Day 2

Mastering the Process – The New Approach to Successful Interviewing

Understand the Job and the Importance of the Job Description and Criteria Exercise

How to Write Key Criteria and its Link with Competencies

Writing the Job Advertisement – how to attract talented people, winners not losers

How to Write Interview Questions

Day 3

Testing, Personality Profiling and References

Shortlisting – a new approach to save time and avoid bias

Testing and its Improvements

Occupational & Abillity Testing

The Growth of Mental Illness and the Impact on Recruitment

Personality Profiling

How Assessment Centres Work and their Increasing Use Today

The Importance of References

Day 4

Finalising Pre-written Questions, Room Set-up and Arrangements and Understanding the Vital Role of Body Language

Procedure for Starting every Interview

Finalizing your Interview Questions – writing scene setters

How to Use Probing Questions

How to Score and Who does the Scoring? - practice

Pre-interview Administration - from making all the arrangement including room set up

Understanding Body Language and Correctly Decoding it

Day 5

Practice and Practice

Recap of the Steps so Far

Use of Skype and Phone Interviews

Putting the Interview Process into Action

Time Table of the Interviewing for the Day

Role Allocations for Interview

Review of Interview and Individual Feedback

On-boarding – strategies from maximising on your successful recruitment