Recruitment and Selection

Duration 1-day

This course is designed to give practical guidelines and skills training in the necessary preparation and approach required to achieve successful outcomes in the recruitment and selection process.

Delegates will give consideration to the interview environment, mental and practical preparation, dress sense, body language using ice breaker questions and the ideal characteristics of a good interview.

Role-play situations will be employed during training for effective reinforcement of topics covered.

Course Content

Writing the Job Specification
The Purpose of the Interview
How to set interview objectives
Planning and Preparation
CV Screening
Using the CV as a Discussion Document
Controlling the Interview through Questioning
Employment Legislation
Questions you can and can’t ask potential employees
The Interview structure
Promoting your Company
Fact Finding
Communication Skills during the Interview
Verbal and Non-verbal communication
Selling your vacancy to Potential Candidates
Ensuring your employees really want to be part of your vision
Summarising and agreeing the next stage with the candidate
Employment Contracts
Concluding the interview in a positive way

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