Effective Recruitment & Selection - A Guide to Making the Best Decisions

Introduction

Recruitment and selection are areas that a lot of people in an organisation contribute towards, but not always with a thorough understanding of the techniques involved. The decisions that are made in the recruitment process are so important, because mistakes are costly. When the contents of the Employment Rights Bill come into force, employees will be able to make a claim of unfair dismissal from day one of employment. This makes it even more important to make accurate recruitment decisions, so that new starters are the right people for the job.

What is the best recruitment approach? How can an employer select the best person for the job? What are the pitfalls associated with using different selection approaches, and how can you avoid errors being made due to unconscious bias and discrimination?

Given that busy line managers are often asked to get involved in the recruitment process, how can we brief and train them effectively and succinctly? This virtual classroom seminar will work through all of these questions, equipping you with the skills you need for effective recruitment.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Defining the contents of a job
• Job description
• Person specification
• Looking into the future at the needs of the job
• Recruitment approaches
• Where to advertise
• How to develop an employer brand
• Being an employer of choice
• Communicating your culture
• Selection techniques
• The reliability of different selection techniques
• Tips for effective interviewing
• Discrimination and unconscious bias
• How they arise in the recruitment and selection process
• How to avoid them
• The induction process
• The essential final part of the recruitment process
• What to cover in the induction process
• Monitoring recruitment and selection
• Learning from successes and failures

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.