Selecting and Recruiting the Best People

Programme Overview

This course will help you develop your interviewing skills and to improve your effectiveness as an
interviewer. You will become more confident when interviewing and selecting new team members and able to identify related strengths and areas for improvement.

Course Objectives

During this workshop you will develop the necessary skills required to ask the right questions at the right time, understand and appreciate the legislation surrounding an interview process and be able to plan an appropriate interview with the relevant questions.

Course Content

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Be able to fully understand the role of interviewing in the recruitment process.
• Appreciate the applicable legislation requirements relating to the interview process (particularly around discrimination and data protection).
• Understand the role of Job Descriptions, Person Specifications and Competencies in the recruitment process.
• Be able to ensure that the planning of appropriate interview questions will explore accurately the candidate?s ability to demonstrate the requirements of the job.
• Able to use best practice methods of observing, recording, classifying and evaluating evidence as a basis for decision making.

This course will use a structured series of lively and interesting exercises and practical skills activities. You will have the opportunity to explore a range of techniques and actively demonstrate newly learnt skills at the course.

This course is available on our open programme, click to see our course calendar

The course is also available exclusively for your organisation and can be tailored to your exact needs. Please contact us to get more information or call 01656 644300 to speak with one of our advisors.