Course Content
Recruitment and Selection Training

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Getting Started

  • Workshop Objectives

Topic 2

Avoiding Bias in Your Selection

  • Expectancy Effect
  • Primacy Effect
  • Obtaining Bias Information
  • Stereotyping
  • Case Study

Topic 3

Introduction to Recruitment

  • What is Recruitment?
  • Challenges and Trends
  • Sourcing Candidates
  • Requirements
  • Case Study

Topic 4

The Background Check

  • Preparation
  • Data Collection
  • Illegal Questions
  • Being Thorough without Being Pushy
  • Case Study

Topic 5

The Selection Process

  • Job Analysis and Descriptions
  • The Approach
  • The Recruitment Interview
  • Testing
  • Case Study

Topic 6

Making Your Offer

  • Outlining the Offer
  • Negotiation Techniques
  • Dealing with Difficult Issues
  • Sealing the Deal
  • Case Study

Topic 7

Goal Setting

  • Using the G.R.O.W. Model
  • Identifying Goal Areas
  • Setting SMART Goals
  • Using a Productivity Journal
  • Case Study

Topic 8

Orientation and Retention

  • Getting off on the Right Track
  • Your Orientation Program
  • The Checklist
  • Following Up
  • Case Study

Topic 9

The Interview

  • Phone Interviews
  • Traditional Interviews
  • Situational Interviews
  • Stress Interviews
  • Case Study

Topic 10

Measuring the Results

  • Cost Breakdown
  • Employee Quality
  • Recruiter Effectiveness
  • Fine Tuning
  • Case Study

Topic 11

Types of Interview Questions

  • Direct Questions
  • Non-Direct Questions
  • Hypothetical or Situational Questions
  • Behavioral Descriptive Questions
  • Case Study

Topic 12

Wrapping Up

  • Word from the Wise