Recruitment and Selection

Amongst other things, the success of a company is directly dependent on the quality of its workforce. Negative trends, like high labour turnover and decreased productivity, can be an indication of poor selection.
Making correct hiring decisions becomes an imperative skill for all interviewers and may only be achieved through well-defined hiring practices and procedures. Learn skills to identify and evaluate the need, develop a budget and design a recruitment plan to implement an effective and efficient recruitment selection process.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Managers
• HR
• All staff involved in the hiring process
• Entrepreneurs and business owners
• Increase your quality of hire by being able to identify candidates who possess the right characteristics for the position
• Make the interviewing process easier by having a structured, consistent approach
• Remove personal bias and ‘gut-feeling’ from the decision-making process, making the interview fair and accurate, strengthening the candidate selection
• Minimise time spent on interviewing unsuitable candidates

 HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT

• Increase your quality of hire by being able to identify candidates who possess the right characteristics for the position
• Make the interviewing process easier by having a structured, consistent approach
• Remove personal bias and ‘gut feeling’ from the decision-making process, making the interview fair and accurate, strengthening the candidate selection
• Minimise time spent on interviewing unsuitable candidates
• Budgeting will be understood and applied in the recruitment process

 WHAT WILL BE COVERED

• Obtaining information on the position that is relevant and complete
• Designing a selection procedure appropriate for the specific position and in line with organisational and legal requirements
• Identifying resources and methods needed for recruitment and selection
• Preparing and managing the budget.
• Selection criteria and controls
•  Conducting recruitment to elicit the desired response from the target market
• Dealing with responses
• Initial screening
• Shortlisting potential candidates to facilitate selection
• Managing an applicant database
•  Validating backgrounds and qualifications using appropriate verification methods
• Assessing candidates against the requirements of the defined position
• Interviewing candidates using best practice techniques appropriate to the defined position
• Refining the shortlist to reflect the results of the assessment of candidates.
• Making selections in accordance with planned strategy and ensuring compliance with legislative requirements
• Feedback to both successful and unsuccessful candidates tactfully according to the planned time framework and legal requirements
• Dealing with unplanned events in accordance with the circumstances, and initiating contingency plans

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