Effective Recruitment and Selection Interview Skills

Objectives

Aim:
This is a very practical course which is designed to provide delegates with the techniques for successful recruitment and selection interviewing, and to improve confidence and an opportunity to practice the skills and techniques learnt.
It is aligned to your organisations approved policy and documentation relative to recruitment and selection and interviewing candidates for vacancies.

Objectives:
The session will help delegates:
✓ Know how to how to shortlist for interview
✓ Plan and prepare for a selection interview
✓ Recognise the importance of effective and objective candidate evaluation
✓ Interview and select potential employees with greater confidence and accuracy
✓ Control the interview and use both open and closed questions to gain a better understanding of the interviewee and properly manage the interview from opening to conclusion
✓ Properly record the recruitment and selection interview
✓ Review the information gained, undertake proper evaluation and make the best / right decision
✓ Understand your Organisations Recruitment and Selection Policy and work within the requirements of sam

Content

• The opportunities presented by a vacancy
• Using a job and person specification to identify key features of the job against which to match job applicants
o How to review and evaluate applications consistently and effectively
o Knowing how to shortlist applicants
o Identifying and using key competencies needed to be able to do the job
• Interview planning and preparation
o the importance of preparation
o the impact of getting it right and getting it wrong
o creating questions that will check competency against a person specification
• The sequence of the interview and conducting the interview – techniques & methods:
o opening and closing the interview
o proactive questioning techniques to engage and involve the applicantQuestioning, funneling, listening and summarising
o evaluating and checking competency against the person specification
o use of behavioural questions to elicit the right information and gain clarity
o observing and using body language in interviews
o understanding your own style, strengths and weaknesses
• Candidate Validation and evaluationo Assessment, competencies and skills validation and objective evaluation of applicants to determine suitability for the role, future needs of the successful applicant
o Rating scale
o Other selection techniques for candidate evaluation
• Note taking and use of company forms and documentation as part of the interview
• The importance of proper recordkeeping and recording results and outcomes and the risks of not doing so
• Post interview communication and activities
• Skills practice

Participant Numbers: This course should be run for groups of up to 10/12.
Who should attend:
All those who would like to make the process of recruitment and selection as efficient and effective as possible

How To Book

Please contact your Learning & Development Manager if you are interested in this course.