Recruitment and Selection
The Recruitment and Selection course is designed to give you the tools and knowledge needed to recruit new members of staff at work.
The course looks at the recruitment process as a whole from identifying and advertising vacancies through to the interview process, and explains the purpose of documents such as person specifications and job descriptions as well as interview and questioning techniques.
At the end of the course, you will be able to confidently advertise for, interview and recruit new employees in the workplace.
This is an online course and takes between 6-10 hours to complete.
You can log-in online and complete your course at your own pace, at any time.
Course Topics...
Employment Legislation
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This section introduces some of the main areas of legislation relating to the recruitment and employment of staff.
Identifying a Vacancy
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This section details the process for identifying a vacancy within a business, and explains the different ways vacancies can arise as well as the different reasons for staff turnover within an organisation.
The job Market
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This section introduces the concept of the job market, and looks at differences in the job markets for different industries and sectors as well as for different professions.
Recruitment Process
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This section gives an overview of the typical process for recruiting a member of staff.
Job Specifications
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This section introduces the concept of a job specification and explains the procedure for creating a job specification.
Job Descriptions
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This section examines job descriptions, looking at what information they should contain and how they should be developed.
Ranking and Remuneration Bands
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This section discusses pay, how it relates to the job market and how job ranking bands can be used to control pay levels within an organisation.
Advertising Vacancies
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This section looks at advertising job vacancies, including different advertising methods and the use of recruitment agencies.
Short Listing Candidates
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This section looks at the sorting and short-listing of candidates, and how to review applications and select appropriate candidates for interview.
Interviewing and Selection Process of Candidates
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This section looks at the interviewing process, exploring ways of preparing for interview as well as different styles of questioning and procedures for selecting and contacting successful and unsuccessful candidates.
