Effective Recruitment and Selection - Appointing the Best

Course delivery dates

Please note this short, half-day course (in conjunction with Diversity Matters) runs on the following dates:

• 18 June 2013 (Carlisle, Fusehill Street)

Why study with us?

Effective Recruitment and Selection is a key business tool and has been proven, if done correctly, will enhance business opportunities, support dynamic teams and provide better working relationships, practices and the worth of your greatest asset – your staff.

Opportunities to maximise business interactions are explored in the context of diversity and equality recruitment and selection techniques.

The contents of this course are based on the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development best practice.

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Entry requirements See course specific entry requirements listed below. Selection criteria

This course is for anyone interested/involved in the recruitment and selection process of staff.

Course summary

Recruitment is the process of having the right person, in the right place, at the right time and it is crucial to organisational performance. This course provides information on the recruitment process, recruitment law, equality and diversity issues, policy and methods, online recruitment, costs of recruitment, recruitment advertising, competency-based recruitment, application forms, curriculum vitae, and internal recruitment processes.

The management of talent should not be left to change and this course will provide and equip you with best practice guidance, key issues to consider and best practice case studies.

Selecting candidates involves two main processes: shortlisting, and assessing applicants to decide who should be made a job offer. It is a crucial stage in the overall recruitment process which is outlined in our recruitment factsheet.

Candidates’ applications may arrive as a curriculum vitae (CV) or an application form. Whatever form they are in, it is important to make sure that all of those who are involved in the selection process, from the shortlisting stage onwards, are aware of the need to avoid unfair discrimination and the potential risk to the organisation’s reputation should a candidate make a tribunal claim.

Technology plays an increasingly important role in recruitment ranging from attracting candidates through to the selection process. Electronic techniques are also being used to slim down the number of potential candidates. In particular, using online recruitment can mean employers receive large numbers of applications from unsuitable candidates, so it can be helpful also to use technology to help manage the application forms.

This course explores these issues with practical guidance based on over 20 years of successful recruiting in public and private sector organisations.

Costs

Please note this short, half-day course runs in conjunction with Diversity Matters)

The cost of attending one session is £99. If you wish to attend both sessions (Diversity Matters and Effective Recruitment and Selection) the cost will be £150.

Additional contact details

For all short course/event enquiries, please contact:
Tel: 01524 385453
Email: scep@cumbria.ac.uk