Building a Firm Foundation


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Target Audience
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Overview/Description
The behavioural-based interviewing process begins with laying a firm foundation for success. Before you bring a candidate in for the interview, much work must be done behind the scenes. This course will help you set the stage for success. You'll understand why recruiting is the key to your organisation's success, and you'll learn about the legalities of recruiting. You'll explore various recruiting options and the advantages and disadvantages of each option. You'll discover what you can do to market the opportunities your organisation offers and what it takes to make your company a great place to work. When you've finished this course, you'll have a strong basis for beginning the process of behavioural interviewing.

Target Audience
Managers, team leaders, supervisors, human resources directors, organisational development directors

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Before You Begin

  • recognise the importance of effective recruiting practices.
  • select the common recruiting mistakes.
  • choose the trends affecting today's work force.
  • select the legal concerns employers should be aware of when recruiting.

    • Recruiting Strategies

  • recognise the benefits of constructing a recruiting strategy.
  • match the recruiting strategies with company life cycles.
  • differentiate between the advantages and disadvantages of using contract workers.
  • differentiate between the advantages and disadvantages of using outsourcing recruiting.

    • The Behavioural-based Job Description

  • recognise the value of behavioural-based job descriptions.
  • sequence the steps involved in creating a behavioural-based job description.
  • sequence the steps for identifying critical work habits.
  • identify the additional information that should be included in a behavioural-based job description.

    • Creative Recruiting

  • recognise the benefits of using a variety of recruiting strategies to market job opportunities.
  • identify the guidelines for writing an effective job advertisement.
  • choose the creative recruiting strategies.
  • identify the methods you can use to evaluate the attractiveness of your organisation.

    • Course Number:
    HR8211