Screening Applicants


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
You've done your homework. You understand the importance of effective recruiting, you've considered all of your recruiting options, and you've effectively marketed the job opportunities in your organisation using a behavioural-based job description. Applicants are pouring in. What do you do next? You must become skilled at screening applicants so that you can narrow the field to the group of individuals who appear to be best suited to the needs of your organisation. In this course, you'll learn how to use applications, CVs, phone calls, and references as screening tools. You'll learn what information to look for, how to assess behavioural information that is provided to you, and how to pick up on warning signals.

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

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Applications as Screening Tools

  • recognise the benefits of using application forms effectively.
  • identify the valid reasons to use standardised application forms.
  • order the steps to creating a good employment application form.
  • order the steps to reviewing an employment application.

    • CVs as Screening Tools

  • identify the benefits of using CVs more effectively as screening tools.
  • select the effective CV screening strategies.
  • choose the crucial CV areas on which to focus.
  • match the critical marks to make on a CV with the corresponding statements.

    • Phone Calls as Screening Tools

  • recognise the value of using phone calls to screen applicants.
  • specify the effective telephone interview preparation tactics.
  • identify the purposes of the screening phone call.
  • apply the dynamic phone interview strategies to the corresponding examples.

    • References and Background Checks

  • recognise the value of performing reference and background checks.
  • determine the elements to include when conducting a background check.
  • choose the appropriate questions to ask previous employers.
  • select the techniques for delving deeper into a candidate's history.

    • Course Number:
    HR8212