Applicant Screening: The First Step in Hiring the Best


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Talent management starts with hiring the right person for the job. Applicant screening takes a lot of work, and much of this work is done prior to the actual interview. This course covers how to create a job description, which will help you evaluate an applicant's resumé effectively. You'll learn key techniques for screening resumés based on job requirements, as well as how to identify red flag issues in resumés and how to approach them. These techniques will help you recruit, and hire, the best people.

Target Audience
Existing human resource professionals, managers, directors, executives, and business owners working in medium to large organizations, governmental agencies, or nonprofit organizations.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Applicant Screening: The First Step in Hiring the Best

  • identify the elements of an effective job analysis
  • identify the key components of a good job description
  • describe the process for screening resumes
  • recognize time-saving techniques for screening resumes
  • identify resume red flags
  • match resume red flags with the categories used to highlight them
  • use screening techniques to select applicants to interview
  • Course Number:
    ahr_01_a02_bs_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone