Seminar on Effective Recruitment and Selection Interviewing Techniques

INTRODUCTION

People are known to be the competitive differentiator that helps to distinguish a well run company from one that is mediocre. With globalization and competition for human resources worldwide, the cost of not recruiting the right people for the right jobs can be devastating. Recruiting the right people will expand the company’s capabilities, and hence provide stability which is subsequently translated into measurable results
in terms of profits.

This seminar is designed to provide participants the necessary knowledge and skills needed to identify, interview and select the right people for the right jobs.

Consequently, it is crucial that both HR personnel and the line managers acquire the much needed interviewing and selection skills.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the seminar, participants will be able to:
• Acquire effective interviewing skills that use past performance as a predictor for future performance;
• Identify and avoid the most common interviewing errors;
• Use the interview as an assessment tool to select the right person;
• Assess and obtain commitment from the selected candidate for the job.

DESIGNED FOR
- Human Resource Personnel
- Line Managers
- Staff who are involved in Peer Interviews

CONTENTS
1. DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT APPROACH
- Tactics in Establishing and Meeting the Company’s Manpower Requirement
- Strategic Marketing Approach to Recruitment

2. INTERVIEWING AND SELECTION SKILLS
- Preparation and Strategies
- Develop Job Criteria Based on Job Specifications
- Pre-screening Techniques
- Design Interview Questions
- Develop a Selection Interview Guide
- Create a Positive Interview Environment
- Establish Professional Rapport
- Getting the Candidate to Talk
- Phrasing Inquiries and Asking the Right Questions
- Exchange Information
- Observe, and Interpret What the Candidates Say

3. INTERVIEWING ROLE PLAYS / SKILLS PRACTICES / EXERCISES
- Debrief and Provide Feedback

4. SELECTION AND CONCLUSION
- Evaluate the Candidate as a “Whole” Person
- Making the Hiring Decision
- Making an Offer and After