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 Recruitment and Selection

Next open course date: TBC, London, £475+VAT per delegate
 
Available in-house: Yes, please contact us for details.

 
 
20 second overview
 
Develop your knowledge of best practice recruitment and selection.  Covering a wide range of topics from attracting quality candidates to the interview and legal issues, this course provides a thorough grounding in the key skills.
 
> Writing a job description and person specification
> Advertising job vacancies
> Using application forms
> Fundamentals of interviewing
> Legal issues and best practice
> The role of the contract
> Equal opportunities
> Maternity and retirement issues.


 

 
Key Benefits of this Course
 
  • You will acquire up to the minute knowledge about best practice in areas such as assessing an organisation’s requirements, writing job descriptions, person specifications and recruitment materials, and selection tools.
  • You and your organisation will have greater confidence that basic contractual, legal and procedural matters are properly understood and reflected in your recruitment practice.
  • Your organisation will benefit from a more robust match between its needs and the qualities of new recruits, repaying the investment in recruitment and induction processes. 


Course Rationale
 
People are the key to success for all organisations.  An organisation which identifies and attracts new members effectively, selecting on the basis of a careful assessment of skills, knowledge, aptitudes and track record, can look forward to sustained success, productivity and growth.
 
This course assumes no prior knowledge or experience of recruitment processes, so will be particularly useful for general managers new to recruitment or the owners of small businesses.  But experienced HR professionals and recruitment specialists will find it a useful way of catching up on recent developments and best practice.
 
Recruiting people is expensive.  It pays to do it well!

 


Course Content
 
  • Determining staffing requirements
  • Writing really useful job descriptions and person specifications
  • Effective advertising
  • Using application forms to build up knowledge
  • The fundamentals of interviewing
  • Equal opportunities
  • Current contract of employment issues, including maternity and retirement
  • Legal framework – keeping up to date

 
A Note from the Trainer
 
"The recruitment, selection and induction of new staff is probably the most important thing a manager does.  Our success depends on our people’s success. 
 
"This course takes a really practical approach to helping delegates to become more confident and effective… and to avoid some of the pitfalls."
 


Delegate Feedback for this Course
 
 "An incredibly enjoyable day.  Trainer was attentive at every point of the day…wonderful tutor... lots of fun."
JC, Ladbrokes
 
"Really enjoyed the day.  I felt a lot more at ease and confident than I expected."
DF, Miller Insurance Services

"Trainer was totally professional, helpful and enthusiastic."
DB, Housing Corporation
 
For more feedback on our courses please click here.
 


Booking this Course
 
Open course: TBC, London, £475+VAT per delegate BOOK HERE
 
 
In-house courses: This course can be adapted to your needs and delivered at your offices. Please click here for further details of in-house training or contact us for details.
 
 
Email: info@cambridge-ed.com
Call: 0845 2260624
 

 


Contact:
0845 2260624
info@cambridge-ed.com

 

 

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