LO19 - Shortlisting Candidates and Interview Techniques

Overview - LO19 - Shortlisting Candidates and Interview Techniques

This course is provided by Learning4Business. Having completed this course you should be able identify a pool of high quality candidates by using assessments and an objective shortlisting process and conduct a successful recruitment interview.

A long list of potential job candidates is, in many ways, a nice problem for a manager. What is not so nice, however, is the prospect of making mistakes in the shortlisting process, and so losing the best candidate. Having achieved the learning outcomes of this course you should be able to avoid this problem and ensure that you are left with a genuine list of the best candidates. You will also be able to organise and conduct effective recruitment interviews calculated to identify the best candidate from the recruitment shortlist.

For any organisation or company its people are its lifeblood; finding and hiring the right people, however, is a major challenge, given the competition for staff with the right skills, knowledge and attitude. For this reason it is vital that any person with a responsibility for, or a role within, staff recruitment is highly competent to perform that function. Failure to ensure this competence will result in an inability to attract the right people, and/or a failure to identify those people at the time of recruitment.

The course is divided into 4 sections covering the following areas:

• operating an effective shortlisting process
• designing an effective job application form
• using tests and assessments
• conducting effective interviews

Certification

On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

Duration

Approximately 40 mins. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like, and there is no limit on how long you can take to do the course.

Target Audience

anyone who wishes to identify a pool of high quality candidates by using assessments and an objective shortlisting process and conduct a successful recruitment interview.

Entry Requirements

None

Testimonials

"I enjoyed being able to take the course at my own pace"
MB, Horton Housing Association; 13/05/2009