presents American Management Association Seminars
Recruiting, Interviewing, And Selecting Employees
Seminar No: 08266 -XNBB
CEU Credits: 1.8
Length: 3 days
The everything-you-need-to-know-before-you-say “you’re hired” seminar!
Making the wrong hiring decision means throwing away a substantial investment of time and money on recruitment, training and benefits.
This fundamental seminar is your ticket to make the right hiring decisions and contribute more to the company bottom line.
Attendees:
Professionals with two years or less of experience in hiring employees, including: HR assistants, managers and employment managers; and HR specialists and non-practitioners involved in the hiring process.
How You Will Benefit:
- Attract talent through innovative recruitment sources
- Recruit specific employee groups
- Assess alternative work arrangements
- Practice interviewing techniques to refine and develop your skills as an interviewer--including how to open and close the meeting
- Understand how to ask the right questions to find out the information you need to know
- Avoid interview "traps"--EEO and affirmative action considerations
What You Will Cover:
- Recruitment challenges and trends
- Analyzing job specifications before the interview
- Preparing for the interview: Laying the foundation for the face-to-face meeting
- Review legal obligations in hiring
- How to keep records that also protect your position and your company
- Handling the face-to-face interaction--from start to finish
- Pre-employment and employment testing
- Making the selection--testing and references and other considerations
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Learning Objectives
- Attract Talent through Innovative Recruitment Sources
- Recruit Specific Employee Groups
- Assess Alternative Work Arrangements
- Practice Interviewing Techniques to Refine and Develop Your Skills as an Interviewer-Including How to Open and Close the Meeting
- Understand How to Ask the Right Questions to Find Out the Information You Need to Know
- Avoid Interview "Traps"-EEO and Affirmative Action Considerations
Recruitment Challenges
- Labor Shortages
- Alternative Work Arrangements
- A Changing Workforce
- Diversity
Recruitment Sources
- Become Familiar with Five Primary Prerecruitment Considerations and Various Recruitment Sources, Identifying Each in Terms of Its Benefits and Drawbacks, as Well as Exploring Techniques for Attracting Special Interest Groups
Electronic Recruiting
- Introduce Employers to Electronic Recruiting by Familiarizing Them with the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet, Cyberspace Resumes, Web Sites, Online Recruiting and Guidelines, Legal Definitions of Electronic Recruiting, and International Internet Recruiting
Interview Preparation
- Provide Key Interview Preparatory Steps, Emphasizing the Importance of These Steps in Laying the Foundation for the Face-to-Face Interview
Legal Considerations
- Learn about Key EEO Federal Legislation and Recordkeeping Requirements, Understand the Impact of EEO on the Employment Process, Become Acquainted with How to Avoid and Respond to Discrimination Charges, and Become Familiar with Legal Questioning Techniques
Interview Questioning Techniques
- Become Familiar with Five Effective Questioning Techniques and How to Relate These Techniques to the Various Interview Stages
Conducting the Interview
- Become Familiar with Various Interview Components, Team Interviewing Techniques, How and When to Close an Interview, Interviewing Guidelines and Pitfalls, and How to Interview Less-Than-Ideal Candidates
Documenting the Interview
- Become Aware of the Importance of Effective Post Interview Documentation, What to Include, How to Document Jobs with No Tangible Requirements, and Distinctions between Effective and Ineffective Notes
Making the Selection
- Understand the Components That Comprise Making a Hiring Decision, Specifically: Testing, References, and Other Selection Considerations, Such as Negligent Hiring and the Threat of Workplace Violence
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Arlington, VA 22202
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