Effective Recruitment and Selection - Online
Category
Management Development
Audience
Designed for managers who are leading recruitment, chairing recruitment panels or involved in recruiting senior people.
Duration
4 x 3 hours over 2 days (not necessarily consecutive)
Delegate rate
Approximately £100 per day per delegate. Charges (paid by your authority) depend on how many delegates book.
Managers invest time and resources into the recruitment process (in person and virtual), knowing how to get the most of this investment is the focus of this programme.
Outputs will include:
- Reviewed and revised job description
- Reviewed and revised person specification
- Shortlisting criteria and any relevant shortlisting activities identified
- Job advert
Delivery
Sessions will have a mix of input, group discussion, breakout group activities and individual activities. Delegates will need to bring with them either a role (job description and person specification) they are about to recruit for or a role within their team that they are familiar with. These will be used as live examples in various activities.
Session One: 3 hours
- Business First – Service Needs
- Good governance
- Job Description
- Person Specification
Session Two: 3 hours
- Adverts
- Shortlisting criteria
- Developing interview questions
Session Three: 3 hours
- Interview preparation & panel etiquette
- Understanding candidates and the interview dynamics
- Note taking
Session Four: 3 hours
- Role play preparation
- Undertake a virtual interview (Role Play)
- Role play review
- Offers and Onboarding
14 October 2026 at 09:30 and 15 October 2026 at 09:30
Delivered online. You must attend all the sessions.
Please note you will be expected to use your camera and display your name on all training. If unable to comply, please ensure the trainer understands why and notes your name and authority for recording attendance.
10 spaces remaining