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Recruiting the Best People

 

Program Duration

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5 Days

Program Date

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11-15 March,2012

Program Location

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Cairo, Egypt

Program Fees

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US$ 3200/Per Person

 

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

 

  • The latest techniques in advertising for vacancies - syndicate exercise

  • How to short list avoiding bias and lots of hard work

  • Deciding on the tools and techniques to use in the assessment and why

  • Master the process of the behavioral interviewing and put it into practice

  • Consider a variety of techniques to establish the competency of a candidate

  • Explore the appropriate use of various psychometric tests including:

  • General ability and attribute tests, using SHL's battery of verbal and numerical reasoning tests

  • Personality tests using both Myers Briggs (MBTI ) and SHL's OPQ32 personality questionnaires

  • Understand the potential pitfalls stemming from the inappropriate use of psychometric testing in the selection process

  • Examine various Emotional Intelligence (EI) techniques to test the potential of the candidate(s)

  • Construct a “blue print” to be used when designing a recruitment or selection process

  • Practice the techniques to achieve competence in a friendly and supportive environment

  • The resources required in order to run a successful recruitment or selection process - syndicate exercise to create “blue print”

  • End of program review


PROGRAM OUTLINES:

  • Introductions, program objectives including overview

  • The key elements, competencies and person specification

  • The five types of interview styles, strengths and weaknesses

  • The principles of the Behavioral interview (thoughts, conversations and actions)

  • Developing an effective advertisement

  • How to attract suitable applicants

  • A method to shortlist people for interview

  •  Arrangement for the Apprenticeship and the Scholarship and the summer training interview

  • The ability to prepare for the selection interview

  • How to conduct an effective selection interview

  • The ability to assess suitable people

  • The Recruitment Process (Knowing who you want: What is the vacancy?/Describing the job/Describing the person)

  • Attracting the Person You Want (Recruitment advertising/ Recruitment agencies/ Speculative applications/ Networking)

  • The Selection Process (Stage 1: Short-listing applicants/Telephone screening C.V. sorting, Using application forms)

  • The Assessment Process (Assessment methods, The purpose of the selection interview)

  • The Selection Interview (Preparation, Questioning and listening skills, Body language, Making the decision)

  • Summary & Action Plans Agreed

     

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • All personnel, at any level in the organization who are required to interview for selection or recruitment purposes both within and outside the company

  • All HR professionals involved in both staff development and appraisals