Effective Recruitment and Onboarding
Effective recruitment starts with a clearly defined need and a consistent assessment approach. Structure your criteria, conversations and decisions to select people suited to your organisation. Plan their onboarding too, so the recruitment promise matches the reality of the role.
- Duration
- 3 days 21 hours
- Code
- RH029EN Code
Presentation
This classroom-based, action-oriented course goes beyond theory and methods to help participants create tools they can reuse at work. Group activities are emphasised.
The course uses a PowerPoint presentation shared with learners, case studies in small groups and knowledge quizzes.
Objectives
This course helps you master the practical stages of recruitment and the challenges of face-to-face interviews, using a rigorous methodology.
- Understand what is at stake in successful recruitment and onboarding.
- Implement the fundamental stages of recruitment.
- Design and implement an onboarding programme.
Program
1. Recruitment and onboarding: definitions, challenges and practices
- The financial, human and other costs and impacts of recruitment.
- Onboarding: definition and challenges, including retention, cohesion and team motivation.
- Presentation of recruitment and onboarding practices.
2. The fundamental stages of recruitment
Define the role precisely.
- Determine responsibilities and activities over the short, medium and long term.
- Identify the key knowledge and practical skills required for the vacant role.
- Interview subject-matter experts.
- Write the job description.
Write the job advertisement.
- The different parts of an advertisement.
- What to emphasise, including the role's strengths.
- Where to publish the vacancy.
Conduct an interview.
- The different stages of an interview.
- Prepare an interview guide.
- Key questions.
Assess competencies during the interview.
- Determine the knowledge and practical skills to assess.
- Consider assessment methods, such as workplace simulations and tests.
3. Prepare an onboarding programme
- Identify sources of motivation: pay, training, work organisation, internal mobility and career opportunities.
- Determine the duration, key stages and team members' roles in onboarding.
- Create tools and supporting materials.
- Engage team members.
Audience
Anyone responsible for managing employee recruitment and onboarding, including HR managers, HR assistants and managers.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
- Case study
Dates and sessions
Choose the date and delivery format that suit you.
No upcoming sessions are currently available.
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