06/09/2016

Recruitment And Selection Workshop Announced

Invest NI has announced a new free, half day, workshop on Recruitment and Selection issues.

The workshop is targeted at employers and those planning to employ staff, and will cover the following topics:

• Understand the key components of effective Recruitment and Selection

• Know how to prepare a Job Description and Person Specification and understand the importance of these documents in recruitment and selection

• Know how to prepare a Job Advert and where best to advertise job vacancies

• Know how to tailor a Job Application form

• Know how to Short List applicants for selection interviews

• Be able to structure effective selection interviews including constructing focused interview questions

• Have observed role play selection interviews and noted good interviewing in practice

• Understand the role of Tests in selection

• Know how to close out the selection process in relation to notifying candidates; requests for feedback; taking up references; checking for criminal convictions if applicable; making the offer and planning induction

The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 19 October, 2016, at Ramada Plaza, Old Shaw's Bridge, Belfast.

Places at the event are limited and registration is open now.

(MH)

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