Recruitment Essentials
- Services SETA: 12611, US12140
Module 1: Plan and prepare for recruitment and selection
- Obtain information on the position that is relevant and complete
- Select or design a selection procedure and ensure it to be appropriate for the specific position and in line with organisational and legal requirements
- Confirm the selection procedure to be a validated procedure
- Identify resources and methods needed for recruitment and selection and prepare and manage budgets. Ensure that the resources are available, within budget and fit for purpose
- Develop selection criteria and control procedures in line with organisational and legal requirements, and avoid partiality or bias
- Develop a plan that ensures effective and efficient recruitment and selection
Module 2: Recruit applicants
- Conduct recruitment in accordance with the plan and in such a way as to have the potential to elicit the desired response from the target market
- Deal with responses in accordance to planned control procedures
- Ensure that the initial screening determines if applicants meet the critical job specifications and requirements to expedite the departure of unsuitable applicants
- Implement corrective action following the evaluation of the initial recruitment plan, if the initial screening does not elicit desired responses
- Prepare a list of potential candidates to facilitate selection
- Manage an applicant database in accordance with legislation and organisational requirements
- Deal with unplanned events in accordance with the circumstances and initiate contingency plans
Module 3: Select staff
- Validate backgrounds and qualifications using appropriate verification methods according to the plan
- Assess candidates against the requirements of the defined position
- Interview candidates using best practice techniques appropriate to the defined position
- Draw up a shortlist to reflect the results of the assessment of candidates. Ensure that the shortlist can be justified in terms of the match between candidate profile and job requirements
- Make selections in accordance with planned strategy and ensure that it can be justified in terms of best match between candidate profile and job and organisation requirements and meeting legislative requirements
- Ensure that feedback is relevant to the enquiry and the job requirements, and is given to both successful and unsuccessful candidates tactfully according to the planned time framework and legal requirements
- Document records to facilitate further processing and reflect agreements reached and successful candidate details accurately. Ensure that records are authorised and forwarded to designated personnel
- Deal with unplanned events in accordance with the circumstances, and initiate contingency plans

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