Recruitment and Selection

One of VECCI’s Business Excellence courses

Why we developed this program

High staff turnover and low morale is costly and can often be traced to poor recruitment and selection practice.

By covering all aspects of the recruitment process from initial vacancy to final selection, this program will help you find the right person for the job, avoid expensive mistakes and meet legislative requirements, such as equal opportunity and privacy.

Who should attend

Managers, supervisors, human resource practitioners and anyone with an interest in effective recruitment and selection of staff.

What will be covered

• Identify the key aspects of effective recruitment and selection procedures, including equal opportunity requirements
• Outlining the key steps of job analysis and preparing a position description
• Developing key selection criteria from the position description
• Exploring various sourcing options, advertising styles and methods, including the use of internet job boards and recruitment agencies
• Having an awareness of different assessment techniques and methods
• Screening applications effectively in accordance with legislative requirements
• Preparing effective interview questions that adhere to equal opportunity and OHS principles and use past behaviour as indicators of future behaviour
• Applying the principles of good interviewing and questioning techniques
• Conducting meaningful and effective reference checks
• Devising evaluation and recording processes to support fair, consistent and objective selection decisions

Current scheduled course dates are as follows: (click on the course code to register online or call 03 8662 5333).