Interviewing and Selection (GIS100)

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Who Needs to Attend

All people managers and Human Resources professionals who participate in the hiring process

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

The average stay in a position or company today is two to three years. Demographic shifts are forecasted to result in a shortage of labour over the next two decades. Cutbacks in human resources continue to accentuate the need to hire the best talent available. As a result, Interviewing and Selection have become core skills for all people managers.

Filling an open position or creating and filling a new position is a challenging task for any manager or HR professional. The objective is to attract, select and place the best possible candidate.

Finding the right person for the job can be difficult, especially in a tight employment market for a high demand or unique skill set. Getting the approval to expand your team or filling an open position during times of economic challenges also puts additional pressure on you to make the best hiring decision possible.

Applying a consistent Interviewing and Selection process, focused on assessing the candidates' ability to succeed in the key job requirements, will increase the success of your hiring decisions. When you match the right candidate to the right job, everyone benefits - the new hire, you as the hiring manager, the team and the organization.

What You'll Learn

Apply the process to identify the required activities when filling an open position
Structure your activities and line of questioning to protect all candidates' legal and human rights
Define the key job requirements for the position, and identify the points in the process when each requirement will be assessed
Structure and conduct behavioral interviews to gather meaningful candidate information
Assess the candidates' ability to demonstrate or perform the key job requirements
Use the information collected to build consensus and make sound hiring decisions

Course Outline

1. Benefits for the Individual

Proven interviewing and selection process with practical tools and techniques
Useful resources to develop understanding of legal and human rights considerations
Improved understanding of how to define key job requirements and how to apply these criteria at each stage of the process
Improved ability to apply behavioral interviewing techniques for more effective interviews
Increased confidence in making hiring decisions and selecting the right candidate

2. Benefits for the Organization

Consistent and targeted interviewing and selection activities
Greater organizational awareness of legal and human rights considerations in the interviewing and selection process
Improved skill and confidence of people tasked with interviewing and selecting new talent
Increased organizational competence in making hiring decisions
The right people matched to the right jobs

Classroom Dates and Locations

Date	Location
Sep 23 - 23, 2010	Toronto, ON	Register
Oct 19 - 19, 2010	Edmonton, AB	Register
Oct 26 - 26, 2010	Winnipeg, MB	Register
Nov 4 - 4, 2010	Montreal, QC	Register
Nov 16 - 16, 2010	Mississauga, ON	Register
Dec 14 - 14, 2010	Halifax, NS	Register
Dec 20 - 20, 2010	Kitchener, ON	Register
Jan 4 - 4, 2011	Victoria, BC	Register
Jan 14 - 14, 2011	Vancouver, BC	Register
Jan 24 - 24, 2011	Toronto, ON	Register
Feb 1 - 1, 2011	Ottawa, ON	Register
Feb 1 - 1, 2011	Calgary, AB	Register
Feb 22 - 22, 2011	Edmonton, AB	Register
Mar 29 - 29, 2011	Winnipeg, MB	Register
Mar 31 - 31, 2011	Mississauga, ON	Register
Apr 5 - 5, 2011	Halifax, NS	Register
May 3 - 3, 2011	Montreal, QC	Register
May 10 - 10, 2011	Victoria, BC	Register
May 11 - 11, 2011	Toronto, ON	Register
May 17 - 17, 2011	Edmonton, AB	Register
May 20 - 20, 2011	Vancouver, BC	Register
May 24 - 24, 2011	Kitchener, ON	Register