Top Ten things to know about successful recruitment in practice!

Legal stuff – Legislation             

• Why are you recruiting?
  
• Expansion or replacement – Can the jobs be shared
  
• Job specifications
  
• Advertising / Costs
  
• Info pack and Application forms
  
• Job descriptions
  
• Reviewing the CVs – what to look for – How to shortlist
  

 The Interview 

• Preparing your questions
  
• How to measure skills and knowledge
  
• Going through the CV with the candidate
  
• Using a score sheet
  
• Keeping Records
  
• Making job offers
  
• Trial Days – Why?

Induction Day

• Making an induction programme – Hands-On Team project
  
• Aims and objectives
  
• Implementation – That’s easier said than done!
  
• Documents you need to have to hand
  
• Have a checklist
  

 The Trial Period

• What are you assessing
  
• Point of contact – Who’s looking after the new recruit?
  
• The mini appraisal and what to do at this stage
  
• Health and Safety Induction
  
• Terms and conditions for them and for you 
  
• Training during this period
  
• Dear John letters and meetings

Performance Review Meeting

• Relative to the job description –Does it match?
  
• Has training been given
  
• Team members opinions need to be heard
  
• How not to act
  
• 10 tips for a poor performance review
  
• Money negotiations
  
• Are you being fair and consistent?
  
  
  

  Duration: one-day course - 7 hours CPD. No lunch provided.

  Location: London