Recruitment and Selection Skills for the non-HR Professional

Whether you operate a small family business, represent a massive bureaucracy, or run a non-profit, this program will provide tools for more careful and thorough hiring. Sample participants include:

• General managers and heads of companies who wish to follow proper hiring protocol, but who do not currently have an HR Team
• Non-HR managers without access to in-house recruitment training 
• Team leaders/members who need to be aware of best practices when hiring, onboarding and building team talent 
• Entrepreneurs launching a start-up
• Aspiring HR professionals who have not had a formal education in this part of the discipline

Please note: this program is NOT suitable for seasoned HR professionals.

• Improve your ability to identify, screen, interview, evaluate and secure the best possible candidate
• Create a rigorous hiring process that follows proper legal and ethical guidelines
• Improve integration between hiring and organizational culture, by incorporating other important socialization methods (e.g. orientation)
• Strengthen organizational wisdom and retain talent by promoting from within
• Save your company time, effort and money through robust hiring practices 

• What skills and values does the organization need to execute its strategy, fulfill its purpose and enhance its performance?
• Cognitive biases that get in the way of making good decisions
• Improving job descriptions 
• Screening and testing: coming up with a short-list of candidates
• Interviewing skills 
• Enhancing the candidate experience to keep applicants interested and polish your brand as an employer
• Complying with legal and human rights guidelines
• Succession planning
• Diversifying the applicant pool in order to benefit from creativity, innovation and unique perspectives
• Hiring for strategy and culture fit 
• Onboarding/orientation

This interactive program includes some role play to enhance your skill development. 

It may be helpful to bring along a job description and a job ad, if your company has open positions.

For financial assistance opportunities, please refer to Financial Assistance, Scholarships and Team Rates .