Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring Curriculum Outline
Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Screening Applicants for Interviewing
Overview/DescriptionFinding the right person for the job takes a lot of work, and much of this work is done prior to the actual interview. Before you can even start looking for candidates, you need to create a description of the job you want to fill. How would you interview someone if you didnt know the responsibilities required for the job? A good job description, based on a thorough job analysis, will help you evaluate applicants resumes effectively. Youll be able to compare the resumes against the requirements in the description and make effective decisions about who should be interviewed. This course describes the key components of job descriptions and how to use them to screen resumes. Youll also learn how to identify red-flag issues in the resumes you are screening.
Target AudienceAnyone who wants to develop or refine their hiring and interviewing skills
Expected Duration (hours)1.0
Lesson Objectives Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Screening Applicants for Interviewing
Recognize the key components of a good job description Apply techniques for screening resumes for job requirements in a given situation Identify red flags in given resumes Course Number:
hr_06_a01_bs_enus Back to ListEssentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Preparing to Interview
Overview/DescriptionConducting effective interviews is as much an art as it is a science. You need to use your instinct and discernment, but solid preparation is equally important. Preparing properly helps you evaluate candidates accurately and fairly, helps to create a positive impression, and shows that you are professional. It can also help you avoid common errors such as talking too much, or asking close-ended questions that tell you little about the candidate. Proper preparation can help you avoid legal troubles as well. This course covers key issues to consider when preparing to interview. It describes the importance of determining an interview structure, writing out some questions beforehand, and scheduling the interview effectively. It also identifies common interviewing errors. Finally, it describes how to avoid unfair practices when you interview candidates.
Target AudiencePeople who want to develop or refine their hiring and interviewing skills
Expected Duration (hours)1.0
Lesson Objectives Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Preparing to Interview
Recognize effective ways to prepare to interview selected candidates Recognize examples of common interviewing errors Identify ways to avoid unfair practices when you interview candidates for a job Recognize the benefits of knowing the legal issues surrounding hiring Course Number:
hr_06_a02_bs_enus Back to ListEssentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Conducting an Effective Interview
Overview/DescriptionProper preparation is crucial to ensure a good interview. But all your preparation will be useless if you dont follow some important guidelines when conducting the employment interview. Opening the interview properly and establishing a sound format are key. You must also be mindful of the functions of different question types and styles so you can use them effectively during an interview. Finally, you will want to close the interview on a positive note. This course describes how to proceed with a face-to-face to interview. It covers how to open an interview well, what types of questions to ask, and how to close the interview.
Target AudienceAnyone who wants to develop or refine their hiring and interviewing skills
Expected Duration (hours)1.0
Lesson Objectives Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Conducting an Effective Interview
Apply techniques for opening an interview Recognize how to use techniques for opening an interview Identify the functions of different question types in an interview Recognize examples of how to end an interview Course Number:
hr_06_a03_bs_enus Back to ListEssentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Behavioral Interview Techniques
Overview/DescriptionBehavioral-based interviewing is becoming the norm as people realize its effectiveness in predicting what a candidates behavior and performance are likely to be in the position for which they are interviewing. In behavioral interviews, you ask questions that get the candidates to describe how they handled real situations in the past. This enables you to find out not just what the candidates did but how they did it. Candidates can then be assessed based on actual behaviors that are related to the competencies for the job, rather than on possible or potential behaviors or performance. This course describes the characteristics of behavioral-based interviewing, how to develop behavioral-based questions, and then how to ask those questions effectively in an interview.
Target AudienceAnyone who wants to develop or refine their hiring and interviewing skills
Expected Duration (hours)1.0
Lesson Objectives Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Behavioral Interview Techniques
Recognize characteristics of behavioral-based interviewing Identify the benefits of being able to use behavioral-based interviewing Identify appropriate behavioral-based questions for a given job Identify strategies for asking questions in a behavioral interview Use behavioral-based questions effectively in a given interview Course Number:
hr_06_a04_bs_enus Back to ListEssentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Selecting the Right Candidate
Overview/DescriptionSelecting the final candidate for a job requires careful attention. Even though youre getting close to the end of the hiring process, you cant simply coast now. You need to manage the decision-making process in a disciplined and intelligent way. Its important to remain objective when assessing candidates, drawing on job-related data, rather than letting personal biases steer you away from your hiring criteria. Following a logical system in making your decision will mean you find the candidate who will make a strong contribution to your organization. This course describes how to evaluate candidates using a structured and objective process. It also explains how to effectively check references and make an offer.
Target AudienceAnyone who wants to develop or refine their hiring and interviewing skills
Expected Duration (hours)1.0
Lesson Objectives Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring: Selecting the Right Candidate
Recognize steps for evaluating a candidate after an interview Recognize how to check references of candidates you have interviewed Check references of a given candidate Identify strategies for making an offer to a candidate Course Number:
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Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring
This self-paced online training course introduces professionals to the Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring. Recruitment
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This self-paced online training course examines the need to create a good job description, based on a thorough job analysis.
With this training course, you'll be able to compare the resumes against the requirements in the description and make effective
decisions about who should be interviewed. This course describes the key components of job descriptions and using them to screen
resumes. Finally, you'll learn how to identify red-flag issues in the resumes you are screening.
Our online training program will identify key issues to consider when preparing to interview. This course describes
the importance of determining an interview structure, writing out some questions beforehand, and scheduling the interview
effectively. Additionally, students will identify common interviewing errors, and avoiding unfair practices when you
interview candidates.
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This self-paced online training course discusses the crucial nature for proper preparation and following some important
guidelines when conducting the employment interview. Opening the interview properly and establishing a sound format are key.
Students will explore the functions of different question types and styles to use during an interview. Finally, this course
describes how to open an interview well, what types of questions to ask, and how to close the interview.
In this training course, you'll discuss behavioral-based interviewing and how using this interviewing style can
effectively predict the behavior and performance of a candidate. Students will learn how to develop questions that
get candidates to describe how they handled real situations in the past. Additionally, professionals will learn how
to ask those questions effectively in an interview.
In closing, human resources professionals will explore the importance of remaining objective when assessing candidates,
drawing on job-related data, rather than letting personal biases steer you away from your hiring criteria. This course examines
how following a logical system will help you find the candidate that can make a strong contribution to your organization.
Finally, this course describes how to evaluate candidates using a structured and objective process, as well, how to effectively
check references and make an offer.
Essentials of Interviewing and Hiring
