Selection and Staffing: The Selection Process
Course ID: ILRHR509 Identify staffing needs and hire qualified, high-performing candidates. Create a long-term, systematic approach to hiring. |
Description
Selecting the right candidate to fill a job position is no simple task. You need to establish guidelines for eligibility and a set qualifications that align with organizational needs. This course covers the entire process of properly selecting a candidate, and also teaches how to conduct successful candidate searches.Who Should Enroll in This Course?
HR professionals responsible for recruiting, screening, hiring, promoting, and outplacing employees. Line managers, supervisors, and team leaders who are involved in the recruiting process or in making promotion and succession decisions.Enrollment
To register, contact an Enrollment Counselor at info@ecornell.com or 1-866-326-7635 (+1-607-330-3200 from outside the United States).Certificate programs are eligible for eCornell Payment Plans. Discounts are available for military personnel, veterans, and Cornell University Alumni. eCornell programs are not eligible for financial aid or federal Pell Grants. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
Next 3 Course available dates are:
February 15, 2012February 29, 2012
March 14, 2012
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Certificate Information
This course can be applied toward the following certificates:CEUs
HRCI Recertification
Additional Information
Course Format
eCornell takes a problem-based approach to learning, and builds each course around realistic case studies and scenarios. All courses are self-paced, and are facilitated by an eCornell instructor, who leads the online discussions and is available to answer any questions about the course content.
This course contains the following modules:
- Do We Need to Hire?
- Identifying the need, and when additional staffing is the best way to fill that need
- Elements of effective job descriptions and job postings
- Diversity as a strategic initiative within the organization
- Internal and external sources for recruiting new employees
- Sources to help diversify your workforce
- Whom Are We Going to Hire?
- Developing effective selection criteria
- Evaluating resumes
- Structuring interviews, and developing effective, non-discriminatory interview questions
- Evaluating candidates with respect to the selection criteria you have established
- Addressing challenges associated with multicultural awareness
- Achieving diversity in the selection process
- Best practices related to giving and checking references
- Laws and legal issues surrounding the selection process
- The use of testing as a predictor of performance
Benefits to the Learner
After completing this course, participants will be able to:- Describe a systematic approach to selection and staffing issues
- Implement and integrate the selection techniques appropriate to your organization
- Evaluate candidates with respect to the selection criteria you have established
Authoring Faculty
Ronald M. Katz, Adjunct FacultySponsoring School
Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor RelationsTotal Learning Time
Approximately 5-6 hours over a period of two weeks.You May Be Interested In...
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- Student Testimonial,
"I don't currently work in the HR field but I feel that this course has given me the knowledge that I will need to analyze specific jobs and selection processes."
Selection and Staffing: The Selection Process - I am able to put what I have learned directly into use in my current position.Anne Ciolek,Selection and Staffing: The Selection Process
