Competency-Based Recruitment and Selection

One Day (2 Day programme also available)

Any people who are involved in the selection and/or recruitment of staff, including Line managers, HR managers, Recruitment consultants, HR recruitment staff and Employment Equity Committee Members.

• To familiarise participants with legal requirements for and impact on recruitment and selection
• To enable participants to use non-discriminatory practices and procedures in all recruitment
• To teach participants how to effectively advertise for, interview and select job applicants
• To enable participants to suitably identify the right behavioural and technical competencies in applicants, which adhere to the requirements of the job
• To ensure that recruiters in the organisation provide a relevant and valuable service to line functions
• To reduce employee turnover and the cost of recruitment and training

1. Introduction:

• Interviewing Problem Areas
• The Aim of Competency-Based Recruitment
• Recruitment and the Employment Equity Act – The Legal Framework
• The Cost of Incorrect Recruitment

2. Preparing for Recruitment:

• Job Analysis
• Developing Job Descriptions & Outlines
• Writing Technical Competencies & Qualifications
• Identifying Core Behavioural Competencies
• Recruitment Advertising and using Social Media
• Telephonic screening of applicants
• Reference-checking and other Screening Methods

3. The Selection / Interview Process:

• Group application exercises in Preparing Interview Guides
• Different Types of Assessment – Choosing the best one
• Understanding Behavioural Event Interviewing
• Developing Competency-based Interview Questions
• Planning the Selection Interview
• Communication Skills required for Structured Interviews
• Probing, Listening and Extracting Relevant Information
• Do’s & Don’ts for Selection Interviews
• Interviewing Role Plays
• Developing Equitable Evaluation & Rating Procedures
• Understanding Potential Biases
• Ensuring Unbiased Assessment of Candidates
• Assessing Candidates in Groups & Panel Interviews
• Post Assessment Activities

Are you interested?