Competency Based Recruitment and Interviewing

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Course Overview

Organisations that can clearly define their competency requirements and attract and select those candidates who match the needs of the business will always get the best return from their investment in people.

This highly participative course will provide you with a solid grounding in defining and expressing competency requirements, finding people who meet those requirements and then selecting those who are the most competent or who have the potential to be so.

Objective:

By the end of this interactive training programme, you will be able to:

Understand what competencies are and why the approach is needed
Identify new approaches to attracting and selecting staff
Establish links between competencies and roles within the business
Plan a recruitment and selection process based on competencies
Design an interview framework based on the competency approach
Conduct a competency-based interview
Design your selection processes
Identify, record and judge evidence of competence through exercises

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction to Competency-Based Recruitment

What are competencies?
The purpose of competencies in recruitment
Why the competency approach is needed
The impact of the competency approach on attracting and selecting staff

Day 2: Developing Competency Frameworks

The role of competency frameworks within a business
Linking competencies to business goals, culture, and values
Examples of common competencies
Tailoring a competency framework for recruitment purposes

Day 3: Competencies in the Recruitment Process

Advertising for candidates who match your competencies
Designing an application form based on competencies
Defining shortlisting criteria and processes
Attracting the right applicants using competency-focused job descriptions

Day 4: Conducting Competency-Based Interviews

Designing an interview framework around competencies
Questioning techniques to identify, record, and judge evidence of competence
Preparing for competency-based questioning
Taking effective notes to ensure fair and consistent evaluation

Day 5: Assessing Candidates and Decision Making

Benefits and pitfalls of assessment centres
Designing the selection processes and defining standards
Using psychometrics to support competency-based selection
What are psychometrics?
Operational issues around using psychometrics
Linking psychometrics to competency frameworks
Feedback on test results and personality data
Defining the criteria for each stage of the process
Planning the decision-making process
Making decisions and evaluating the recruitment process

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$6,700

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date: 14 - 18 Jul 2025

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Human Resources and Talent Development

Competency Based Recruitment and Interviewing

Duration:5 Days

date:14 - 18 Jul 2025

New York

$6,700

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