Recruitment, Selection and Induction: The Basics

Build your skills and knowledge of the recruitment pipeline and learn how to manage the selection and induction of new staff with this online HR course from Learning Lounge.

Duration

1 week

Weekly study

2 hours

Premium course

What's included?

Explore recruitment policies and processes, from planning to probation

On this one-week course from Learning Lounge, you’ll learn the basics of recruiting, selecting, and inducting new staff.

From the policies needed before considering recruitment to setting and completing an employees probation, you’ll explore each step of the recruitment process.

Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll be equipped with the tools and knowledge to successfully and efficiently plan, recruit, and onboard new employees to your organisation.

Discover the workforce planning and job analysis process

When a vacancy occurs, it’s important to identify the gaps needed and determine any changes needed to accommodate new directions and technology.

This course will take you through the steps to take during a job analysis and the benefits of conducting them.

You’ll also look at the pre-recruitment process, including communication between hiring staff, recruitment technology and what to include in a job description.

Develop your job interview skills for better results

Selection is the process of determining the best person for the requirements of the job from those in the pool of candidates. There are numerous parts to the selection process.

You’ll learn the different steps in the selection process, from reviewing applications to conducting interviews, before delving deeper into how to build the best interviews and how to assess candidates.

Learn how to build a great induction process

Once you’ve found the person for your vacant job role, they need to be onboarded and introduced to the organisation.

This course will guide you through the purpose of the induction process and what information should be included. You’ll build an induction checklist and explore some common induction complaints and queries.

  • Week 1

    Recruitment, selection and induction: an overview

    • Strategic planning and recruitment

      Let's begin!

    • Policies and processes

      What are the 12 steps of recruitment and selection? How do you incorporate adhering to legislation within these steps?

    • Communication, outsourcing and technology

      Let's consider factors that could make your role easier: communication methods, outsourcing work externally, and technological software.

    • Job analysis and writing a job description.

      Conduct a thorough job analysis before you advertise a vacant position.

    • Interviews and selection

      How to conduct a fair, unbiased selection process to gain the right person for the role.

    • Induction and probation

      We've reached the final stages! Inducting new members of staff and successfully guiding them through their probationary period.

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