Selecting the Best
Modules I and II - Management Leadership Training for selecting employees

Overview

The purpose of this workshop is to assist participants in developing interviewing and selection skills so that your company or department will benefit from identifying the competency, skills and abilities of applicants who may, or equally important may not, meet your current and future needs.

Objectives and Areas of Focus

Course objectives include:

1. Help you to be proactive in determining the needs of your company or department.
2. Develop new and alternative ways of bringing "new talent" onto your team.
3. Define the hiring process and communicating that process to everyone involved.
4. Discuss your policies and procedures regarding employment to potential hires.
5. Teach you how to conduct an interview; which questions to ask and which questions not to ask.
6. Learn how to identify candidates who have not only the competencies for the current opening but also growth potential.

Outline of the Course

• Starting with You
  • Personal Balance and Alignment
  • Perception of Others and Applicant
  • Applicant Image and Personality
  • Applicant Character and Impact
• Profiling the Position
  • Do You Need to Fill This Position?
  • Functional Job Description
  • Level Matrix of Your Company
• The Employment Process
  • Evaluation and Decision to Hire
  • Role of the Interviewers
  • Exploring Applicant Sources
• The Law and Interviewing
  • Guidelines for Legal Questions
  • Interviewing Individuals with Disabilities
• Preparing for Interviews
  • Typical Interview Profile
  • Evaluation Form Definitions
  • Tips for a Successful Interview
• Candidate Evaluation
  • Selecting the "Best"
  • Candidate Selection Form
  • Be Wary of Candidates Who...

• Communications
  • Communicating and Interviewing
  • Tools of Listening
  • Response Skills
  • Leading and Discovery Questions
  • Communications Funneling
• Interviewing
  • Behavioral vs. Traditional Interviews
  • Role Play for the Manager
• Summary Ideas
  • Rejecting a Candidate
  • Closing Questions
  • Lessons Learned

For more information about this workshop, contact Leadership Services.

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• Excellence In Leadership Series
• Building High Performance Teams
• Performance Management & Accountability
• "Selecting The Best" Modules I & II
• EI & Leadership Development
• EI: Management by Strengths
• Emotional Intelligence for Teams

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