Business Skills Training : Recruiting the Workforce of the Future

Recruiting the Workforce of the Future

Business Skills Training Overview

You will develop the skills you need to develop the right-sized workforce for today's business needs. You will explore traditional hiring criteria and create new, more appropriate employee profiles. You will also creatively develop a compelling message to attract applicants. Additionally, you will plan a successful recruiting campaign. Your capstone activity in this course and in recruiting will be to select the right employee to complete the task at hand.

Course Objective:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

evaluate current credential requirements and develop new ones to reflect the changing times.
develop a compelling recruiting message.
develop their recruiting campaigns.
select the right employee based on skill and performance measures.

Target Student:

This course is intended for human resource professionals with some level of experience with recruiting who want to position their companies for success through strategic recruiting initiatives.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Hardware Requirements

If you wish to use the overheads provided on the interactive CD-ROM, you will need to set up a computer for yourself. If time allows and you wish to use the business simulations provided on the CD-ROM in the classroom, you will need to set up a computer for each student participating in the class.

A Pentium� III with 500 MHz (or better), or Macintosh� Intel-based or PowerPC G4 (or better) processor.

At least 512 MB of RAM.

A monitor capable of 1024 x 768 screen resolution and 32-bit color display.

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

Microsoft� Windows Vista�, Windows� XP (Professional or Home Edition), Windows 2000, or Apple� Mac OS� X 10.4 (or higher).
Microsoft� Internet Explorer� 7 (or higher), Mozilla� Firefox� 2 (or higher), or Apple� Safari� 2 (or higher), with pop-up blocking turned off.
Adobe� Flash� Player 8 (current version recommended).

Course duration

1.0 Day(s)

Business Skills Training outline

Lesson 1: Profiling the Employee of the Future

Topic 1A: Reassess Traditional Credential Requirements
Topic 1B: Develop Skill and Performance Criteria

Lesson 2: Developing a Compelling Recruiting Message

Topic 2A: Brand Yourself as an Employer
Topic 2B: Understand the Eight Essential Factors
Topic 2C: Create Your Message

Lesson 3: Planning Your Recruiting Campaign

Topic 3A: Dissect Recruiting Campaigns
Topic 3B: Target Your Market
Topic 3C: Execute the Campaign
Topic 3D: Manage the Campaign

Lesson 4: Selecting the Right Employee

Topic 4A: Develop a Selection Process
Topic 4B: Conduct the Interview

Appendix A: Critical Skills to Look for in the Workforce of the Future