Effective Recruitment

This course guides managers and HR staff through a fair, consistent and lawful recruitment process. You will learn how to define the role, write inclusive adverts, shortlist and interview against objective criteria, meet your duties under the Equality Act 2010, carry out right to work checks and handle candidate data in line with UK GDPR.
Modules
3
Duration
About 25 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
8 questions from a bank of 12

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Use job analysis to write a clear job description and person specification
  • ✓Write inclusive job adverts that avoid discriminatory criteria
  • ✓Apply the Equality Act 2010 to recruitment, including pre-offer health questions and reasonable adjustments
  • ✓Shortlist and interview consistently against objective criteria
  • ✓Carry out right to work checks before employment starts and make conditional offers
  • ✓Handle candidate personal data in line with UK GDPR

Course contents

  1. Module 1: Defining the role and attracting candidates

    Video (4 scenes) · 1 lessons · 2 practice questions

  2. Module 2: Fair selection under the Equality Act

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Checks, offers and candidate data

    Video (3 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  4. Final assessment & certificate