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HIRING (AND KEEPING) GREAT EMPLOYEES

a one-day workshop

WORKSHOP CONTENT

 Unit 1: The Selection Process 

Workshop objectives  
Selection pitfalls  

Unit 2: Getting Ready – Recruitment and Interview Preparation

Determine critical job requirements  
Find appropriate candidates  
Interview techniques that identify skills and attributes  
Acceptable and unacceptable pre-employment inquiries  
Screen applications  

Unit 3:  Conduct the Interview 

First impressions and suspending judgment  
Sequencing your questions  
How to begin and build rapport  
Sharing job requirements with the applicant  
Check references  
Make effective selection decisions  

Unit 4: New Hire Orientation 

What gets in the way?  
Identify 12 essential elements  
Make orientation meaningful, not boring  
What new employees need: enough vs. too much  
How to develop schedules and checklists  
Using “self-discovery” orientation and buddy systems  
First day do’s and don’ts  
How to communicate corporate culture  

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:  

1.  Identify personal strengths and weaknesses in selecting employees
2. Determine critical job requirements and relate these to factual data from resume and application
3. Identify sources to recruit qualified candidates for job openings
4. Identify different types of questions an interviewer can use and the type of information each question can elicit
5.  Make effective selection/placement decisions based upon job relevant information
6. Identify 12 essential elements to effective new hire orientation
7.  Select critical information employees need to be effective and successful
8.  Limit orientation content to what’s important

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