Effective Recruitment and Selection

Effective Recruitment and Selection

Course schedule

Classroom Training:
DateVenueDurationPrice
27 - 31 Jul 2026London5 days£4,495
12 - 16 Oct 2026London5 days£4,495
28 - 31 Dec 2026London4 days£4,495

Please note: prices shown above are exclusive of VAT (20%).

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Course Overview

Delegates gain advanced skills in financial model design and performance forecasting. The course covers dynamic model building, data validation, and forecasting accuracy. Participants learn to develop flexible models that support strategic planning. The programme enables professionals to forecast financial performance with precision and confidence.

Who Should Attend

HR professionals improving hiring efficiency and assessment quality. Past delegates have included:

  • Recruitment Officers
  • HR Coordinators
  • Talent Acquisition Specialists
  • Hiring Managers
  • HR Assistants

Course Outcomes

  • Plan and execute recruitment campaigns aligned with organisational needs.
  • Apply behavioural interviewing and competency assessment techniques.
  • Evaluate candidates fairly and transparently to ensure best fit.
  • Streamline selection processes using technology and analytics.
  • Promote inclusion and equal opportunity throughout the hiring process.

Course Topics

Recruitment Strategy and Planning

  • Develop recruitment strategies aligned with organisational goals.
  • Analyse workforce needs and design targeted sourcing plans.
  • Optimise recruitment timelines and resource allocation.
  • Integrate succession and retention strategies into recruitment design.

Selection Tools and Techniques

  • Apply structured interviews and competency-based assessments.
  • Use psychometric and situational tests for candidate evaluation.
  • Implement fair and transparent selection criteria.
  • Enhance decision-making using scoring matrices and analytics.

Communication in Recruitment

  • Craft clear and compelling job advertisements and outreach messages.
  • Engage candidates professionally throughout the recruitment cycle.
  • Collaborate effectively between HR, hiring managers, and candidates.
  • Use communication tools to enhance transparency and candidate trust.

Diversity and Inclusion in Hiring

  • Promote fairness and equal opportunity in recruitment practices.
  • Reduce unconscious bias through structured evaluation methods.
  • Diversify talent pools through targeted outreach initiatives.
  • Monitor and report diversity metrics for accountability.

Measuring Recruitment Effectiveness

  • Set clear KPIs for recruitment success and cost efficiency.
  • Track metrics such as quality of hire and retention rates.
  • Conduct post-hire evaluations to assess recruitment impact.
  • Continuously improve recruitment performance using analytics insights.

The World of Corporate Governance Today

  • International events leading to governance reform
  • Purpose and objectives of governance including agency risk and moral hazard
  • US Sarbanes Oxley – act style legislation vs. UK-style voluntary code: focusing where possible on participant���s countries
  • Standards-driving bodies and evolving principles
  • Formative regulatory bodies including OECD Basel Committee SECs and CMAs Central Banks

Corporate Governance Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) in Financial Institutions

  • The growth and linkage of these three topics in finance
  • The main components of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • The central role of internal controls and linkage to ERM
  • Best practice compensation principles and standards
  • Shareholders depositors and other stakeholders need for disclosure and transparency

Main Components and principles

  • Eight principles which underpin every system of governance
  • OECD Code core concepts and guidance
  • Listing requirements and continuous obligations
  • Corporate Governance in the financial sector ��� raising the bar ��� what is special about banks and bank governance?
  • Basel Committee���s guidance on enhancing corporate governance for the banking sector
  • Review of European Union���s approach to Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions

Environmental Social and Governance (ESG)

  • Defining ESG
  • The link between ESG and Corporate Governance
  • ESG ��� economic legal ethical and discretionary aspects
  • ESG and financial institutions ��� is it just a public relations exercise?
  • Where does the regulator fit in?
  • The course will end with a multi-choice questionnaire to assess the level of knowledge gained and to fresh and assist the retention of new information

The Governing Body

  • What does a Good financial institution look like
  • Alternative board structures ��� dual and unitary boards
  • Different types of board members: their roles and responsibilities including the Secretary to the Board
  • The growing importance of the INED
  • The vital role of Board Committees in the new era of governance including the audit committee nominations and remuneration committee and the risk committee

The World of Corporate Governance Today

  • International events leading to governance reform
  • Purpose and objectives of governance including agency risk and moral hazard
  • US Sarbanes Oxley – act style legislation vs. UK-style voluntary code: focusing where possible on participant���s countries
  • Standards-driving bodies and evolving principles
  • Formative regulatory bodies including OECD Basel Committee SECs and CMAs Central Banks

Corporate Governance Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) in Financial Institutions

  • The growth and linkage of these three topics in finance
  • The main components of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • The central role of internal controls and linkage to ERM
  • Best practice compensation principles and standards
  • Shareholders depositors and other stakeholders need for disclosure and transparency

Main Components and principles

  • Eight principles which underpin every system of governance
  • OECD Code core concepts and guidance
  • Listing requirements and continuous obligations
  • Corporate Governance in the financial sector ��� raising the bar ��� what is special about banks and bank governance?
  • Basel Committee���s guidance on enhancing corporate governance for the banking sector
  • Review of European Union���s approach to Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions

Environmental Social and Governance (ESG)

  • Defining ESG
  • The link between ESG and Corporate Governance
  • ESG ��� economic legal ethical and discretionary aspects
  • ESG and financial institutions ��� is it just a public relations exercise?
  • Where does the regulator fit in?
  • The course will end with a multi-choice questionnaire to assess the level of knowledge gained and to fresh and assist the retention of new information

The Governing Body

  • What does a Good financial institution look like
  • Alternative board structures ��� dual and unitary boards
  • Different types of board members: their roles and responsibilities including the Secretary to the Board
  • The growing importance of the INED
  • The vital role of Board Committees in the new era of governance including the audit committee nominations and remuneration committee and the risk committee

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