Recruitment and Selection (HRCI/PHR)

Overview/Description
 The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations, HRCI/PHR (Professional in Human Resources certification), cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including the recruitment and selection of new employees. The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professionals' competencies. HRCI is an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management and provides testing and certification services. As a human resources professional, you are involved in the process of attracting and interviewing qualified job candidates for your organization. Toward that end, this course will help you prepare for the HRCI certification examinations with regard to employee recruitment and selection. In this course, you'll learn about such things as recruitment sources and employer branding, and screening tests and interviews. All the topics in this course are based on the Workforce Planning and Employment functional area of the HR Body of Knowledge recommended by SHRM. This SkillSoft product has been reviewed by the Employment Practice Group of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green. As of the date reviewed, the content of this course is in compliance with federal law and court decisions.

Target Audience
 Human resources professionals who are preparing for the Human Resource Certification Institute's certification examinations

Expected Duration
1.5

Lesson Objectives:

Recruiting Techniques

  • identify the benefits of using the appropriate employee recruitment techniques.
  • match internal, external, and alternative recruitment sources with examples.
  • identify examples of the four employer branding elements.
  • identify the statement that correctly explains the yield ratio calculation.

    • Selection Methods

  • identify the benefits of using the appropriate employee selection methods.
  • match job application form types with their descriptions.
  • match types of screening tests with examples.
  • match job interview types with their descriptions.
  • sequence examples of job interviewing steps.


    • Course Number: HR0251