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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
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