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Recruitment and Selection Refresher Sue Kellaway

Recruitment Refresher Training

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Useful presentation from Sue Kellaway which focuses on Line Manager recruitment refresher training. It can be delivered in four hours which is great for time pressed Managers!

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Page 1: Recruitment Refresher Training

Recruitment and Selection Refresher

Sue Kellaway

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Agenda

• Why have a recruitment process?• eRecruitment and its impact• What makes a good Job Description and

Person Specification • Selection methods• Shortlisting• Interviewing Skills – Refresher• The Chairs Role• Diversity and Legal Aspects

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Introductions

•Find a person in the room you don’t know very well and take two to three minutes each to ask what they do, and find out about an unfulfilled ambition or a surprising or unusual thing about them.

•Now introduce your partner to the group.

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Why have a recruitment process?

• Shared expectations• Best practice, modern, streamlined

processes• Best candidates possible• Candidates feel positive• You feel positive

• All underpinned by Legislation

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Future of Recruitment

• Dramatic changes due to Internet and eRecruitment

• System – on line applications, on-line review of applications, killer questions

• Social Networking• Specialist Advice Team• Employer Brand• Wider and on line use of Selection

methods

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Job Descriptions

• Clear purpose, in 1 or 2 sentences• Responsibilities/Key accountabilities in 6-8

main points• Not a list of all day to day duties or tasks• Include important dimensions eg £, staff

nos• Relationships and customers • Measures of success? • KPI’s?

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Person Specifications• Essential Education, Qualifications and Training• Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Required• Essential Personal Qualities and Behavioural

Requirements • Desirable Criteria• Behavioural competences – conduct, team

skills, attitude to work, attitude to authority, to colleagues – Positive? Flexible? Adaptable?

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Competences - Communications

• Key competence we all use• Means different things in different jobs • What does it mean in your job?• Write down exactly what “good

communications” means in your job?• What would be an acceptable, poor or • exceptional standard in a candidate?

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Competences – Team Player

• Key to success in teams• What does it mean in your team?• Write down exactly what “team player”

means to you and your team?• What are positive indicators/negative

indicators?• What would be an acceptable, poor or• exceptional standard in a candidate?

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Team Player• Level 1-Actively participates in the team;

maintains a positive outlook and shows flexibility to new ideas and approaches

• 2 -Contributes to improved team work by sharing information, accepting and offering help on tasks and responding positively to others’ points of view;

• 3 -Positively influences the way the team works together

• 4 - Understands the strengths and weaknesses of members to build team work development

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How do we Source Applicants?

• Local Press• National press• Notice boards• Circulars• Specialist media• Niche web sites• Job boards• Head hunters

• Societies• Professional

membership groups• Buses and shelters• Doctors surgeries• Fairs• Personal contacts

• Our web site: www.Qinetiq.com

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Measure Success?• Good response – suitably qualified people• Self-selection out of process• Positive experience• More effective and targeted recruitment• More offers accepted• Faster recruitment – time to offer• TIME : COST : QUALITY

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Shortlisting

• Go back to slide 4 – • Why follow a procedure? • Why give reasons for non-selection? • Why use a grid?• Is it useful for you or is it to make sure you follow

rules/processes/law etc?

• (when it doesn’t work, it is usually because• the person specification was not detailed• enough or was not complete)

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Purpose of an Interview

• Does candidate meet person specification – knowledge, skills, experience, personal qualities, behaviours?

• Does candidate know enough to decide this is right job and organisation for them? (so they stay)

• Good impression of QinetiQ? (even if – especially if - not successful)

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Criteria-Based Behavioural Interviews

• Recruit for attitude, train for skills • Best indicator of future behaviour is past behaviour• Evidence-based approach• Based on thorough person specification• Relaxed but not informal format• Candidate stretched not stressed• Probing questions not personal• Do not reveal personal views

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What makes a good Interview?

• In your group, take 10 minutes to discuss personal experiences of good and bad interviews

• Summarise good practice from your collective experiences to feedback to wider group

• Summarise bad practice from your collective experiences to wider group

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What makes a good Interview?• Good practice• “friendly”• “stretching”• “made me think”• “covered a lot”• “really tested my

skills”• “thorough”• “they listened to me”• “open”

• Poor practice• “they did most of talking”• “no questions on my

presentation”• “read out a question”• “did not give an opportunity

for me to expand answers”

• “finished interview quickly”• “looked out of window

when I talked”

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Communication in an Interview• 60-80% of Communication is non-verbal• Body language – posture, movement, fidgets, smiling,

frowning, laughing, writing notes/not writing notes, eye contact, nodding, staring out of window, mirror actions, sudden changes in posture, folded arms. Active listening is the key.

Verbal communication

Not interrupting, letting finish answers, not tutting, reflect back what they have said to show understood, clear expressions, straight forward questions, one question at a time, one person speaking at a time

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First Impressions?

• Your personal bias or tricks your mind can play:

• First impressions• Stereotype• Mirror image/clones• Central tendency

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Hints and Tips – Do’s• Prepare room for

candidates comfort eg light, heat

• Prepare questions in advance

• Use pauses and silence• Open questions to start• Try to move smoothly

from topic to topic• Ask one question at a

time• Avoid jargon

• Try to look interested!• Maintain eye contact• Notes - minimum &

regular• Offer opportunity to

ask questions• Tell them about the

job and sell benefits:• Terms and conditions• Pay scales and

increases!• Facilities• Why its good to work

here

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Hints and Tips – Don’t

• Accept glib answers – probe• Do most of the talking – you only collect evidence

when the candidate is talking• React violently to anything said• Criticise or argue• Look for specific answers you have already

determined

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Probing Criteria/Skill = Able to do…

• What?• How?• When?• With whom?• How often?• To what standard?• How measure

success/failure?

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Opening an Interview- the Chair’s Role

• Introductions• Establish rapport quickly, friendly informal

questions re travel, parking, finding QinetiQ • Explain interview structure• Explain make up of panel if necessary• Explain note taking• They can take notes if wish

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Outline Interview Plan• Introduction•Broad questions - gain understanding of

experience/ background •Criteria-based questions from Person Specification •Follow up probing questions - not scripted but from

candidates responses•Each panel member to have assigned criteria•Chair to “mop up” if not enough searching

questions•Candidates ask questions•“Sell” job, QinetiQ, terms and conditions•Close

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Question types•Open•Probing•Bridging•Keyword repetition•Closed•Theoretical•Leading•Multiple•Complex

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Working Through the Question Funnel• Start with setting scene

• Make sure you get a specific example• Take that example through exactly what happened• Make sure you find out exactly what their role was• Who said what and when• What the outcome was• Reaction to their actions• Was it successful?• How can they prove that to you – show you

evidence?

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The Question Funnel

• What do you do? Tell me about your job? What are your

key responsibilities? What are your daily tasks? What do you enjoy most? …Least? Can you give me an example? What happened?What did you do? What

was the outcome? What did you learn? Was it successful ?

Evidence of Success?

OPEN

CLOSED

PROBINGPROBING

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Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills/problem solving

Management skills

Interview Overview

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A good Interview – the Chair’s role.

• Check there’s a good person specification – clear criteria to assess candidates

• Preparation ? E.g. Question plan.• Check Panel - Selected by chair/recruiting

manager; Able to assess candidates fully; Trained and able to make sound judgements ; Mixed gender, age, ethnicity where possible

• Sensible timings/numbers of candidates

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Closing an Interview – the Chair’s role

• Good, experienced Interviewer could explore reservations

• Opportunity for candidates questions/issues• Explain the role, the structure, the rewards• Next step in process• Timescales• Thanks for interest

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Assessment – using Interview grids

• Not just bureaucracy -use as a tool to help discussion/decision

• Complete the person criteria before advertising, before sifting, before the interview !

• Set standards for person criteria eg good communication skills before you interview

• Share understanding with panel• Assess each candidate separately and then in

plenary• Observe, Record, Classify, Evaluate

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Exercise- have go! (1)• Prepare some criteria-based questions – use

communication skills or team skills as your criteria.

• Take 15 minutes to prepare some questions to have a go at an interview.

• The interview will be 20 minutes.

• Working in a panel, try out your questions.

• Others to critique on: – rapport and NVC’s, open and close, questions, probing, evidence

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Exercise- have go! (2)• Others to critique on: • Opening• Rapport and body language/NVC• Types of questions• Probing to get evidence• Evidence to assess? All criteria covered?• Close

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Diversity – Is it important?

• Research - diverse organisations are more successful

• Increasingly diverse society – exclude one sector, miss good candidates

• Employee perception and motivation• Legislation

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Two Ticks Scheme• to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job

vacancy and consider them on their abilities

• to ensure there is a mechanism in place to discuss, at any time, but at least once a year, with disabled employees what can be done to make sure they can develop and use their abilities

• to make every effort when employees become disabled to make sure they stay in employment

• to take action to ensure that all employees develop the appropriate level of disability awareness needed to make these commitments work

• each year to review the five commitments and what has been achieved, plan ways to improve on them and let employees and Jobcentre Plus know about progress and future plans.

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• Ensure you only ask for attributes / qualifications which are necessary

• Act on information given to adjust the selection process and seek advice from HR

• Consider reasonable adjustments for disability – even think about when writing job description – how could this job be done by a disabled person?

Points to Consider

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Typical Issues(1)• Gut feeling • Often a poorly articulated reservation – get it out and

explore – be prepared to face your own prejudice or find that you have a real reservation

• Attitude• Do not ignore attitudinal/behavioural signals - remember

recruit for attitude, train for skills• Accomplished Candidates• Some people interview well - very polished/articulate.

Ensure through good questioning that they can do the job• Candidate talks too much/too little? • Use controlling techniques – silence for quiet candidate,

interrupt if necessary with talkative candidate– “that’s interesting but can I bring you back to the question I asked?”

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Typical Issues (2)• Disabled applicants • Make reasonable adjustments in interview and in job

-consider what is possible before even advertising the post.

• Personal questions? • Eg domestic arrangements – what is it you really

need to know?• Hobbies/sports? • Human Rights Act section 8• References –• when to take them up, how much reliance can be

placed on them?• Personal recommendations

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Summary, Close and Evaluations

• Anything not covered that you wanted to cover?• Objectives covered?• Is there anything you will do, not do or do

differently as a result of today?• Any questions you had that are unanswered and

need to be carried forward?• Any feedback on the content or pace of the day? -

Feedback forms • Thank you for your attention and involvement!

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Final Summary Tips on Interviewing

• Be nervous!• Build rapport• No sudden movements/questions• Friendly• 80% talking by candidate• ACTIVE LISTENING and CURIOSITY

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Questions?