RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION 3 + 0 Cr

This course provides students with a comprehensive look at the current issues and methodologies
that are used in the recruitment and selection process. Emphasis is placed on how to align the
recruitment and selection functions with the overall business strategy of the firm. Students learn
how to integrate organizational and job analyses as the foundation of excellence in the recruitment
and selection system. Students develop job descriptions and job postings. Particular concentration
is on structured interview techniques with students designing effective situational and behaviour
description interview questions with scoring guides, and conducting interviews through role play.
Current legislation and legal issues are examined, as well as scientific and professional standards
that affect recruitment and selection procedures. Practical applications of all material are
assimilated through cases and experiential exercises.

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Why Recruitment & Selection Matter

2. LEGAL ISSUES
2.1 A Systems View of HR
2.1.1 Recruitment & Selection & the HR Profession
2.1.2 Legal Overview
2.1.3 Key Legal Concepts & Requirements in Recruitment & Selection

3. MEASUREMENT, RELIABILITY, & VALIDITY

3.1 Practical Guidelines
3.1.1 The Recruitment & Selection Process
3.1.2 Building a Foundation
3.1.3 Reliability & Validity

4. JOB ANALYSIS & COMPETENCY MODELS

4.1 Organizational & Process Analysis
4.2 Job Analysis
4.2.1 The Role of Competencies

5. RECRUITMENT, SELECTION & JOB PERFORMANCE

5.1 Job Performance Overview
5.2. A Multidimensional Model of Job Performance
5.3 Measuring Performance
5.4 Job Performance Criteria
6. RECRUITMENT
6.1 Attracting Job Applicants
6.2 The Person-Organization Fit
6.3 Recruitment Strategy & Methods
6.4 International Recruitment
 6.5 Evaluating Recruiting Efforts
7. APPLICANT SCREENING
7.1 Applicant Screening & Methods

8. TESTING
8.1 Applicant Testing & Methods

9. INTERVIEWING
9.1 Purposes & Uses of the Interview
9.1.1 Unstructured & Structured Interviews
9.1.2 Interview Techniques
9.1.3 Interview Practice & the Law
9.1.4 Designing Interview Questions
9.1.5 Interviewer Training
9.2 Cross Cultural Interviewing
9.2.1 Structured Interviews in Practice

10. DECISION MAKING

10.1 The Context of Selection Decisions
10.1.1 Selection Errors
10.1.2 Collection & Combination of Information

11. GROUP DECISION MAKING

11.1 Structured Interviews in Practice
11.2 Decision-Making Models
11.3 Making Selection Decisions

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
1. Victor M. Catano et. al. Recruitment and Selection in Canada. Fourth Edition. Nelson
Education Limited (Nelson Series in HRM), 2010.
2. On-line Resource:
www.hireimmigrants.ca