Talent Acquisition & Selection
A practical professional development programme focused on talent acquisition & selection, designed to strengthen people capability and organisational performance.
- Type
- Professional
- Level
- Intermediate
- Duration
- 5 days
- Delivery
- In person, Live online, In-house
- Languages
- English, Arabic
Talent Acquisition & Selection develops a structured, evidence-based approach to attracting and selecting people who match organisational and role requirements. The programme covers workforce requirements, sourcing, candidate assessment, interviewing, selection decisions and evaluation of recruitment effectiveness.
Objectives
Develop structured talent-acquisition and selection processes.
Translate role requirements into clear selection criteria.
Improve sourcing and candidate-attraction approaches.
Conduct structured and evidence-based candidate assessment.
Evaluate recruitment quality and effectiveness.
Learning outcomes
Define recruitment requirements using job and capability information.
Select appropriate sourcing channels for different talent requirements.
Design structured assessment and interview processes.
Make defensible selection decisions based on evidence.
Use recruitment metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
Who it is for
Recruitment and talent-acquisition professionals.
HR officers and managers.
Hiring managers.
HR business partners.
Professionals involved in interviewing and employee selection.
Programme modules
1. Talent Acquisition Planning
Recruitment requirements
Role and capability profiles
Recruitment planning
Candidate-market considerations
2. Sourcing and Attraction
Sourcing strategies
Recruitment channels
Employer proposition
Candidate communication
3. Screening and Shortlisting
Selection criteria
Application screening
Shortlisting methods
Bias and consistency
4. Structured Interviewing
Interview design
Behavioural questions
Probing techniques
Interview scoring
5. Assessment and Selection Decisions
Assessment methods
Evidence integration
Selection matrices
Decision documentation
6. Recruitment Effectiveness
Time and quality measures
Candidate experience
Selection quality
Continuous improvement
Methodology
The programme uses recruitment scenarios, structured interview practice, candidate-assessment exercises and selection tools to develop consistent and evidence-based hiring decisions.
Assessment
Participants complete practical screening, interviewing and selection exercises and develop a structured recruitment and assessment approach for a defined role.
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
For your organisation
This programme can be delivered for a single organisation, team or institution, and adapted to your context, participants and objectives.
Organisational delivery is scoped and priced individually, and is not booked from this page.
Upcoming sessions
No dates are scheduled at present.
Institutional needs addressed
Related expertise
Related capabilities
Training & Professional Development
Structured professional learning that develops practical, role-relevant knowledge and capability.
Capacity Building & Institutional Development
Strengthening institutional systems, structures, people and organisational capability for sustainable performance.