Assess Candidates Part 1 Foundations
Accurate assessment of a candidate’s suitability for the role and organisation is enabled through a robust process that is free of bias.
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Program Description
Do you struggle to differentiate between qualified and truly exceptional candidates? Making informed hiring decisions starts with a solid foundation in objective candidate assessment. This course equips you with the essential knowledge and core skills to begin evaluating candidates effectively. It serves as the cornerstone for our comprehensive candidate assessment series, preparing you for further skill development in later modules.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
- Design and drive an effective assessment process.
- Form a preliminary hypothesis about a candidate’s suitability for the role and your organisation.
- Recognise the importance of identifying green and red flags relative to your selection criteria
- Recognise and begin to mitigate common biases that can hinder objective assessment.
What You'll Learn:
- We begin by laying the groundwork. This course delves into how to construct a clear and precise view of each candidate. You'll learn to analyze resumes, cover letters, and background information to understand how well they meet your selection criteria.
- Move beyond surface impressions with a structured approach. You'll learn the fundamentals of how to form a hypothesis about the candidate's capabilities, character, potential and motivation fit. Later course will build upon this foundation by teaching you strategies to test and validate your perceptions through assessment techniques.
- Discover how to pinpoint key indicators within a candidate's profile. You'll learn to recognize green flags – positive signals aligning with your selection criteria. This course will also introduce you to identifying red flags – potential concerns that require further exploration.
- Introduction to Effective Assessment Techniques: This module establishes the foundation for a comprehensive evaluation process. You'll explore the core principles of asking compelling interview questions and actively listening to relevant stories.
- Unconscious bias can significantly impact your judgment. This course explores common biases that can influence your decisions and provides strategies to mitigate them, ensuring a fair and objective evaluation of all candidates.