Advanced Recruitment Using Psychometric Analysis


Course Info

Code PH1-112

Duration 5 Days

Format Classroom

Advanced Recruitment Using Psychometric Analysis

Course Summary

Developing a successful recruitment process is essential for any organisation. Any recruitment or HR professional will need to consider a well-structured recruitment process that targets individuals who are highly qualified candidates for each role and ensure all required experience is covered.

It is also the responsibility of the interviewer to ask the right questions to determine the best possible candidate and work on talent management to not only place the right people in their perfect role but also look towards the future to help the company to develop its people internally and maintain knowledge and skills.

Recruitment is one of the most important processes in creating a successful department, helping to find people who are motivated by the job role and stand the test of time. The recruitment process can be costly and time-consuming, so it’s best to get the right people for the job the first time around.

Recruitment isn’t just about finding the right people for your role. It’s also a chance for your business to advertise itself. What can you offer the candidates to make it a good opportunity for them?


  • To understand the most effective process to achieve the best outcome within your organisation. 
  • To understand the best tools and techniques to find the best candidates for any role. 
  • To explore psychometric analysis to discover the best techniques to find the right personality types. 
  • To manage multiple roles through a single recruitment campaign.
  • To use data to understand which answers most suit your campaign requirements. 
  • To develop effective assessment days to form an in-depth analysis of each candidate. 
  • To differentiate between good and excellent candidates to aid your talent management. 
  • To understand the benefits of an excellent recruitment process within your organisation. 

This course is designed for anyone responsible for recruitment or updating the recruitment process within an organisation. It would be most beneficial for:

  • HR Professionals
  • Recruitment Personnel
  • HR Managers
  • Team Managers
  • Operations Managers
  • Administrators
  • Project Coordinators

This course uses a variety of adult learning techniques to aid full understanding and comprehension. Participants will discover critical tools and techniques to help uncover the very best recruits for each position.

They’ll undergo their own assessment day to find out which techniques work and take part in role-playing exercises in order to uncover great interview techniques to get the best out of candidates. Group discussions and activities will also help participants to utilise data and develop effective talent management techniques to future-proof internal business strategies.


Course Content & Outline

Section 1: Recruitment Tools & Techniques
  • Your recruitment objectives.
  • Creating a valuable job description.
  • What skills does the ideal candidate need?
  • Reviewing a personal specification.
  • Selecting the right tools for the job.

 

Section 2: Interview Techniques & Making Effective Decisions
  • Creating some outside-of-the-box interview questions. 
  • Strengths and weaknesses and how to judge them. 
  • Common mistakes and assumptions. 
  • How to avoid awkward silences.
  • Interviewing practice. 
  • What to do to introduce your company. 
  • Removing bias from the interview process. 

 

Section 3: The Assessment Day Structure
  • What is an assessment day for?
  • Setting out your assessment objectives.
  • Perfect assessment activities to gain accurate data. 
  • How personalities manifest within a group.
  • Different activities to assess your required strengths.
  • Noting weaker areas and asking questions later. 

 

Section 4: Your Psychometric Analysis 
  • How do personal profile tests work?
  • Differentiating between personality and ability. 
  • OPQ32 and motivation questionnaires. 
  • Feedback techniques using personality instruments. 
  • Your development project outline. 
  • Learning logs to develop your assessment over time. 

 

Section 5: Normalising the Results of Your Psychometric Testing
  • Developing accessible results data. 
  • Assessing the reliability, validity and security of interview data. 
  • Norm tables and your duty of care. 
  • Measuring against your competency framework. 
  • Restructuring your recruitment procedures. 

 

Section 6: Assessing Data, Results & Working on Talent Management
  • Online tools and techniques. 
  • How to find the right people for the job – recruiting a recruiter. 
  • Your resource and FTE counter. 
  • Where can skills be delegated. 
  • Removing single point of contact risks. 
  • The on-going development of your talent pool. 
  • Auditing your assessment and interview processes.


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