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Management & Leadership
Recruitment & Interviewing Skills
Hire the right person, first time
A practical one-day course that sharpens your managers’ recruitment interviewing skills – so they identify the best candidate and make the offer they will accept. Delivered at your premises or live online.
LengthHalf day or 1 day
LevelAll levels
FormatsIn-house · Live online
Group sizeUp to 6 per group
About the Recruitment & Interviewing Skills course
Recruiting for a job is an expensive and time-consuming process. This one-day instructor-led course trains attendees to develop and improve their recruitment interviewing skills and strategy. It focuses on identifying the best candidate for the position – and on the communication skills needed to make a positive impact so that the job offer is accepted.
It pairs well with our Compliance in Recruitment and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion courses. Browse all our management & leadership training courses, or run this course as a live remote class via Microsoft Teams.
- Free training needs analysis before your course
- Tailored with your real workplace scenarios
- Free post-course telephone & email support
Preparation
Research, analysing the vacancy and using the CV as the basis for a question plan.
Interview Conduct
Building rapport, controlling the interview and remaining objective.
Questioning & Listening
Paraphrasing, note taking, non-verbal cues and staying fair.
Closing
Selling the position, making the verbal offer and following up.
What the day covers
6 modules · tailored to your team on in-house courses
Interview Preparation2 topics
- Preparation
- Research
Interview Conduct2 topics
- Building rapport – the human touch
- Controlling the interview
Establishing Skills, Competencies and Motivators4 topics
- Analysing the vacancy
- Using the CV as a basis for a question plan
- Utilising the job specification and candidate profile
- Attitudes, skills and knowledge – what is essential and what is desirable?
Questioning and Listening Skills4 topics
- Paraphrasing
- Note taking
- Non-verbal communication
- Remaining objective
Selling the Position and the Company2 topics
- Presenting the role and the organisation
- Interviewing and the law
Closing the Interview3 topics
- Making a verbal offer
- Follow-up action
- Review
Ways to book this course
In-House or Live Online
Half-Day Group Course
£445+ VAT
Total group price · Half day · up to 6 people · + £45 + VAT per additional attendee
- Focused on the essentials
- At your premises or via Microsoft Teams
- Reference materials & certificates
In-House or Live Online
Full-Day Group Course
£745+ VAT
Total group price · One day · up to 6 people · + £45 + VAT per additional attendee
- Tailored to your teams and situations
- At your premises or via Microsoft Teams
- Reference materials & certificates
New! · Customised at Your Premises
With Professional Actors
Quote
Tailored quote · Full day · any group size
- Scenarios written around your organisation
- Real practice with trained actors
- Trainer plus actor(s) at your premises
In-house half-day and full-day prices are per course for up to 6 attendees, plus £45 + VAT for each additional attendee. The actor-led option is quoted individually and is not limited by group size.
Who the course is for
Who should attend
Anyone involved in the recruitment process – including staff newly promoted into management roles and experienced staff who want to update and refresh their interviewing skills. No previous training is needed.
More than just a training day
Dedicated account managerOne named contact who knows your organisation and your history with us.
Pre-course evaluationFree skills check forms so every delegate lands on the right level.
Course tailoringWe plan and customise closed courses around your roles, systems and files.
CertificatesA Keys Training certificate for every attendee, for training records and ESR.
Management feedbackPost-course feedback reviews so you can see what landed.
Free aftercareTelephone and email support for every delegate after the course.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
Managers, team leaders and HR staff who interview candidates – whether they are new to recruiting or want to refresh and structure their approach.
Does the course cover the legal side?
Yes. Interviewing within the law – what you can and cannot ask, and staying objective and fair – runs through the day.
Can the course be delivered remotely?
Yes. The in-house fee covers delivery at your premises or as a live online class via Microsoft Teams – same trainer, same content, same materials.
Can the course be tailored to our organisation?
Yes – every in-house course starts with a free training needs analysis, so the examples, exercises and emphasis are built around your organisation and the situations your people actually face.
What is the actor-led option?
Practising a full interview with a professional actor as the candidate is the most realistic rehearsal your managers can get. Our actor-led option adds professional actors to the training day, so your managers practise real conversations with someone who responds exactly as a colleague would – and get feedback on how it landed. Find out more about training with professional actors.
What do attendees receive?
Every attendee receives reference materials and a course completion certificate, and we provide free post-course telephone and email support.
Training a larger group?
Our half-day and full-day in-house prices are based on groups of up to 6 people, and the actor-led option can be run for any group size. If you have a larger team, or several teams to train, please speak with one of our team to discuss this further. We will help you work out the best way to run it and put together a tailored quote.
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