Corporate Recruiter Training
Corporate recruiters, typically internal company employees (instead of an external agency employee) conduct interviews with job applicants to determine if the applicant's skills and experience match what prospective managers are seeking. Corporate recruiters search for resumes, contact selected applicants and refer qualified applicants to hiring managers. Working with hiring managers, they fill positions so that high-quality products and services can be produced. Training to become a corporate recruiter involves learning to conduct assessments and interviews. Role-playing exercises prepare corporate recruiters to network with other human resources professionals. Participants learn to find talented personnel and negotiate optimal agreements.
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Features
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Training recruiters to master the steps required to get information about applicants to make successful placements features instructional presentations and opportunities to practice interviewing skills. Training programs typically include tips on using active listening skills, communication techniques and decision-making skills. Programs also cover time management, event planning and writing job descriptions.
Benefits
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Learning to identify which skills and qualifications listed in the job description are truly important to hiring managers helps the recruiter focus the candidate search. Developing skills in determining which qualities suit the organization's philosophy and culture helps with submitting candidates effectively. Once training is completed, corporate recruiters have the skills to build relationships with clients, candidates and teams. Corporate recruiting training prepares participants to conduct thorough searches and involve the hiring manager in the interviewing and selection process. By analyzing their success rate, corporate recruiters learn to streamline their sourcing strategies to avoid wasting time.
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Content
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Topics covered in corporate recruiting training include sourcing techniques, building relationships and interviewing skills. In addition to role-playing exercises to practice interpersonal skills, activities typically prepare participants to develop service-level agreements with hiring managers so that expectations are clear. Other topics include time management, conducting events, writing job advertisements and tips for creating collaborative relationships. Other activities prepare participants to avoid having candidates renege on offers by ensuring all potential reasons for reneging have been addressed before an offer is made. Lectures include advice on how to differentiate job offers by adequately describing growth opportunities and challenges. Training emphasizes the need for complete disclosure regarding relocation, timing, availability and salary options.
Format
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Corporate recruiter training programs typically occur as formal company-run classroom sessions. In addition, the Alliance of Information and Referral systems provides access to online training for individuals to take courses at their own convenience. Coursework also prepares the trainee for exams, such as the Certification for Information and Referral Specialists test. Most certification applicants have a bachelor's degree or extensive on-the-job experience.
Expert Insight
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Corporate recruiting training should prepare participants to assess candidate competency quickly, typically by a phone interview. By learning to ask open-ended questions, recruiters can be assured of getting answers that enable them to recommend a qualified individual.
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