Recruitment Skills Training

Public Courses

Essential recruitment skills. Open courses delivered around the UK. ILM & CPD accredited.

Customised Training

Recruitment Training designed and delivered around your exact needs.

Online Courses

Choose from LIVE webinars or an off-the-shelf online course.

Trusted By The Public & Private Sector

Both our online and face to face recruitment training courses are accredited with the Institute of Leadership & Management and are CPD Certified.

If you attend one of our public courses you can receive two certificates. The ILM certificate requires you to take a short multiple choice assessment.

Overview | Recruitment Training Courses

Whether you’re new to recruiting or an experienced hiring manager seeking to refine your approach, our courses equip you with the knowledge, skills, and techniques to excel in selecting top talent.

We offer a range of recruitment training solutions that include open courses, in-house training and an ILM assured online course.

Some of the key skills that our recruitment training courses cover include:

Understanding the role and responsibilities of an effective recruiter
Planning a structured and legally compliant recruitment process
Creating a compelling job description and candidate profile
Shortlisting applicants objectively and efficiently
Mastering interview techniques to assess candidates thoroughly
Applying consistent and fair selection criteria
Conducting engaging and insightful interviews
Providing constructive feedback to unsuccessful applicants
Ensuring a smooth and supportive onboarding process
Understanding diversity, equality, and inclusion in recruitment
Building a strong employer brand to attract top talent

Course Outline | Recruitment Training

Here is an example of an in-house, customised course we can run for you. We can deliver this course exactly as it is below, or we can tweak it to suit your requirements.

Building a Strong Recruitment Process

Define the essential role of a recruiter and the key stages of an effective recruitment process.
Identify the skills needed to manage recruitment tasks efficiently from start to finish.
Understand how recruitment impacts team performance and organisational success.

Planning and Structuring the Recruitment Process

Learn how to design a structured and compliant recruitment process.
Develop strategies for creating clear and engaging job descriptions.
Establish effective criteria for shortlisting applicants fairly and efficiently.

Interviewing Techniques and Candidate Selection

Master interview techniques that draw out relevant skills and behaviours from candidates.
Develop questioning strategies to assess candidate fit for the role and organisation.
Understand the principles of consistent, fair candidate evaluation.

Offering the Role and Onboarding New Hires

Learn best practices for making job offers and managing negotiations.
Gain skills to support a smooth, welcoming onboarding experience for new hires.
Ensure that new starters feel supported and ready to contribute effectively.

Ensuring Diversity and Inclusion in Recruitment

Understand the importance of promoting diversity and inclusivity in hiring practices.
Learn techniques for reducing unconscious bias throughout the recruitment process.
Create a recruitment strategy that strengthens workplace diversity and equality.

Key Features | Recruitment Course

Recruitment Skills Training

Learn the latest techniques and strategies to become an effective recruiter. Our training is delivered by top trainers in an engaging way that makes it easy to understand and apply directly to your recruitment process.

Embed The Learning

Mastering recruitment skills is one thing, but applying them consistently can be challenging. That’s why our courses always includes way to embed the learning at work.

Certification

All our solutions are assured by the Institute of Leadership and Management and are CPD certified. This reassures you that the training you will receive is the very best.

What Learners Say

Our learners frequently report that the recruitment skills gained from our courses have transformed their hiring approach. Please check out our independent Feefo reviews to see for yourself.

On-Going Recruitment Support

All learners will receive 6 months access to our sister company Skillshub’s eLearning platform. They will also receive email and phone support that they can tap into.

Similar Learners

Our courses are ideal if you’ve had no formal training or a new to recruitment. All the other learners on our course are in the same boat as you which helps to gel the group.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are essential recruitment skills?

There are several important skills that recruiters need to be effective in their role, including:

• Planning and organisation
• Communication and active listening
• Interviewing techniques
• Candidate assessment and selection
• Knowledge of employment law and compliance
• Decision-making and problem-solving
• Building rapport and interpersonal skills
• Diversity, equality, and inclusion awareness
• Attention to detail in candidate evaluation
• Negotiation and offer management
• Effective onboarding practices

How long is a recruitment course?

Our open courses are 2-days in duration to cover all the essential recruitment skills you need. They will give you a thorough foundation in what you need to learn to be effective in your role.

We can also run recruitment training as an in-house programme. With this, you can select the basic recruitmenty skills that your people need, and we will design and deliver a customised course around them. Some skills might be more important than others in your line of work so we will tailor the training accordingly.

Are your open courses suited to me?

Our open courses are ideal if you’re new to recruitment. Perhaps you’ve recently transitioned from another role or are taking on hiring responsibilities for the first time, which comes with unique challenges.

Our recruitment training courses are also perfect if you haven’t had formal training before. Whether you stepped into the role unexpectedly or simply haven’t had the chance to develop these skills, our courses provide you with best practices and effective techniques for successful recruitment.

Please also check out our leadership development training and team leader training courses as alternatives.

Make An Enquiry

Please call us on 0333 320 2883, email us at [email protected] or complete our online form below with any questions that you may have and we will get back to you.