Recruitment and Selection

Course aim

To provide knowledge and skills in the contemporary theory and practice of job analysis, recruitment, selection and retention of talent.

 

Course content

Employment market analysis; job analysis (work and person oriented techniques); attraction of potential employees (sources of candidates, techniques such as realistic job previews, employee referral); assessment of candidates (issues of reliability, validity and consistency); selection tools: collecting, collating and assessing applicant information; selection techniques (the different types of interviews, psychometric tests, ability tests, personality assessment, work samples and assessment centres); legal regulation of hiring; recruitment and selection as organisational socialisation; recognising diversity; person-job, person-organisation, person-workgroup fit; employer branding; employer of Choice strategies; employer choices in an era of chronic skill shortage.

Textbook(s)

Phillips, JM & Gully, SM 2015, Strategic Staffing, 3rd edn (Global Edition ), Pearson Education, Essex

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BUSS 5307	Introduction to Human Resource Management

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	5 hours x 6 sessions
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical analysis, Group Project with Peer Review, Individual Presentation, Professional Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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