Competency Based Shortlisting in Recruitment and Selection

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The Programme

With ever increasing number of applicants applying for positions in the Civil & Public Service, to stay as employer of choice we have to demonstrate that our Recruitment and Selection process including Desk Shortlisting is Transparent, Consistent, Fair and based on both best practice and merit. Competency Based Shortlisting in Recruitment and Selection is an online workshop built to deliver a fair and consistent mechanism for assessing applicants written examples. 

Who is this for?

Competency Based Shortlisting in Recruitment and Selection will be of particular interest to HR Professionals and HR Professionals and Line Managers in the Civil and Public Service.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this training programme, participants will have an understanding of:

• The best practice in Recruitment and Selection as defined by the Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA) code of practice;
• The difference between Eligibility Shift and Shortlisting;
• What makes an effective Shortlisting process;
• What it’s like to Shortlist Applicants Examples. 

Course Content

During the half day workshop there will be a focus on:

• Exploring the difference in Screening and Shortlisting; 
• Understanding how we arrive at an agreed Shortlisting Criteria;
• Acquiring the knowledge of an effective and transparent shortlisting process;
• Gaining experience in shortlisting applicant examples as shortlist board.

Course Leader

This course is delivered by a member of our experienced HRM Training Team: Eoin Smyth.