Hiring Outstanding Teams

Course Specifications

Course Description

You're a first-time manager who has to create a new team or complete an existing team. You want to locate and interview great candidates, hire the most qualified, and smoothly integrate them into the team.

Hardware Requirements

• Pentium 90 MHz or higher processor or Macintosh PowerPC.
• Screen resolution of 800 x 600 set to 256 colors.

Software Requirements

• Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 2000, Windows® ME, Windows® NT 4.0, Windows® XP Home Edition, or Windows® XP Professional.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0x, 5.5, or 6.0 or Netscape Navigator (excluding 6.0 and 6.1).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher; Apple QuickTime 5.0 or higher; Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.79 or higher; or Macromedia Shockwave 7.0.2, 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.1 or higher.
• Turn off pop-up blocking. (Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer users only.)

Performance-Based Objectives

• Attract the right candidates.
• Conduct behavioral interviews to identify ideal candidates.
• Conduct situational interviews and use other employee selection techniques to identify ideal candidates. You will also evaluate candidates and hire your preferred candidate.
• Integrate new team members onto your team.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Attracting the Right Candidates

Topic 1A: Assess Team Capabilities and Needs

Topic 1B: Initiate the Hiring Process

Topic 1C: Screen Candidates

Lesson 2: Conducting Behavioral Interviews

Topic 2A: Prepare for a Behavioral Interview

Topic 2B: Conduct the Behavioral Interview

Lesson 3: Conducting Situational Interviews and Other Employee Selection Techniques

Topic 3A: Conduct a Situational Interview

Topic 3B: Conduct Blended Interviews

Topic 3C: Evaluate Candidates

Topic 3D: Hire the Candidate

Lesson 4: Integrating New Team Members

Topic 4A: Integrate the New Associate Into Your Team

Topic 4B: Evaluate Your New Employee