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Description

Remote Recruitment and Onboarding: Assess, Decide and Welcome

Three hours to make remote hiring reliable, right through to the new joiner's first days

  • 0.43 days — 3 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Recruiting remotely removes part of the usual signals. Video calls flatten behaviour, the candidate is at home and comparing profiles becomes harder. Once the offer is signed, the handover to the line manager is often poor and the organisation loses within weeks a candidate it spent months finding.

These 3 hours are designed for experienced recruiters who want to strengthen their remote practice. The work covers structuring assessment over video, coordinating everyone involved in the process, then the sequence running from the offer of employment to the first days on the job. Attention focuses on the moments where the process breaks down.

Learning objectives

  • Structure a video-based assessment around observable criteria
  • Neutralise the biases introduced by the setting and by connection quality
  • Coordinate the people involved in a remote selection process
  • Organise the period between the offer of employment and the actual start date
  • Pass on to the line manager the information needed to integrate the new joiner

What makes this programme different

Focused work on the period between signature and arrival, where candidates are lost
Video interviews analysed purely on the quality of the assessment
A recruiter-to-manager handover template built during the session

Programme

1Assessing Remotely

What the screen changes

  • Structuring the video interview
  • Observable criteria and the evidence sought in what is said
  • Biases linked to the setting, sound and image
  • Considered use of remote role-play and situational exercises

2Deciding as a Group

Coordination and comparison

  • Allocation of roles between recruiter and operational stakeholders
  • Shared grid for comparing candidates
  • Running a remote decision meeting
  • Giving reasoned feedback to unsuccessful candidates

3From Offer to Arrival

The link that breaks

  • Maintaining contact during the candidate's notice period
  • Preparing access rights and equipment before day one
  • Information handover from recruiter to line manager
  • Follow-up points during the probation period

Who is it for

Recruitment officers · recruitment managers · consultants and HR managers running remote hiring processes.

Prerequisites

Active involvement in recruitment and prior experience of conducting selection interviews.

Dates & locations

24 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.