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Description

Recruitment and Selection Interviews: Define the Need, Question Effectively, Decide with Confidence

Two days to stop hiring on impression and to base every decision on evidence gathered during the process

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

A role opens up urgently and the job description repeats word for word the one written for the employee who has left. Interviews follow one another with no shared framework and each interviewer walks away with a different impression. The candidate selected turns out to be poorly matched to the real requirement and the recruitment starts again a few months later.

These 14 hours run from needs analysis through to the hiring decision. Participants learn to translate a requirement into observable criteria, build an interview framework, ask questions anchored in situations the candidate has actually experienced, and challenge their own assessments. Interviews are simulated and then reviewed on the basis of the notes each participant has taken.

Learning objectives

  • Translate a role requirement into observable assessment criteria
  • Write a job advertisement that describes the actual work and the working context
  • Conduct a structured interview from a prepared question framework
  • Gather precise facts rather than impressions during the interview
  • Compare several applications against a shared assessment grid before deciding

What makes this programme different

An interview grid built around the roles actually open in participants' organisations
Simulated interviews reviewed on the quality of follow-up questions and note-taking
A candidate comparison exercise that brings judgement bias into the open

Programme

1Analysing the need before opening the role

From replacement to a defined requirement

  • Gap between the role that has been vacated and the role to be filled
  • Gathering expectations from the line manager and the team
  • Translating responsibilities into observable competencies
  • Distinguishing essential criteria from desirable ones

2Attracting and screening applications

Advertisement, sourcing and shortlisting

  • Writing a clear and non-exclusionary job advertisement
  • Selecting channels according to the role and market
  • Reading a CV without over-interpreting gaps in activity
  • Conducting a telephone screening interview

3Conducting the interview

Framework, questioning and note-taking

  • Opening the interview and setting out how it will run
  • Questions focused on real professional situations experienced by the candidate
  • Follow-up questions that surface precise facts
  • Taking notes without losing contact with the candidate
  • Presenting the role and answering the candidate's questions

4Assessing and deciding

Comparison, trade-offs and follow-up

  • Writing an interview report that a third party can use
  • Reconciling assessments between several interviewers
  • Identifying the biases that weigh on the final decision
  • Responding to unsuccessful candidates and following through on the offer made

Who is it for

Managers responsible for hiring · recruitment officers and coordinators · team leaders who conduct selection interviews.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

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.