Recruitment and Selection
- Online delivery
- eClass
- 39 hour course, no prerequisites
The essentials of recruitment and selection is the focus of this course. The broad coverage of topics may include: internal and external factors that influence recruitment and selection practices, legislative framework, job analysis and competency models, recruitment sources and attracting job applicants, screening, testing, and interviewing and decision making.
Course at a glance
- Fully online course, accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- Learn through lectures and lively discussions, as you broaden your network and apply the course content to the context of your own work or organization and explore its implications for your professional practice.
- Aimed at emerging to mid-career individuals looking to advance in their career in the area of human resources or in supervisory positions. It will be of special interest, among others, to HR practitioners, managers, supervisors, and training coordinators.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Identify and analyze the internal and external factors that affect recruitment and selection.
- Understand the legislative framework in Canada, key terminology, and how employer requirements have evolved to protect various groups.
- Identify and utilize the appropriate methods for conducting job analysis ensuring that job requirements are legally defensible; optimize the performance of an organization.
- Evaluate job performance and establish a feedback loop with the analysis process to ensure a valid and reliable methodology.
- Identify target applicant pools and utilize appropriate methods to source and attract candidates.
- Understand the various methods for screening, testing, and interviewing and how to choose the most appropriate method to maximize reliability and validity in the selection process.
- Select the right candidate based on output from decision-making tools.
- Engage candidates in a fair and equitable offer and negotiation process.
Take note:
- This is a graded course; assessment activities may include exams, projects, presentations, journals, or research papers.
- Refer to the course syllabus for details on activities and assignments.
- A textbook is required for this course; further information will be provided in the course syllabus.
- Additional learning materials are provided through eClass at no additional cost.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Offered:
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.
Your Instructor
Greg Hussey
Greg Hussey is a Human Resources professional with over ten years of diverse experience across various industries. Greg works closely with organizations to build a culture of high performance and accountability through the successful deployment of HR programs, policies, and services. He has experience and expertise in strategic planning, change management, organizational design, hiring, orientation and onboarding, employee engagement, employee relations, compensation and benefits, competency development, succession planning, training and development, coaching, and health and safety.
Synchronous online learning, eClass
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Weekday evening (Tue)
Sep 15, 2020Dec 1, 2020
6:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Textbook
Required
Catano
Recruitment And Selection In Canada
7th editionISBN 9780176764661
UofA Bookstore: 780.492.4215, www.bookstore.ualberta.ca
Class info
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This is a synchronous course that features live online activities at predetermined times. For the real-time classroom sessions, a computer with both audio input and output (such as a microphone-equipped headset) is required. To start your online learning experience visit www.ext-leo.ca/students
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39 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: May be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant and the Canada Training Benefit. (view all)
Corporate multi-registration packages (groups of 4 or more) are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until September 15, 2020. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts.
Currently counts towards
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Certificate
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Human Resources Management
└ core course
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Certificate
in
Management Development for Police Services
└39-hour elective course
* If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
You can register for and take a course without applying and enrolling into the program.
We recommend that you apply to the program as soon as possible to lock in your course requirements as they are subject to change.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.
- 1 scheduled
- Online delivery
- 39 hour course, no prerequisites
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.