Principles of Recruitment and Selection

previous learning in management, HR management and organizational behaviour is recommended

The curricular unit teaching, has an eminently theoretical-practical character. Alongside the expository methodology, it will focus on active methodologies of text analysis, demonstration/analysis of real cases, simulation, using the respective practical instruments.

General objectives:

– Understand the fundamental role of recruitment and selection in strategic HR management;

– Prepare and conduct effective recruitment and selection processes;

– Plan and implement effective processes for welcoming and integrating new employees.

Skills to Develop:

– Apply recruitment and selection methodologies and practices, adapting them to different professional and organizational contexts;

– Define a professional profile and prepare a Job Analysis and description;

– Implement and evaluate employer branding strategies and practices;

– Appropriately apply the different interview methodologies;

– Know and apply different tests to evaluate candidates;

– Apply instruments and metrics for evaluation and validation of the selection process;

– Develop preboarding and onboarding actions and instruments.

1.  Recruitment and Selection Context

 1.1. Current trends and challenges: The new war for talent.

 1.2. Recruitment and selection in the context of strategic HR management.

1.3. Ethics and compliance in recruitment & selection.

 2. Identification and candidattes attraction

 2.1. Internal and external identification processes.

2.2. Resourcing: planning and need analysis.

2.3. Employer branding strategy: Implementation and evaluation metrics.

2.4. Job descriptions and competency profiles.

 3. Recruitment and Selection Process and Techniques

 3.1. Sources of recruitment and dissemination.

3.2. Curricular analysis and evaluation.

3.3. Interview methodologies and practices.

3.4. Candidate assessment tests.

 3.5. Decision making and process validation.

4. The Onboarding

4.1. Organizational socialization.

4.2. Cultural socialization in an international context.

4.3. Prebording and onbording plan.

4.4. Evaluation of the integration process.

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Fundamental bibliography:

– Calheiros, A. (2019). Recrutamento & seleção: Da teoria à prática. Editora RH.

 – Pina e Cunha, M., Rego, A., Campos e Cunha, R., Cabral-Cardoso, C., Marques, C.A. & Gomes, J.S. (2015). Manual de gestão de pessoas e do capital humano (3ª Ed.) Lisboa: Edições Sílabo.

Complementary bibliography:

– Armstrong, M. & Taylor, S. (2014). Armstrong´s handbook of human resource management practice (13^th Ed.). London, UK: Kogan Page.

– Caetano A. & Vala. J. (2007). Gestão de recursos humanos: Contextos, processos e técnicas (3ª Ed.). Lisboa: RH Editora.

– O´Meara, B. & Petzall, S. (2013). The Handbook of strategic recruitment and selection: A systems approach. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.

– Picardi, C.A. (2020). Recruitment and selection: Strategies for workforce Planning & assessment: USA. Sage Publications Inc.