1. Developing a recruitment strategy and timetable Professional & Academic Skills

2. Today’s case study task: Using the information and advice provided in your case study materials: Produce a recruitment strategy for the 2 technical posts (how you will attract and select suitable candidates) Produce a recruitment timetable

3. How to attract applicants: Where will you advertise? Will you involve any other agencies? What will it cost? How long should you allow for responses?

4. Should you test applicants? Psychometric tests measure specific skills and specific abilities which might be needed in jobs or Psychometric tests identify personal qualities and personality traits which might be needed in jobs What would you be testing for and why? More information is available in the careers centre

5. Psychometric tests Check out the Careers Centre guide online at www.staffs.ac.uk/careers

6. Using an assessment centre What might you be able to assess in an assessment centre that you cannot assess in an interview? What would you want to assess?

7. Assessment centres Take a look at the online talk

8. Interviewing candidates Should you interview candidates? What sort of interview? Or interviews? Where should you interview them? At what stage in the recruitment process? More information is available in the careers centre

9. Job interview resources

10. To do this you need to: Organise a way to work as a group Read the case study Read the supporting materials Complete the task