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Professional Certificate · Bachelor's level · CPP-17
Conducting a Recruitment Interview
For: Human resources administrators and assistants, team leaders and heads of small organisations who recruit.
Learning outcomes
- Shortlist applications using a scoring grid.
- Conduct a structured, non-discriminatory recruitment interview.
- Analyse applications using a scoring grid and reference checks.
Programme over 4 weeks
| Week | Content |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Shortlisting of applications and tests; scoring grid. |
| Week 2 | Structured interview: preparation, conduct, assessment using a grid; reference checks. |
| Week 3 | Non-discrimination, equality between women and men, candidates with disabilities; confidentiality of applications under loi n°2008-12 (Personal Data Protection Act). |
| Week 4 | Professional simulation: simulated recruitment interview and analysis of fictitious applications, assessed against a rubric. |
Assessment
Marked professional simulation, assessed against a rubric (70%): simulated recruitment interview and analysis of fictitious applications; online knowledge-check quiz (30%). Simulations conducted in a national language are co-assessed by a speaker appointed by the school.
The certificate is awarded with a mark of at least 10 out of 20.
Optional: Welcoming and Onboarding New Employees
An additional 1-credit module over 2 weeks (CPP-17C), awarded as a separate certificate; together with this certificate, it makes up the full course component of the original programme.
- Induction pathway and mentoring.
- Follow-up of the probationary period.
At your own pace: the self-paced pathway
In a class, this certificate takes 4 weeks, on the cohort's dates. On the self-paced pathway, you start whenever you like, online, and progress at your own pace. The price is the same.
Estimate how long my pathway will take
- Duration
- about 4 weeks
- Estimated end
- 4 weeks after you start
- Examination
- Online, subject to available slots, no earlier than 4 weeks after you start
- Payment
- In a single payment
An indicative estimate, for a start today and 40 hours of work. You can change your pace along the way; the pathway must be completed within 12 weeks (about 3 months) of your start. Your e-Campus access opens with your first payment.
Admission
Professional experience in personnel management or supervision assessed on application. Admission based on application; detailed requirements set by the school.
The credits you earn are recognised without further assessment if you later join the programme they come from, Professional Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, within a period set by the certificate regulations.