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ME: Interviewing and Selection

Certificate ID: HRC06
Create a comprehensive, unbiased interviewing style that fits your organization. Assess candidates effectively, avoid legal issues, and constructively respond to accusations of bias.PLEASE NOTE: This certificate program will not be available after SEPTEMBER 16, 2009. All required courses must be completed by December 31, 2009.

Description

eCornell has partnered with Cornell University to produce the Management Essentials: Interviewing and Selection Certificate. This six-course series addresses communication and interviewing skills as well as legal issues associated with managing a staffing process.

Through course material and self-reflection, participants in this certificate series learn to shape their personal interviewing style in a way that ensures the unbiased, honest interviewing and assessment of candidates. The series also addresses the legal pitfalls associated with organizational hiring practices and how to respond to accusations of bias.

Who Should Take This Certificate?

The Management Essentials: Interviewing and Selection Certificate is designed for entry- to mid-level supervisors and managers seeking a deeper understanding of the issues and challenges of interviewing and selecting prospective employees and proven strategies for making the most informed and appropriate hiring decisions. PLEASE NOTE: This certificate program will not be available after SEPTEMBER 16, 2009. All required courses must be completed by December 31, 2009.

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Certificate programs are eligible for eCornell Payment Plans. Discounts are available for military personnel, veterans, and Cornell University Alumni. eCornell programs are not eligible for financial aid or federal Pell Grants. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.

Courses in this Certificate

Selection Requirements and Communications Skills for Interviewing
- Making the wrong hiring choices is costly and time consuming for organizations of all sizes. An effective way for businesses to identify the best candidates for a position is through a structured, job-focused interviewing process, where interviewers have effective interviewing skills and understand the legal aspects of employment practices. In this interactive, skill-based course, participants learn how to structure an interview using the Results-based Selection Requirements (RSR) process.
  This model eliminates bias and stereotyping of job candidates, examines compliance with employment laws, and focuses on the communication and listening skills required for effective interviewing.
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Legal and Unbiased Interviewing and Selection
- In a competitive global economy it is essential for all organizations to conduct job interviews that result in the selection of the most capable and competent candidates available. Effective and efficient interviewing requires advanced preparation and a structured approach. In addition to carefully constructing job-related questions, interviewers must ensure compliance with applicable laws and must also make certain that their assessments and recommendations remain unbiased.
  In this interactive, skill-based course, participants will learn how to prepare for job interviews, create a positive interviewing environment, conduct legal and unbiased interviews, and identify the best-qualified candidate for the position.
  Course Description
Legal Issues in the Workplace
- Explore federal, state, and local employment laws and learn how to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Affirmative Action (AA) and Diversity issues. Learn to recognize and avoid potential legal risks in everyday workplace situations, and know when to seek in-house or outside counsel.
  Work within the law when interviewing, hiring, evaluating, and firing employees.
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Preventing and Addressing Inappropriate Workplace Behaviors
- Managers frequently make employment decisions that have legal implications for their organizations. This course addresses the relevant laws and their application to daily operations and special situations in layperson's terms.
  The course focuses on avoiding potentially illegal behaviors when interviewing, evaluating, and disciplining employees and on applying strategies for dealing with inappropriate behavior according to company policy and best practices.
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The Impact of Personality Styles on Communication
- Interpersonal communication is one of the most challenging and important aspects of a successful career. It is essential for leaders and managers to understand the basics of communications, their own communication styles, the critical role of emotional intelligence, and the impact of all of this on their co-workers and their organization. In this course, participants will learn why good interpersonal communication skills are so important, how personality styles affect personal communication styles, and how this understanding can improve one’s ability to work with and manage employees.
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Managing Communication Challenges
- Interpersonal communication is often one of the most challenging aspects of a career. To communicate successfully, professionals need to find a balanced approach to dealing with difficult people or conversations. One must be assertive enough to avoid being taken advantage of, but not so aggressive that he or she alienates or upsets co-workers. In this course, participants will learn how to be assertive and professional when dealing with challenging conversations and people. They will also learn how to analyze and make use of criticism to improve their skills and abilities.
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Accreditation

Students who successfully complete all 6 courses in this series receive a Management Essentials: Interviewing and Selection Certificate from Cornell University.

Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) will give .6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to each student who successfully completes each course. Students can apply to the ILR school for the CEU units after they have successfully completed the courses.

ACE CREDIT Recommendation

The American Council on Education recommends this Certificate Program for up to 3 semester hours in Human Resource Management or Performance Management in the upper division baccalaureate degree category.

HRCI Recertification

The courses in this certificate series have each been approved for six (6) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute. Please contact the Human Resource Certificate Institute (HRCI) for further information about certification or recertification.

Technical Requirements

With all eCornell courses, access is easy. Participants only need a computer and an Internet connection. To view specific technology requirements, visit our Technology Requirements page.