A comprehensive one-day workshop designed to equip hiring managers and HR professionals with the legal knowledge, psychological insight, and practical techniques required to recruit effectively. Participants will master competency-based interviewing, unbiased shortlisting, virtual assessment strategies, and candidate experience management to secure the best talent for their organisations.
Are you hiring the right people, or just the ones who interview well?
This one day course transforms how you recruit — giving you the tools to spot real talent, eliminate bias, and make confident, fair decisions every time.
You’ll learn to build clear competency profiles, shortlist fairly using anonymised data, and ask STAR questions that reveal genuine experience — not just polished answers.
Gain practical skills you can use immediately, whether you’re interviewing in person or virtually.
Available as an open course, closed group session, or one to one coaching, it fits your schedule and your team’s needs.
And yes — it counts towards six CPD hours.
To find out more, contact us at lets talk at e q v dot co dot uk.
Counts towards 6 CPD Hours1 Day9:00 - 5:00 for GroupsOpen Public & Closed Group
Please reflect on one or more of the questions below and come prepared to discuss your responses during the session.
Self-Assessment: On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your current skill level in this subject? What factors influenced your rating?
Development Focus: Identify one specific behaviour, skill, or capability you would like to improve or develop further.
Relevant Examples: If possible, bring one or two relevant examples or scenarios from your experience that you would be willing to share with the group.
What You Will Learn
Apply the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate bias in sourcing and questioning
Construct precise competency-based job profiles and person specifications
Execute a structured shortlisting process using anonymised data
Demonstrate advanced STAR questioning techniques to uncover genuine evidence
Adapt interviewing skills for effective online and remote assessment
Evaluate candidates objectively using scoring matrices and panel consensus
Deliver professional feedback to both successful and unsuccessful candidates
Manage the complete candidate journey to protect employer brand reputation
Your Post-Course Challenge
Within 30 days, conduct one interview using the full STAR framework.
Review your job descriptions to ensure they are competency-based.
Reflect on your shortlisting process to identify any potential biases.
Counts Towards 6 CPD Hours
This course contributes 6 hours of Continuing Professional Development. Delegates can log these hours as evidence of structured learning for professional bodies and employers.
This course is designed for professionals involved in the hiring process who want to improve the fairness, effectiveness, and consistency of their interviewing practices. Whether you are new to recruitment or looking to refine your existing skills, it provides the tools to make better hiring decisions while staying compliant with UK employment law.
This course is ideal for:
Hiring managers responsible for selecting new team members and wanting to interview with greater confidence and objectivity
HR professionals seeking to strengthen their recruitment expertise and support fair hiring across the organisation
Team leaders who regularly participate in interview panels and wish to contribute more effectively to selection decisions
New managers stepping into roles that involve recruitment for the first time and needing a solid foundation in best practice
Talent acquisition specialists aiming to enhance their interviewing techniques and improve candidate quality
Department heads overseeing recruitment in their areas and looking to ensure consistency and compliance in hiring processes
No prior experience needed
No prior recruitment or interviewing experience is required to benefit from this course. It is structured to support learners at all levels, from those new to hiring to experienced professionals seeking to update their skills in line with current legislation and best practice.
What you will take away
Delegates will leave with increased confidence in conducting fair and effective interviews, practical tools to assess candidates objectively, and a clear understanding of how to create a positive candidate experience. You will also gain the ability to reduce bias in hiring, make stronger hiring decisions, and protect your organisation’s reputation throughout the recruitment process.
For Groups & Teams
We can deliver this training session in several ways to suit your organisation’s needs:
Open Public Course
Join delegates from other organisations on a scheduled date
Closed Group
Exclusively for your team, using your real scenarios
In Person
Face-to-face at your premises or a venue of your choice
Virtual
Live, interactive online delivery via Teams or Zoom
One-to-One Coaching
Personalised sessions tailored entirely to you
Have two or more people to train?
You may want to consider a closed group course. Benefits include:
Cost effective for teams
Choose a date to suit you
Customise content and timings
No minimum delegate numbers
Uses your real-world scenarios
Builds shared language in your team
Contact us on [email protected] to discuss specific dates and delivery requirements.
How Our Tutor-Led Courses Are Delivered
Before the day
Delegates are given pre-work to complete before attending. This ensures everyone arrives with relevant context and real scenarios from their own experience, so learning is immediately relevant and actionable from the first minute.
On the day
Our sessions are participative and highly interactive. We don’t do “death by PowerPoint” — instead, the day includes a variety of engaging activities throughout:
Real-world casework using your scenarios
Practical hands-on exercises
Real Play (not role play) simulations
Peer learning and group discussion
Case studies and scenario work
Facilitated discussion and structured reflection
What you leave with
Participants leave with:
Practical tools — frameworks and models you can use straight away
Clear action plans — specific next steps tailored to your role
Greater confidence — built through intensive, realistic practice
Skills you can apply immediately — not theory, but techniques tested during the day
After the day
Post-session measurements and a 30-day challenge ensure that learning is embedded and behaviour change is sustained.
Key Features
Course Duration is 1 Day
Engaging tutor led event
Comprehensive course materials
Certificates of attendance
Access to Customer Portal (course bookers)
Course Guarantee
Priced per delegate per day for open public course
£449.00 Plus VAT
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Payment available via all major credit cards or Invoice. All options available during the online booking process.
