Every open role costs an organisation time, money, and momentum until the right candidate walks through the door — and how fast, and how well, that happens depends entirely on the skill of the people running the process. The Talent Acquisition and Modern Recruitment Strategy Training Course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built to sharpen exactly that skill, taking HR practitioners from sourcing and interviewing through to onboarding and retention.

Participants work through the full hiring lifecycle: building a recruitment strategy that matches business needs, sourcing and screening candidates through job analysis and employer branding, running structured interviews and psychometric assessments, and applying AI-driven recruitment technology. The course also covers the legal, ethical, and diversity considerations recruiters now navigate as standard practice, along with the metrics needed to track and improve hiring outcomes over time.

Who Should Attend?

• HR professionals and specialists in talent acquisition.
• Hiring managers, team leaders, and supervisors responsible for selecting employees.
• Recruitment consultants and staffing agency professionals.
• Business owners and anyone who conducts recruitment interviews regularly, even outside HR.

Knowledge and Benefits:

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Design a recruitment strategy that reflects the organisation's role and workforce planning needs.
• Source, screen, and select candidates using competency-based and job-analysis approaches.
• Conduct structured interviews and psychometric assessments to identify high-quality talent.
• Apply recruitment technology and AI-driven tools, including applicant tracking systems, to work more efficiently.
• Comply with employment law, diversity and inclusion principles, and ethical hiring practices.
• Strengthen employer branding and design onboarding processes that improve retention.
• Set and track recruitment KPIs to measure and continuously improve hiring outcomes.

Module 1: The Recruitment Specialist's Strategic Role

• Understanding the role of a Certified Recruitment Specialist and current trends and challenges in hiring.
• Aligning recruitment strategies with organisational goals.
• Forecasting talent needs and managing workforce supply.

Module 2: Building the Foundation — Job Analysis and Employer Branding

• Creating job descriptions and defining role competencies.
• Building a strong employer brand to attract top talent.

Module 3: Sourcing and Selecting the Right Candidates

• Using job boards, social media recruitment, and headhunting.
• Implementing competency-based hiring.

Module 4: Interviewing and Assessment Methods

• Structuring behavioural interviews and panel interviews.
• Conducting psychometric tests and skills assessments.

Module 5: Legal, Ethical, and Technology-Driven Recruitment

• Understanding employment laws, equal opportunity hiring, and diversity and inclusion in hiring decisions.
• The role of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and AI-driven recruitment tools.

Module 6: Onboarding and Retention

• Designing structured onboarding programmes.
• Enhancing employee engagement and retention rates.

Module 7: Measuring and Optimising Recruitment Success

• Defining key recruitment metrics.
• Using data-driven hiring decisions for continuous improvement.