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With the current discount, this course costs US$12, including the full course content and your personal certificate. There are no additional costs.

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Work through the 9 chapters and pass the course quiz, which is multiple choice with free retakes and no time limit. The certificate is issued instantly as a digital PDF with a unique ID that employers can verify online.

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IBMI holds its programs to the same high standards applied by traditional educational institutions, and its certificates are acknowledged by employers worldwide as professional certificates. IBMI does not award academic titles or degrees.

Recruitment and Selection — IBMI

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A good hire can lift a whole team, and a bad one costs months. In about two hours, you will learn how to plan a hire, attract the right candidates, run fair and structured interviews and use the selection methods that predict job performance best.How to find and choose the right people, in about two hours.

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2 hoursself-paced

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This course counts toward the Human Resource Management program certificate — at no extra cost.

What you will learn

You do not need to work in human resources to hire well. Team leads, founders and managers make hiring decisions all the time, and this course gives them a clear, fair and well-founded way to do it.

Core skills

Plan a hire with a clear job analysis, job description and person specification
Attract suitable candidates with a strong employer brand, the right channels and inclusive job ads
Choose fairly with structured interviews, work samples and tests, and measure your hiring results

More details

This is practical knowledge for your everyday work. Across nine short chapters you follow the hiring process from the first idea of a new role to the first days of a new colleague.

Why this matters

72%

of about 39,000 employers in 41 countries said that they had difficulty filling jobs. Hiring well is a real advantage.

Source: ManpowerGroup, Talent Shortage Survey 2026

You will learn how to plan a hire, write job ads that reach more people, screen applications fairly, use applicant tracking systems and artificial intelligence (AI) tools with care, and run interviews that are both fair and reliable. Two real cases, from Unilever and IBM, bring it all together.

The course is designed for managers, team leads, founders, HR professionals and everyone who takes part in hiring. No prior knowledge is required.

The course takes about two hours in text and audio, is fully self-paced, and comes with lifetime access and no prerequisites. Pass the short final exam to earn a verifiable certificate.

What we will cover

9 focused chapters that take you from planning a hire to a successful start, each with practical, real-world examples.

9chapters

~2hself-paced

Text & audioread or listen

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Introduction

Workforce Planning
Job Analysis
Job Descriptions and Person Specifications

Employer Branding and the Candidate Market
Internal Mobility and Referrals
Job Boards, LinkedIn and Agencies
Writing Inclusive Job Ads

Screening CVs
Applicant Tracking Systems
AI Screening Tools and Their Risks
Fair and Legal Hiring Basics

Structured Interviews
Behavioral and Competency-Based Questions
Interview Mistakes and Biases

Work Samples and Tests
Assessment Centers
What Predicts Job Performance

Making the Offer and Checking References
Candidate Experience
The First Days
Recruiting Metrics

Unilever's Digital Graduate Hiring
IBM's Skills-First Hiring

Conclusion

Course Quiz & Your CertificateMultiple choice · free retakes · no time limit · certificate issued instantly on passing

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Read or listen at your own pace, on any device — and yours to keep forever.

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Chapter 5 of 9Interviews

3:20 / 6:00

A pleasant conversation is not a reliable way to choose people. In this chapter, you learn how structured interviews make hiring fairer and better.

A structured interview

Plan the questions, ask every candidate the same ones, rate the answers on a clear scale and decide together.

With example questions and rating scales, you will see how to compare every candidate on the same criteria.

You will leave with a simple interview plan that you can use for your next hire.

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Content

Introduction

Planning the Hire

Attracting Candidates

Screening and Fair Hiring

Interviews

6 Other Selection Methods

7 Offer, Onboarding and Metrics

8 Case Studies

9 Conclusion

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Loved by learners in 100+ countries

Overall, 96% of our students would recommend IBMI to a friend or colleague.

"Between a full-time job and family, this was the first course I could actually finish — it fits around real life."

TThandiwe N.

South Africa

"It lifted my skills as a founder to a completely different level — I run my business with far more structure now."

MMateus C.

Brazil

"I’ve completed a few of their courses by now, and the certificates genuinely strengthen my résumé."

PPieter V.

Netherlands

"The skills were real and the certificate proved them — I moved up a position at my company this year."

EElif K.

Turkey

"I came in with zero background in business and never felt lost — everything is explained from the ground up."

JJoseph B.

Uganda

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What IBMI students say about learning with us in general. The 96% comes from our June 2026 student survey: 364 verified students answered the question “Would you recommend IBMI to a friend or colleague?” (learn more).
You can also find independent reviews on our Trustpilot profile.

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It’s one of the four courses of the Human Resource Management program — and it counts toward that program certificate at no extra cost.

Human Resource Management

4 courses

Finish all 4 courses and your program certificate is issued automatically — at no extra cost.

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Frequently asked questions

Add the course to your cart and create your student account during checkout. You can start right after payment — and you keep lifetime access, so breaks and retakes are always possible.

It’s a focused short course — 9 chapters and 25 topics, about 2 hours in total, 100% online and self-paced. Read the content or listen to the audio on your computer, tablet, or phone, and pick up exactly where you left off. No additional reading material required.

None. This course is designed for students and non-students alike — no prior knowledge and no formal application. All you need is a web browser and some motivation.

With the current discount, this course costs US$1212 €£12CHF 12SAR 45AED 44₹1,140₱770Rp218.000EGP 670MAD 118MX$220R200R$65Rs 3,300₦16,100₺600QAR 44C$17A$17NZ$21HK$90S$1547 zł58 lei4 000 Ft260 Kč120 kr80 kr.110 kr20 ₼AMD 4,300KSh1,560K242Rs 570TSh31,7007 100 CFA7 100 CFAUGX 54,000Br1,970Kz 11.000770 MT1 620 DA550 ₴980 Lek₪3731 ₾1.260 RSD217 lei660 den21 KM1.470 kr.RM49৳ 1,490฿400UZS 144 000310.000 ₫Rs 4,0005 400 ₸¥80₩15,900¥1,890NT$390Rs 1,830J$1,910S/ 41AR$18.500TT$82CO$38.000Q92RD$740CL$11.900₡5.500. That includes the full course content and your personal certificate — there are no additional costs.

Work through the 9 chapters and pass the course quiz — multiple choice, with free retakes and no time limit. Your certificate is issued instantly as a digital PDF that you can download, print, share on LinkedIn, and that employers can verify online via its unique ID.

IBMI holds its distance learning programs to the same high standards applied by traditional educational institutions, and our certificates are acknowledged by employers around the world as professional certificates. Please note we do not award academic titles or degrees.

The full course — audio and text — is in English. You can also read the course text in 100+ other languages via automatic (machine) translation, so you can follow along in whichever language you’re most comfortable with. See available languages →

Yes. Alongside your course certificate, this course counts toward the Human Resource Management program certificate — at no extra cost. Finish the four courses of the program and you earn its certificate too.

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US$3030 €£30CHF 30SAR 113AED 110₹2,850₱1,920Rp544.000EGP 1,680MAD 295MX$560R500R$162Rs 8,300₦40,300₺1.490QAR 109C$42A$43NZ$53HK$240S$38119 zł144 lei9 900 Ft660 Kč300 kr200 kr.280 kr51 ₼AMD 10,800KSh3,900K605Rs 1,420TSh79,30017 700 CFA17 700 CFAUGX 135,000Br4,920Kz 27.4001.920 MT4 060 DA1 370 ₴2 440 Lek₪9278 ₾3.160 RSD542 lei1.650 den53 KM3.670 kr.RM123৳ 3,730฿1,010UZS 360 000775.000 ₫Rs 9,99013 600 ₸¥200₩39,800¥4,730NT$970Rs 4,580J$4,770S/ 104AR$46.200TT$204CO$96.000Q230RD$1,840CL$29.700₡13.700US$1212 €£12CHF 12SAR 45AED 44₹1,140₱770Rp218.000EGP 670MAD 118MX$220R200R$65Rs 3,300₦16,100₺600QAR 44C$17A$17NZ$21HK$90S$1547 zł58 lei4 000 Ft260 Kč120 kr80 kr.110 kr20 ₼AMD 4,300KSh1,560K242Rs 570TSh31,7007 100 CFA7 100 CFAUGX 54,000Br1,970Kz 11.000770 MT1 620 DA550 ₴980 Lek₪3731 ₾1.260 RSD217 lei660 den21 KM1.470 kr.RM49৳ 1,490฿400UZS 144 000310.000 ₫Rs 4,0005 400 ₸¥80₩15,900¥1,890NT$390Rs 1,830J$1,910S/ 41AR$18.500TT$82CO$38.000Q92RD$740CL$11.900₡5.500−60%

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