Recruiting Specialist

In this course, you’ll gain a practical overview of the key topics in human resources management—from strategic workforce planning and development to fair evaluation methods, performance-based compensation, and the fundamentals of labor law, including both individual and collective labor law. You’ll combine modern recruiting practices with sound aptitude assessment, learn to create job profiles systematically and in accordance with DIN standards, and apply AI-powered recruiting tools critically and in a practical manner.

  • Certificates: "Recruiting Specialist" Certificate
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "Fundamentals of Human Resources Management"
    Certificate "Labor Law"
    Certificate in “Strategic Recruiting with TÜV Rheinland-Certified Qualification”
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Strategisches Recruiting mit TÜV Rheinland geprüfter Qualifikation
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

Fundamentals of human resources management

Fundamentals of human resources management (approx. 2 days)

Objectives and tasks of operational human resources management

Organization and framework conditions of human resources management

Personnel administration

Personnel information and statistics

Diversity management


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personnel administration (approx. 5 days)

Tasks and process structures

Instruments of personnel administration

Information systems

Fundamentals of labor law

Employment contracts

Data protection


Personnel planning/recruitment (approx. 5 days)

Objectives, importance and tasks of personnel planning

Processes and components of personnel planning

Applicant management and requirement profiles

Evaluation of applicant documents

Special features of SMEs

Job interviews/selection process

Hiring new employees


Personnel development (approx. 3 days)

Basic questions of personnel development

Instruments of promotion

Staff appraisal

Development stages and target measurements

Company training and further training

Differentiation between further training and forms of training


Personnel remuneration (approx. 3 days)

Personnel costs

Basics of cost and activity accounting

Forms of remuneration

Basics of payroll accounting

Gross/net wage calculation

Income tax and social security regulations

Payroll accounting


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Labor law

Forms of employment (approx. 2 days)

Fixed-term and permanent employment relationships

Part-time models and legal entitlement

Marginal employment

Vocational training


Employment and collective agreement (approx. 2 days)

Recruitment and conclusion of contract

Drafting the employment contract

AGB control of employment contracts

Evidence Act (obligations, deadlines, written form)

Collective bargaining agreement and works agreement


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process - legally compliant application (approx. 1 day)

Presentation of specific AI technologies

Possible applications in employment law (relevance for HR processes, documentation/risk issues)


AGG: Job advertisements and application procedures (approx. 2.5 days)

Introduction to the AGG

Diversity management

Data protection compliant handling of applications

Pay transparency (requirements for job advertisements, rights to information, etc.)

Analyzing job advertisements

Conducting job interviews in a legally correct manner


Employee and employer obligations (approx. 3 days)

Obligations of employees and employers

Working hours, wages and salary

Remote work/home office agreements

Right of direction

Company integration management (BEM)

Target agreements

Liability in employment law

Data protection in the employment relationship

Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG)

Types and characteristics of employment references


Works constitution law (approx. 2.5 days)

What does the BetrVG regulate?

Tasks and information rights of the works council

Co-determination and participation rights

Election and organization of the works council

Works meeting

Works agreement


Statutory leave and protection rights in the employment relationship (approx. 3 days)

Parental leave

maternity leave

Nursing leave

vacation


Warning and termination (approx. 2 days)

Warnings (function, form, effectiveness)

Reasons for termination

Types of termination and notice periods

Termination/settlement agreement

Protection against dismissal


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Strategic Recruiting

General Introduction (approx. 2 days)

Basic Concepts and Quality Criteria

Criterion-Based Evaluation of Application Materials, Screening of Documents

Biography and Documents: Predictive Relevance of Biographical Data

Rating and observation scales, introduction to psychological testing procedures


Quality, Legal Compliance, and Ethics in Personnel Selection – Process and Quality Logic According to DIN 33430 (approx. 1.5 days)

Roles and Responsibilities in the Aptitude Assessment Process

Standards for Documentation and Transparency

Common Mistakes in Selection Decisions, Fairness, Bias, and Intercultural Sensitivity


Requirements Analysis as the Starting Point for Every Selection Process (approx. 1.5 days)

Competency models

Requirements analysis methods—e.g., job analysis

Create job profiles and coordinate them with managers/departments

Relationship between requirement profiles and selection methods

AI-supported document analysis with quality check


Structured Interview as the Core of the Selection Process (approx. 2.5 days)

Types of Interviews

Developing Interview Guides

Questioning Techniques in the Structured Interview

STAR Method

Comparing the CARE Method to the STAR Method

BIAS and Other Sources of Error

Rating Scales and Documentation During the Interview


Recruiting as a Strategic Process—From Need to Application (approx. 1 day)

Recruiting Process Model (Job Fit)

Value-Orientation, Commitment, and Identification with the Company

Digital and AI-powered recruiting approaches – sourcing strategies

Target Audience Approaches in Recruiting


Requirements of New Work and Digital Natives (approx. 2.5 days)

AI-powered matching and screening approaches

AI-powered applicant tracking systems (ATS), chatbots in recruiting

Predictive analytics for talent acquisition

Prompting Using Concrete Examples in a Recruiting Context

Online Interviews—Opportunities and Challenges


Assessment Centers and Simulation-Based Methods (approx. 1.5 days)

Definition and Distinction, Benefits

Requirement dimensions in the assessment center, models and exercises, AC designs

Work samples, case studies, and simulations (inbox exercise)

Group discussions and case studies as AC elements

Gamification and VR/AR approaches in diagnostics

360-Degree Feedback


Analysis and Actions (approx. 1.5 days)

Observers and Participants in the Assessment Center

Selection, training, observer conference

Observation Errors in the Assessment Center

Forming and documenting an overall diagnostic assessment

Feedback session, evaluation of the selection process


Proactively Addressing Challenges in the Candidate Experience (approx. 1 day)

Fairness and Transparency

Occupational Personality Analysis – Overview: BIP, GPOP, RMP, NEO

Career-Related Personality Analysis – In-Depth Coverage and Use Cases


Legal Framework (approx. 1.5 days)

Data Protection (GDPR, BDSG), Art. 22 GDPR, and Profiling

AGG in the Hiring Process

Involving the Works Council – Fundamentals of the Works Constitution Act (BetrVG), Co-determination Regarding Technical Systems

The EU AI Act in an HR Context

Outlook: FutureSkills and Metacompetencies


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

After completing the course, you will be familiar with the core areas of human resources management and labor law and will be able to apply this knowledge in a practical setting. You will be familiar with legal requirements and specific considerations. You will also be able to combine modern recruiting practices with sound aptitude assessment—from systematic job profiles and structured selection methods to AI tools and the legal framework.

The course is designed for employees in the fields of human resources, recruiting, personnel management, and personnel development.

As a consultant for suitability and recruiting, you will find employment in various organizations and companies, such as in HR departments of all company sizes, in personnel consulting and recruitment or in government agencies and public administration institutions.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.