Attraction, Selection and Integration of People (471016)

Learning Outcomes

Attracting, analysing functions, recruiting, selecting and integrating
people are central activities for human resource management. They
are necessary so that there is an adjustment between people, in terms
of their skills, abilities, technical knowledge and motivations, with
regard to the strategic objectives defined by the organization, which
consequently will determine its success through the achievement of
its objectives. In this sense, this curricular unit aims to provide
students with the development of technical skills and critical
reasoning necessary for them to be able to have an integrated view
of the main aspects that determine the efficiency and effectiveness of
the success of the attraction, selection and people integration.
Specific Goals: Students who successfully complete this course will
be able to:
▪ Understanding the concept of attracting and selecting talents
▪ Develop the ability to prepare function analysis, considering
the methods and materials available;
▪ Understand what the elaboration of function analysis consists
of;
▪ Develop job descriptions;
▪ Establish the added value of job descriptions for the
recruitment process;
▪ Understand the added value of recruiting suitable employees
and learn how to do it.
▪ Understand the link between recruitment and selection and
justify their pairing, according to tests and context.
▪ Understand the

Study Program

1. The value of talent in organizations
1.1. The importance of people in organizations
1.2. Attracting and retaining talent
2. Function Analysis
2.1. Definition, importance and objectives Function Analysis (a.
Information necessary for the analysis of functions and
collection techniques; b. Information collection methods; c.
Description of Functions)
3. Recruitment
3.1. Recruitment: definition (a. Types of Recruitment; b.
Recruitment methods; c. Explanatory models of candidates'
decisions)
4. Selection: from testing to holistic approaches
4.1. What is selection (a. Personality inventories; b. Intelligence
and emotional intelligence; c. Instruments focused on
individuals; d. Specific tests oriented to the roles to be
performed by candidates; e. Interviews: definitions and types (e1
. Structure; e2. Difficulties, Risks and Biases; e3. Guidelines for
the development of more effective interviews); f. Assessment
centers)
5. The new technologies
6. Justice and discrimination
7. Welcoming and integrating talents

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