Executive Search and Sourcing Practice Exam

About Executive Search and Sourcing
Executive search (informally called headhunting) is a specialized recruitment service which organizations pay to seek out and recruit highly qualified candidates for senior-level and executive jobs across the public and private sectors, as well as non-profit organizations (e.g., President, Vice-president, CEO, and non-executive-directors. Headhunters may also seek out and recruit other highly specialized and/or skilled positions in organizations for which there is strong competition in the job market for the top talent, such as senior data analysts or computer programmers.

The method usually involves commissioning a third-party organization, typically an executive search firm, but possibly a standalone consultant or consulting firm, to research the availability of suitable qualified candidates working for competitors or related businesses or organizations. Having identified a shortlist of qualified candidates who match the client's requirements, the executive search firm may act as an intermediary to contact the individual(s) and see if they might be interested in moving to a new employer. The executive search firm may also carry out initial screening of the candidate, negotiations on remuneration and benefits, and preparing the employment contract.

Why is Executive Search and Sourcing important?
The benefit of Executive Search and Sourcing are
•    Attract and empower an ever increasing number of applicants to apply in the organization.
•    Build positive impression of the recruitment process.
•    Create a talent pool of candidates to enable the selection of best candidates for the organization.
•    To attract and engage people it needs to achieve its overall organizational objectives
•    Increase the pool of job candidates at minimum cost.
•    Recruit right people who will fit in to organizations culture and contribute to the organizations goals.
•    Determine Current and future requirements of the organization in conjunction with its personnel planning and job analysis activities.
•    It Help upwards the achievement rate of choice process by diminishing number of unmistakably under-qualified or overqualified work candidates.
•    It Help decrease in the likelihood that activity candidates once enlisted and chose will leave the organization after a brief time frame.
•    Meet the organizations lawful and social commitments with respect to the synthesis of its workforce.
•    Begin identifying and preparing potential job applicants who will be appropriate candidates.
•    Increment organization and individual effectiveness of different selecting systems temporarily and long haul.
•    Evaluate the effectiveness of various recruiting technique and sources for all types of job applicants.

Who should take the Executive Search and Sourcing Exam?
•    Human resources professionals
•    Business owners or Entrepreneurs
•    Anyone who wants to assess their executive search skills
•    HR managers and senior executives
•    Human resources consultants
•    Professionals working in outsourced companies responsible for executive search

Knowledge and Skills required for the Executive Search and Sourcing

Good communication and critical thinking skills enables fast success for candidates in career of executive search and sourcing .

Executive Search and Sourcing Practice Exam Objective

Executive Search and Sourcing exam assess concepts and application of executive recruitment, retention and performance management.

Executive Search and Sourcing Practice Exam Pre-requisite

There are no prerequisites for the Executive Search and Sourcing exam. Candidate should be well versed  in human resources and recruitment to clear the exam.

Executive Search and Sourcing Certification Course Outline

1. Talent Acquisition Planning
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Process of Talent Planning
1.3 Forecasting and Planning Talent Demand and Supply
1.4 Managing Talent Demand and Supply Gap of a Firm

2. Recruitment of the Right Resources
2.1 Job Analysis
2.2 Job Design
2.3 Job Description
2.4 Job Specifications
2.5 Job Evaluation
2.6 Quality of Work Life and Quality Circle

3. Strategic Job Analysis
3.1 Introduction to Job Analysis
3.2 Job description and person specification
3.3 Types of job analysis
3.4 Methods of Job analysis
3.5 Planning and Executing a job analysis
3.6 Job Reward Analysis

4. Recruitment
4.1 Recruitment Process
4.2 Recruitment Approaches
4.3 Social Media and Recruitment
4.4 Harnessing LinkedIn
4.5 Employee Value Proposition

5. Assessment Methods
5.1 Types of measurement
5.2 Benchmarking and methods of evaluation
5.3 External assessment goals and methods
5.4 External assessment plans
5.5 Internal assessment goals and methods
5.6 Succession management and career planning

6. Compensation Management
6.1 System of Wage Determination
6.2 Incentives
6.3 Fringe Benefits
6.4 Employee Stock Options

7. Employee Churn
7.1 Employee Churn Analysis
7.2 Combating Employee Churn

8. Employee Retention
8.1 The Cost of Turnover
8.2 Herzberg's Theory
8.3 Equity Theory
8.4 Retention Programs
8.5 Retention Tools and Resources

Exam Format and Information
Certification name – Executive Search and Sourcing Certification
Exam duration – 60 minutes
Exam type - Multiple Choice Questions
Eligibility / pre-requisite - None
Exam language - English
Exam format - Online
Passing score - 25
Exam Fees  - INR 1199