IT Recruitment Practice Exam

About IT Recruitment
Recruitment refers to the process of identifying, attracting, interviewing, selecting, hiring and onboarding employees. In other words, it involves everything from the identification of a staffing need to filling it.

Depending on the size of an organization, recruitment is the responsibility of a range of workers. Larger organizations may have entire teams of recruiters, while others only a single recruiter. In small outfits, the hiring manager may be responsible for recruiting. In addition, many organizations outsource recruiting to outside firms. Companies almost always recruit candidates for new positions via advertisements, job boards, social media sites, and others. Many companies utilize recruiting software to more effectively and efficiently source top candidates. Regardless, recruitment typically works in conjunction with, or as a part of Human Resources.

IT recruitment is an exciting, fast-paced profession that connects hiring managers with top technical talent. Some IT recruiters may focus on a specific type of technical talent, such as cyber security experts or IoT professionals, while others recruit across a range of positions. IT recruitment is used to fill permanent positions, project-based jobs, and contract-to-hire positions.

An IT recruiter will identify exceptional professionals who are the right fit for an open job – such as a cybersecurity chief or senior developer – and then pitch these professionals on the position. Often, these professionals are not actively looking for new jobs but would consider switching positions for the right opportunity. The recruiter will first screen candidates to ensure they are open to the new role and have the right skill set. Next, the recruiter will present the hiring manager with a curated list of potential hires. The recruiter will also serve as a go-between during the interview process and salary negotiations until a successful hire is made.

Why is IT Recruitment important?

Benefits of IT recruitment
•    Attract and encourage more and more candidates to apply in the organization.
•    Create a talent pool of candidates to enable the selection of best candidates for the organization.
•    Determine present and future requirements of the organization in conjunction with its personnel planning and job analysis activities.
•    Recruitment is the process which links the employers with the employees.
•    Increase the pool of job candidates at minimum cost.
•    Help increase the success rate of the selection process by decreasing the number of visibly under qualified or overqualified job applicants.
•    Help reduce the probability that job applicants once recruited and selected will leave the organization only after a short period of time.
•    Meet the organizations legal and social obligations regarding the composition of its workforce.
•    Begin identifying and preparing potential job applicants who will be appropriate candidates.
•    Increase organization and individual’s effectiveness of various recruiting techniques and sources for all types of job applicants.

Who should take the IT Recruitment Exam?
•    HR professionals, managers and senior executives
•    Business owners and Entrepreneurs
•    Recruitment consultant s and professionals working in recruitment companies

Knowledge and Skills required for the IT Recruitment Practice Exam

Candidate should have good communication skills, quick thinker and learner for succeeding in IT recruitment.

IT Recruitment Practice Exam Objectives

IT Recruitment exam focuses on assessing your skills and knowledge in tools and techniques used for IT Recruitment

IT Recruitment Practice Exam Pre-requisite

Knowledge of human resources especially recruitment basics is prerequisite for the IT Recruitment exam.

IT Recruitment Certification Course Outline

1.    Staffing Strategies
1.1 Business Strategies of a firm
1.2 Talent Management
1.3 Strategic Staffing Decision

2.    Workforce Planning
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Process of workforce planning
2.3 Forecasting and planning labor demand and supply
2.4 Managing labor demand and supply gap of a firm

3.    Sourcing Hires
3.1 Concept of sourcing
3.2 Types of recruiting sources
3.3 Designing a sourcing plan
3.4 Global sourcing
3.5 Geographic targeting

4.    Hiring of the Right Resources
4.1 Job Analysis
4.2 Job Design
4.3 Job Description
4.4 Job Specifications
4.5 Job Evaluation

5.    IT Recruitment
5.1 Process of recruiting
5.2 Effective strategies
5.3 Skills as a recruiter
5.4 Recruiting Metrics
5.5 Applicants attraction strategies

6.    Screening Applicants
6.1 Understanding Screening
6.2 Why to Screen
6.3 CV or Resumes Screening
6.4 Application Form or Resumes
6.5 Rating Resumes
6.6 Relevance of Job Description
6.7 Identifying Red Flags during Screening
6.8 Best Practices

7.    Assessing Skills and Competencies
7.1 Assessment Methods
7.2 Assessing Soft Skills
7.3 Assess Planning Skills
7.4 Assess Conflict Resolution Skills
7.5 Assess Interpersonal Skills

8.    Selecting the Right Candidate
8.1 Candidate Evaluation
8.2 Checking Candidates' References
8.3 Offering the Job

Exam Format and Information
Certification name – IT Recruitment 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