Lateral Hiring Practice Exam

About Lateral Hiring
Lateral recruitment is the process of hiring an "expert" for the job that needs to be filled. In some cases, it is a specialized hiring. The expert usually is from another organization which is recognized as the leader in the field whom it would be to your advantage to employ.

When considering lateral recruitment, the HR manager must thoroughly investigate the job skills of the potential recruit because s/he has no resume to work from. Such things commonly available to the HR office are news postings, community happenings, industry magazines, award postings, and old fashioned word of mouth about the candidate. The candidate already has the skills that you need, so it usually is a matter of providing incentives to get that candidate to say yes.

When hiring laterally, much research needs to be done. While publicity is the most common way to see a name, be suspicious of a sudden flurry about your candidate. He might be "fishing" by way of self promotion, so his skills might not be as golden as might first appear. A better research tool would be to find several articles over a period of months or years concerning his awards and achievements.

Why is Lateral Hiring important?
The advantages of lateral hiring

•    With lateral hiring, the company increases the chances of amplifying the beneficial economic channels of the growth.
•    Fresh skills and inputs are implemented in the operations of the company enhancing its productivity.
•    Lateral recruitment only hires eligible and talented candidates; therefore, no need to worry about employee quality.
•    The competition rises within the company and also in the industry as a talented employee invigorates the inspiration to perform better in the existing workers and also the improved company performance intrigues the boosts the competitors to raise their bar delivering excellence.
•    The skilled recruit(s) brings in new creative ideas to do a particular job, therefore breathing freshness in the project deliveries.
•    Since the lateral recruitment is hiring the candidate from outside, there will be lesser to zero occurrences of unwanted workplace politics.
•    The fairness in the workplace culture is visible and evident.
•    The most significant perk is that the new recruit will be bringing in new ideas that he or she had been working with at the previous employer.

Who should take the Lateral Hiring 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 Lateral Hiring Practice Exam

Professionals with good skills in logic, negotiation and management rise quickly in their careers.

Lateral Hiring Practice Exam Objective

Lateral Hiring exam focuses on assessing your skills and knowledge in applying various human resources tools and techniques for effective lateral hiring for the company.

Lateral Hiring Practice Exam Pre-requisite

Knowledge of human resources and hiring is prerequisite for the Lateral Hiring exam.

Lateral Hiring 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.    Lateral Hiring
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

Exam Format and Information
Certification name – Lateral Hiring 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