Finding and attracting the right trainees

Innovative and cost-effective ways

This training is held in German.
Do you also notice that it is becoming increasingly difficult to fill training positions? Are you keen to stand out from other companies and present yourself to your target group in an innovative way? In this training , you will learn about innovative ways to attract applicants virtually and in person. You will find out which methods you can use to acquire new characteristics for a New Normal and thus attract the right young talent. The training is rounded off with ideas for onboarding.

Contents

Why it is so difficult to find good applicants

  • How to attract the attention of ideal candidates .
  • What good applicants value and what the trainees of the future expect.
  • What "application inverse" means for companies.

Target group definition and targeted approach

  • New virtual formats such as Digital Career Days and virtual career fairs.
  • New target groups and how to reach them.
  • How, where and via which media you reach your target groups, e.g. through events and social media.
  • Cooperation opportunities with schools.
  • How much can be achieved with little capacity.
  • The importance of digital networking - design options for trainers - more than Facebook in addressing applicants.
  • Opportunities, benefits and limitations of online campaigns.

How to select applicants specifically

  • Principles in the selection procedure.
  • The requirements profile as the basis for the selection process.
  • How soft skills become observable/assessable.
  • Online assessments and online tests.
  • Trends such as dealing with video applications
  • What application documents can (still) say and what alternatives there are.
  • What significance do school grades have in the age of comprehensive schools and subject networks?

Which exercises do you use and how?

  • What time-saving, advantageous group selection exercises are there?
  • What does an observation sheet look like?

The individual interview

  • Which questions lead to success?
  • See through deceptive manoeuvres and recognize the real potential of applicants .
  • Avoid observation errors.
  • Standard questions bring standard answers - ask questions beyond the application guides!

Hired - and then bailed out?

  • Reduce dropout rates.
  • Possibilities of commitment between contract and start of training.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

In this action-oriented training you will learn,

  • what hybrid training marketing can look like and what elements it can contain,
  • what innovative, cost-effective and target group-oriented ways of recruiting applicants there are,
  • which instruments you can use in addition to the usual standard procedures,
  • how to tailor the entire selection process precisely to the needs of your company.

The seminar documents include concrete recommendations for action (analysis of application documents) and working aids (e.g. observation sheets, interview guidelines etc.).

From practice for practice: your trainers know the challenges of recruiting applicants. Together with the other participants , experiences are exchanged and practicable ideas are developed in short workshop sessions.

Methods

Short presentations, case studies, short workshop sessions and practical exercises as well as reflection on virtual actions.

Recommended for

Managers from companies entrusted with the recruitment and selection of trainees, Employees from human resources, trainers and training managers as well as works councils.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

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Attendees comments

"I found the training very up-to-date, interesting, practical and entertaining."

Thomas Böbel
Head of Training, District Office, Heidelberg

"I particularly liked the wide range of information and the well-chosen topics."

Stephanie Schramm
DREWSEN Spezialpapiere GmbH & Co. KG, Lachendorf

"I was able to take a lot with me. Also a lot of concrete implementation options. I also liked the fact that it was a small group."

Lea Kloss
participant Live-Online-Training

"Good practical relevance. The trainer spoke from real personal experience and had great expertise in the field."

Sarah Seibt
participant Live-Online-Training

Seminar evaluation for "Finding and attracting the right trainees"

4.5 from 5
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4.4
Content comprehensibility:
4.6
Practical relevance:
4.4
Trainer expertise:
4.7
Participant orientation:
4.5
Method variety:
4.3
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02.06.2025
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25.07.2025
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27.01.2026
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