Taking Part in Making Decisions:

Training for 8 to 12-year-olds

Involving Children
and Young People
in Recruitment and
Selection
Content of this Section
Introduction 3

Session One
Introductory Activity
Setting the scene 5

Session Two
Tools and Rules of Interviewing 6
Activity One – look and listen 7
Activity Two – speed interviewing 8
Activity Three – who are you? 9
Activity Four – can tell / can’t tell 10
Optional Activity – interviewer’s toolbag 11

Session Three
The Interview 12
Activity One – the recruitment process 13
Activity Two – who are you looking for? 14–15
Activity Three – developing questions 16
Activity Four – recording and scoring 17
Activity Five – recruitment line 18
Optional Activity – snowflake 19
Optional Activity – problem-solving 20

Session Four
Bringing it All Together
Activity One – interview role play 21

Involving Children and Young People in Recruitment and Selection 2