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HR Basics & Recruitment for Beginners

Learn hiring, interviews, onboarding, performance, payroll and Indian labour law basics with practical HR templates

Ghosla Academy · People & HR Team

HR is much more than hiring. This course covers the full employee lifecycle the way Indian companies run it, from workforce planning and job descriptions to sourcing on Naukri, LinkedIn and Internshala, screening, structured interviews and offers. You will also learn onboarding, performance management, engagement, exits, payroll components like CTC, gross and in-hand, and awareness of key labour laws such as EPF, ESI, maternity benefit and POSH. Two projects give you a hiring kit and an HR policy pack you can show in interviews.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain core HR functions and entry-level HR career paths
  • Write inclusive job descriptions and source candidates on Indian job portals
  • Screen resumes with scorecards and run structured STAR interviews
  • Make clear offers and reduce bias and offer dropouts
  • Plan onboarding, performance reviews and engagement practices
  • Understand CTC, payroll deductions and key Indian labour laws

What you build

  • Complete hiring kit for one entry-level role
  • Onboarding plan and starter HR policy pack for a startup

What you need to start

  • No HR experience needed
  • Basic Excel or Google Sheets skills

Curriculum · 5 sections, 20 lectures

HR foundations3 lectures
  1. What HR really doesFree preview10 min
  2. HR roles and career pathsFree preview10 min
  3. Quiz: HR foundations5 min
Recruitment4 lectures
  1. Workforce planning and job descriptions12 min
  2. Sourcing candidates12 min
  3. Screening resumes and calls12 min
  4. Quiz: recruitment5 min
Interviews and selection5 lectures
  1. Structured and competency-based interviews12 min
  2. Fair hiring and avoiding bias10 min
  3. Offers, background checks and negotiation10 min
  4. Project: hiring kit for one role18 min
  5. Quiz: interviews and selection5 min
Onboarding and employee lifecycle4 lectures
  1. Onboarding that works12 min
  2. Performance management basics12 min
  3. Employee engagement and exit10 min
  4. Quiz: onboarding and lifecycle5 min
HR operations and compliance4 lectures
  1. Payroll basics: CTC, gross and net12 min
  2. Indian labour law basics for HR12 min
  3. Project: onboarding plan and HR policy pack16 min
  4. Quiz: HR operations and compliance5 min

Who this is for

  • Students and freshers aiming for HR or recruitment roles
  • Startup founders and managers who hire people
  • BBA and MBA (HR) students wanting practical skills