Strategic Talent Acquisition Certification Program
Strategic Talent Acquisition Certification Program
Strategic Talent Acquisition Certification Program
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Attract, assess, and acquire talent that will accelerate
business strategy and provide measurable results
It’s a new day for talent acquisition. The next few
What to expect in the redesigned
years will be big for talent acquisition as organizations
STA program:
across all industries and around the world seek to
rebound and rebuild in the wake of the disruption • Easy-to-follow comprehensive framework
created by COVID-19. • Real work done in class that allows you
to leave with an action plan
More than ever, busy hiring managers need trusted
advisors who can work with them collaboratively to • Savvy recruitment marketing strategies
attract, assess, and acquire the unique talent needed • An increased focus on the role of DEI in
to support their business strategy and accelerate attracting and hiring the best talent
business results.
• Robust tools and templates to use in
HCI’s newly redesigned Strategic Talent Acquisition class and on-the-job
certification program is designed to help talent • Access to the latest research and best
acquisition professionals and teams meet those practices
expectations head on by helping them shift from
• Time for collaboration with colleagues
tactical recruiting experts to strategic high-impact
and facilitators
partners.
ALIGN
Align your overall talent acquisition strategy with your organization’s business strategy and initiatives
ATTRACT
Attract a diverse pool of candidates and build pipelines by cultivating internal and external networks
and relationships, and capitalizing on recruitment technologies and social media
ASSESS
Evaluate candidates against objective standards while mitigating the effects of unconscious bias
ACQUIRE
Hire the right candidates by delivering a positive candidate experience
combined with the right compensation elements
ANALYZE Align
Actively monitor and measure the success of your talent
acquisition strategy, initiatives, and programs
Analyze Attract
Acquire Assess
Strategic Talent
Acquisition
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Course Outline
Modules Topics
Getting Started •T
he Strategic Talent Acquisition Framework
Align •A
lign your overall talent acquisition strategy with your organization’s business
strategy and initiatives
•C
onsult with your clients to understand their needs and expectations and align your
talent acquisition activities to them
Attract •P
artner with hiring managers to source talent internally and externally
•L
everage networks and relationships (groups, clubs, memberships) to cast a wide net
•U
se virtual recruiting recruitment technologies and social media
• Be proactively inclusive in attracting a diverse pool of candidates and building pipelines
•C
reate and use an internal mobility program to help fill open roles
Assess •W
ork with hiring managers to understand the competencies for roles and how to
fairly assess candidates against those objective standards
•M
itigate the effects of unconscious bias on assessing talent
•S
upport hiring managers as they are moving diverse candidates through the hiring
process
Acquire •H
elp build a strong and compelling employer brand
•C
reate a positive candidate experience with each touchpoint
•S
elect the right compensation elements to win top talent
•U
se negotiating skills to create win-win offers
Analyze • Use data to monitor and measure the success of your talent acquisition strategy,
initiatives, and programs
•C
ommunicate results in business terms to hiring managers
Action Planning • Develop a talent acquisition plan using the Strategic Talent Acquisition toolkit
Strategic Talent
Acquisition
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM