Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Specialist.

Module 1: Strategic Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

🎯 Objective: Shift from reactive recruiting to proactive talent strategy by defining hiring needs and leveraging your employer brand as a key asset.
📘 Topics:

• Building a Talent Acquisition Strategy Aligned with Business Goals

• Workforce Planning: Forecasting and Justifying Headcount

• Crafting a Compelling Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

• Developing “Magnetic” Job Descriptions that Convert
  📂 Materials:

• Talent Acquisition Strategy Canvas (PDF)

• EVP Messaging Guide & Worksheet (Word)

• Job Description Optimizer Toolkit (Word)
  🛠️ Activity:
  Develop a one-page talent acquisition strategy and a corresponding, high-converting job description for a critical open role.

Module 2: Advanced Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development

🎯 Objective: Master the art of finding and engaging passive candidates to build a robust, sustainable talent pipeline.
📘 Topics:

• Advanced Boolean and X-Ray Search Techniques

• Leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter and Alternative Sourcing Platforms

• Proactive Candidate Engagement and Relationship Nurturing

• Building and Managing a Talent Community
  📂 Materials:

• Advanced Boolean Search Cheat Sheet (PDF)

• Candidate Outreach Email Template Library (Word)

• Talent Pipeline & CRM Dashboard (Excel)
  🛠️ Activity:
  Execute a targeted sourcing project to identify and initiate contact with 10 qualified, passive candidates for a hard-to-fill position.

Module 3: Structured Interviewing & Bias-Free Selection

🎯 Objective: Implement a consistent, fair, and predictive interview process that accurately identifies top performers.
📘 Topics:

• Designing a Structured Interview Process (Phone Screen to Final Round)

• Mastering Behavioral and Situational Interviewing (STAR Method)

• Utilizing Interview Scorecards for Objective Evaluation

• Mitigating Unconscious Bias at Every Stage
  📂 Materials:

• Structured Interview Kit (Guides & Questions by Role) (PDF)

• Digital Interview Scorecard & Rubric (Excel)

• Bias Mitigation Field Guide (PDF)
  🛠️ Activity:
  Facilitate a mock hiring committee session to evaluate candidate profiles using scorecards, and defend your hiring recommendation based on evidence.

Module 4: Offer Strategy & Negotiation

🎯 Objective: Confidently close top candidates with compelling offers and master the nuances of negotiation.
📘 Topics:

• Conducting Effective Salary Benchmarking

• Crafting Total Rewards Packages (Beyond Base Salary)

• The Psychology of Offer Negotiation

• Managing Counter-Offers and Securing Acceptance
  📂 Materials:

• Salary Benchmarking & Analysis Tool (Excel)

• Total Rewards Statement Template (PPT)

• Offer Negotiation Scripts & Playbook (PDF)
  🛠️ Activity:
  Role-play a complex offer negotiation with a candidate, navigating competing offers and non-monetary requests.

Module 5: Onboarding & Measuring Recruitment ROI

🎯 Objective: Ensure new hire success and demonstrate the business impact of your recruitment function.
📘 Topics:

• Designing a 90-Day Onboarding Experience for Retention

• Tracking Key Recruitment KPIs (Time-to-Fill, Quality-of-Hire, Cost-per-Hire)

• Calculating and Reporting on Recruitment ROI

• Leveraging Data to Optimize Your Recruitment Funnel
  📂 Materials:

• 30-60-90 Day Onboarding Program Template (Word)

• Interactive Recruitment Metrics Dashboard (Excel)

• Recruitment ROI Calculator (Excel)
  🛠️ Activity:
  Analyze a provided recruitment funnel dataset to identify bottlenecks and present a data-backed plan for improvement to a “CFO/COO/CEO”.