Strategic Talent Acquisitions and Retention Program

New Course Offering!

STAR is a day-and-a-half class focusing on the initial stages of the talent acquisition cycle. It covers essential aspects such as understanding the importance of organizational culture in talent acquisition, creating an engaging career site, developing tailored candidate profiles, crafting compelling job postings, enhancing the overall candidate experience, and exploring innovative strategies to attract top-tier talent. This session marks the first installment of a two-part series dedicated to this topic.

The class includes lectures, activities, group discussions, videos, polling, a workbook, supplemental files, GOAs, and a final assessment. Participants will assess their dealership's current performance in key areas and develop an action plan with concrete steps for making an immediate positive impact upon their return.

Class Length: 1 ½ days

Key Objectives & Competencies:

• Strengthen culture to attract top talent
• Creating career sites and ideal candidate profiles
• Shaping the candidate experience
• Finding and attracting talent
• Explain how culture, a well-designed career site, the creation of ideal candidate profiles, a well-designed candidate experience and finding top talent all have a positive impact on retention and business KPIs.
• Evaluate your current performance in these areas to identify areas of growth
• Create an action plan in the targeted areas focused on ROI to address the weaker areas

New Course Offering!

Building on the concepts from STAR I, Strategic Talent Acquisition II (STAR II) delves deeper into the next steps of effective talent acquisition. This advanced two-day course is designed for HR professionals and hiring managers committed to mastering the skills to identify, attract, interview, hire, and onboard top-tier talent.

Class Length: 2 days

Key Objectives & Competencies:

• Effective Behavioral Interviews: Gain practical insights into how to prepare for and conduct thorough and effective behavioral interviews. Learn how to ask key questions that reveal a candidate's true potential and fit for your organization, equipping you with the confidence to make informed hiring decisions.
• Legal and Ethical Boundaries: Understand the critical distinctions between what you can and cannot ask during an interview to ensure compliance with legal standards and maintain ethical practices.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Discover how to leverage interview data to select the best candidate. Learn techniques for comparing candidates objectively and making informed hiring decisions.
• Crafting Effective Offers: Develop strategies for making compelling job offers that attract top candidates and align with your organization's compensation philosophy.
• Positive Candidate Experience: Transition the candidate from a positive online experience to a positive in-person experience that builds value and trust with the candidate.
• Seamless Onboarding: Explore best practices for onboarding new hires to ensure they integrate smoothly into your organization and start contributing effectively from day one, setting the stage for a successful and productive career.