Sourcing Talent
Talent Advisor 2.0
In this learning path, we will cover how to take your role as Talent Advisor to the next level - Talent Business Partner. A talent business partner takes TA to the next level by providing strategic guidance to the organization on attracting, developing, engaging, and hiring the right talent. We will start by diving into skills-first hiring looking at when to use it and how to implement it into your recruitment cycle. We will then look at the core skills and competencies that will aid you in becoming a Talent Business partner.
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Presenters Presented By
Irene Villar
SocialTalent Expert
We are delighted to have Irene as one of our experts on the SocialTalent platform. A leader within their field, Irene delivers actionable and insightful content that enables organizations to build better workplaces. This is essential viewing for any SocialTalent user.
John Vlastelica
SocialTalent Expert
John Vlastelica draws from over 20 years of recruiting experience, including almost 10 years as a corporate recruiting leader. He was the Head of Recruiting for Expedia, Head of Tech Recruiting for Amazon.com, and a hands-on recruiter and engineering recruiting leader for two start-up divisions of McCaw/AT&T Wireless. In 2005, he started Recruiting Toolbox to help other companies improve their in-house recruiting capabilities.
Johnny Campbell
SocialTalent Expert
Johnny Campbell is founder and CEO of SocialTalent, where he works with some of the largest enterprises in the world to drive hiring excellence in their organizations. With a dedication matched only by his enthusiasm, Johnny is one of the most sought after speakers on the topic of hiring.
Nick Johnston
SocialTalent Expert
Nick Johnston is the Vice President of Talent Acquisition for Etihad Airways where he has led change across the talent acquisition lifecycle to develop the candidate experience, quality of applications, and attraction strategy through team development, technology, and assessment tools.
Learning Outcomes
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By the end of the Learning Path you will be able to:
Implement skill-first hiring practices to effectively source, interview, assess, and integrate talent into your organization.
Apply effective interviewing techniques to attract and evaluate top talent, including defining clear criteria, utilizing behavioral questions, and mitigating common biases.
Develop comprehensive candidate assessment strategies by leveraging various tools and designing effective processes to ensure high-quality hires.
Elevate your role from Talent Advisor to Talent Business Partner by enhancing your skills, knowledge, and strategic approach to recruitment.
Missions in this Learning Path
In this course, Johnny Campbell will give you the practical tools, knowledge, and strategies to hire candidates with a skills-first approach. From removing degree requirements to delegating responsibilities internally, this course will prepare you to be competitive in the hiring market with skills-first hiring.
How we hire impacts who we hire – to get the right 'who' we must be great at the 'how'. Your role as a hiring manager or interviewer is essential to achieve this, because top talent demands engaged and effective interviewing teams. In this mission by John Vlastelica from Recruiting Toolbox, you will learn the foundations of great interviewing: how to define the hiring criteria and evaluation process, using behavioral and situational questions, and the main biases to watch out for.
If we are to step up in our role as Talent Advisors, we need to have a broad and deep understanding of candidate assessment, just like other HR professionals. This mission by Nick Johnston, provides an overview of assessment, the tools you can use and advice on how to design and operate effective assessment processes. This will ensure you make great hires for your customers and have a firm seat at the "Talent Table."
This mission is about enhancing your skills, knowledge, and awareness as a Talent Advisor to empower you to become a Talent Business Partner. The Talent Business Partner is a Talent Advisor 2.0 and this mission will give you the edge you need to succeed in the competitive recruitment market.
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