Source. Find. Hire. Keep. The Best.
The Strategic Talent Acquisition Executive certificate can elevate your professional profile by bringing together top-shelf Talent Acquisition and Succession Planning practices and adding them to your repertoire of competencies. Suitable for employees as well as business owners, this certificate covers the indicated topics at the strategic level and that can give you the edge needed to distinguish yourself with your employer or your clients.
Take advantage of corporate group discounts when registering your entire team or department. Approved by HRCI Institute for credit toward their designations.
This certificate equips you with the expertise to conduct Talent Reviews of local, national, and global talent. You will learn how work with the 9-Box Talent Model as well as how to develop and implement Succession Planning Frameworks.
You are determined to succeed. Use this certificate to help you get there. Earn this professional credential by completing the Strategic Talent Acquisition Course and the Succession Planning Course.
Take Your Place at the Top
Topics Covered:
- Talent Sourcing
- Talent Attraction
- Recruiting – Legal Considerations
- Recruiting – What to Look for in Candidates
- Competency-Based Interviewing
- Accommodation – Move Beyond Equity
- Psychological Assessments
- Ace the Person-to-Role Match with this Surefire Technique
- Time to Select? Ask Yourself the Right Questions
- Differing Perspectives: Human Capital? Human Resource?
- The Onboarding Value Chain
- Mitigating Retention Risk
- How to Create an Onboarding Strategy
- Succession Planning – What it is
- Replacement Planning vs Succession Planning
- The Employee’s Role in Succession Planning
- How to Lead an Effective Talent Review Process
- Steps in the Succession Planning Process
- Overview of a Succession Planning Chart
- Who Gets Promoted? Who Doesn’t? And, Why?
- Who Has High Potential?
- 9-Box Succession Planning Model
- How to Create and Implement a Succession Planning Framework
Who Should Take This Course?
- Human Resources Professionals
- Talent Management Professionals
- Training and Development Professionals
- Organizational Development Professionals

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Strategic Talent Acquisition Course
DATES
February 5 – 2025
July 8 – 2025
September 25 – 2025
November 6 – 2025
DURATION
9am to 1pm CT
PRICE
$795 + tax
5% DISCOUNT off one with registration for Succession Planning Course
Plus 5% EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT 120 days before start
Succession Planning Course
DATES
March 18 – 2025
July 9 – 2025
November 26 – 2025
DURATION
9am to 3pm CT
PRICE
$895 + tax
5% DISCOUNT off one with registration for Strategic Talent Acquisition Course
Plus 5% EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT 120 days before start