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.

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 Talent Acquisition Professional Program and the Succession Planning Professional Program.

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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
  • How to Lead an Effective Talent Review Process
  • Talent Retention: Anatomy of Corporate Handcuffs
  • Creating Strong Individual Development Plans
  • Steps in the Succession Planning Process
  • Succession Planning Chart Walk-Through
  • Who Gets Promoted? Who Doesn’t? And, Why?
  • How to Identify High Potential Talent
  • 9-Box Succession Planning Model Analysis
  • How to Create and Implement a Succession Planning Framework
  • Career Derailers: A Close Look
  • Mitigating The Peter Principle

Who Should Take This Program?

  • People and Culture (HR) Professionals
  • Talent Management Professionals
  • Recruiting and Staffing Professionals
  • Change Management Professionals
  • Total Rewards Professionals

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Talent Acquisition Professional Program

DATES

February 4 – 2026
July 8 – 2026
September 23 – 2026
November 4 – 2026

DURATION

9am to 5pm CT

PRICE

$1,250 + tax

5% DISCOUNT with registration for Succession Planning Professional Program
Plus 5% EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT 150 days before start

Succession Planning Professional Program

DATES

March 19 – 2026
July 9 – 2026
November 26 – 2026

DURATION

9am to 6pm CT

PRICE

$1,450 + tax

5% DISCOUNT off one with registration for Talent Acquisition Professional
Plus 5% EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT 150 days before start

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