DEI103 - Inclusive Recruitment, Engagement, and Retention
Course Overview
Employers who intentionally incorporate DEI strategies in the recruiting and retention plans and processes are far more likely to win the competition for talent. Recruiting efforts are wasted when hired talent leaves an organization. To maximize effectiveness, organizations need to focus efforts on more than recruiting; the same effort needs to be applied to engagement and retention as well. This course helps you gain an understanding of why hiring diverse talent is smart business. You will also explore how to set diversity goals for your recruiting, engagement, and retention efforts that won’t inadvertently violate anti-discrimination laws. Additionally, you will learn strategies for widening the talent pool and ensuring talent management processes and practices are impartial and inclusive. You will also discover the link between your DEI values and your employer branding, how to build a strong DEI culture, and incorporate DEI in your engagement and retention plans.
Key Topics:
- Benefits of Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent
- Identifying Your Diversity Hiring Goals & Keeping It Legal
- Recruiting and Selection Strategies to Widen the Talent Pool and Increase Diversity
- Writing Inclusive Job Descriptions
- Employing Impartial Interview Tools & Techniques
- Ensuring Your Online Presence Incorporates Accessibility
- Employer Branding & DEI Values
- Build a DEI Foundation: Establish a Strong Culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- The Key to Engagement: Creating a Sense of Belonging and Purpose
- Beyond Engagement: Create a DEI Retention Plan to Help You Maintain a Diverse Workforce
- Considerations for Tracking and Reporting Your Progress
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the benefits of diversity in your recruiting, engagement, and retention plans
- Awareness of legal concerns related to diversity goals, reporting, and management
- Strategies for incorporating DEI in recruitment, selection, engagement, and retention
- Approaches to building a strong employer brand and culture of DEI
- Understanding of the keys to employee engagement and the link to DEI
- How-To’s for incorporating DEI in your Retention Plans
- Understanding of the benefits and challenges of tracking your progress
Applies To The Following Certificate
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate : Required
- Leading Change Certificate : Elective
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Course Schedule
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Course Delivery
Online
Course Length
4 hours over 2 days