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14

Lessons
20

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Assignments
5

Hours
average time
0.5

CEUs
181

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Course Description

"Recruiting & Retention Strategies" is a course that's been specifically designed for professionals who are looking to improve their overall workforce. By looking at the best ways to retain employees and to recruit new talent, companies can ensure they are able to thrive, no matter what the economy does and no matter what happens in an industry.

Some of the topics covered in this course include how companies benefit from recruiting talent, employee branding, aligning recruitment to job requirements, the importance of retention, how recruitment and retention work together, how to retain your talent, preventing high turnover rates, using benefits to maintain a competitive hiring advantage, corporate wellness programs, managing attrition, and surviving a talent crunch.

With each lesson building on the one before it, "Recruiting & Retention Strategies" helps to guide people who want to build a team that is effective and that wants to stay around for the long-term. By looking at what talent looks like in a company and finding out what benefits can bring new talent in, a company can begin to create a company that has a strong reputation for prospective team members.

In addition, a company can begin to understand how to hold onto the employees who are the most valuable to the team. While not everyone will be able to stay on board forever, there are ways to ensure that long-time employees are interested in saying, rather than looking for other employment opportunities.

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Course Lessons

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Lesson 1. Introduction

With the return of economic stability, or at least less unpredictability, employers may begin to rethink their hiring and team development strategies. 1 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video
Complete Assignment: Introduction

Lesson 2. Companies Benefit from Recruiting Talent

Businesses today know that the more they recruit talented people, the more they will receive back for their investment. 12 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Review Article: What Is Talent, and How Do We Measure It?
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 2 Exam

Lesson 3. Employer Branding

Though your company may not be a large organization with endless resources, there are ways you can set yourself apart from the rest of the crowd. 12 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Review 2 Articles: How to Build a Brand for Your Business; Developing Your Brand Strategy A Step by Step Guide
Complete: Lesson 3 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 3 Exam

Lesson 4. Aligning Recruitment to Job Requirements

To ensure the best possible recruitment outcomes, it becomes essential for a company to understand how their job requirements need to align with their talent expectations. 10 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Review 2 Articles: The Difference Between Good And Bad Job Requirements; Job Descriptions: Best Practices
Complete: Lesson 4 Exam

Lesson 5. Why Retention Matters in any Economy

The retention of valuable employees saves companies money. 12 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 5 Exam

Lesson 6. How Recruitment and Retention Work Together

Sometimes, you need to recruit more than you want to retain, and sometimes you need to retain your staff more than you need to focus on recruitment. 12 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 6 Exam

Lesson 7. Retaining Your Talent Pool

All companies want to hire and to retain the best employees, so it becomes your job to convince people in your office to stick around. 10 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Review Article: How to Keep Your Top Talent
Complete: Lesson 7 Exam

Lesson 8. Preventing High Turnover Rates

While every persons reasons for leaving a company will differ and vary, the more aware you can become of the potential reasons, the more you can prevent this from happening. 9 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Review 2 Articles: Preventing High Turnover Rates; Top 10 Reasons People Hate Their Jobs: LinkedIn
Complete: Lesson 8 Exam

Lesson 9. Benefits: Maintaining a Competitive Hiring Advantage

While employees might be more interested in the salary that is attached to a job, they are also looking at the benefits which you can offer. 12 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Review 2 Articles: Six Ways to Maximize your Small Business Hiring Advantage; Ten Tips to Building Competitive Advantage
Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 9 Exam

Lesson 10. Devising an Effective and Desirable Corporate Wellness Program

When you think about your employees, you know they are resources for your success. If they are not taken care of, they are not going to perform the way you need them to perform. 10 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Review 3 Articles: How to Build a Competitive Employee Benefits Package; How to Build a Wellness Program; Eight Steps to Creating a Workplace Wellness Program
Complete: Lesson 10 Exam

Lesson 11. Organizational Learning: Why Training Your Team Encourages Loyalty

Organizational learning and training allows team members to feel valuable to their company and it allows everyone to be clear on what to do and how to do it. 11 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Review Article: Best Practices for Corporate Training in Small Businesses
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 11 Exam

Lesson 12. Managing Employment Attrition in High Performing Teams

Turnover is when someone quits, is fired, or is hired. It is the turning over of the employee base, and it is within the control of the company or the human resources department. 10 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Review Article: Downsizing and Layoff Strategies
Complete: Lesson 12 Exam

Lesson 13. Surviving a Talent Crunch

As the market improves, companies will begin to look for talented people to hire for their empty positions. However, it might not be as easy as putting up a hiring sign and wading through the resumes you receive. 10 Total Points

Lesson 13 Video
Complete: Lesson 13 Exam

Lesson 14 Conclusion

The more you can learn about the most effective recruitment and retention strategies, the more effective your overall team will be. 41 Total Points

Lesson 14 Video
Take Poll: End of Course Poll
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: The Final Exam

172

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Recognize why and how companies benefit from recruiting talent.
Identify employer branding and how this can be used to recruit talent.
Know techniques for aligning recruitment to job requirements.
Know why retention matters in any economy.
Retaining Your Talent Pool
Describe methods for preventing high turnover rates.
Know ways for maintaining a competitive hiring advantage.
Recognize why training your team encourages loyalty.
Describe managing employment attrition in high performing teams.
Identify ways to survive a talent crunch, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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Course Title: Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Course Number: 8900236

Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries

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UniversalClass.com > Business > Employee Productivity Courses

Course Type: Professional Development (Self-Paced, Online Class)

CEU Value: 0.5 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.

Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams

Instructor: Linda Zavadil

Syllabus: View Syllabus

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