Mike Cohen from Wayne Technologies, leads this powerful workshop around the practical application of data and metrics within the sourcing and recruiting functions. The workshop is designed to provide participants with actionable insights and methodologies to improve their recruitment processes through the effective use of data.

What You Will Learn:

• Understanding Metrics and KPIs: Participants will learn the distinctions between goals, metrics, and KPIs and how to use them strategically. 
  
• Practical Application: The workshop includes a practical session where participants will break into groups to apply the learned concepts on real data brought to the workshop.  
• Identifying and Addressing Inefficiencies: Explore methods to identify inefficiencies within recruitment processes using metrics and KKPIs, empowering participants to make informed adjustments that enhance performance. 
• Strategic Decision Making: Participants will learn how to leverage the data-driven insights to make strategic recruitment decisions, helping to align recruitment efforts with broader organizational goals.  

An enlightening workshop where Mark Chase and Paul Farnsworth from DHI Group, Inc. dive into creative strategies for tech recruiting. This session is designed for recruiters, HR professionals, and anyone interested in the nuances of attracting technologists in today's dynamic job market.

What You Will Learn:

• Adapting to the Dynamics of Tech Recruiting: Understand how to quickly adapt recruiting strategies in response to rapid changes in the tech industry.  This includes adapting to new technologies, changing candidate expectations, and the shifting landscape of where and how work is performed.  
  
• Utilizing Data for Targeted Recruiting: Learn the importance of data in crafting targeted recruiting campaigns. This section covers the types of data to collect, how to analyze it effectively, and how to apply these insights to improve both the reach and the responsiveness of your recruiting efforts. 
• Creative Candidate Engagement Techniques: Explore innovative ways to catch the attention of tech professionals. This could include gamified elements in the recruitment process, unique perks and benefits highlighted in job postings, and creating compelling content that resonates with a tech-savvy audience.   
• Best Practices for Sustaining a Tech Talent Pipeline: Uncover best practices for maintaining a continuous pipeline of tech talent. This includes strategies for nurturing candidate relationships, leveraging employee networks for referrals, and creating a compelling employer brand that attracts ongoing interests from top tech talent. 

Maury Hanigan, the CEO of SparcStart emphasizes the importance of video content in recruitment, demonstrating how if done correctly can be used to showcase company culture and values effectively. She will share various tools and techniques to create compelling job descriptions and highlight the critical role of employer branding in attracting top talent.  

What You Will Learn:

• Authenticity Matters: Genuine employee testimonials can significantly enhance brand credibility and resonate with customers. 
  
• Building Trust: Testimonials serve as powerful tools for building trust with customers by providing authentic perspectives on the company's culture and values. 
• Effective Storytelling: Crafting compelling narratives through employee testimonials can captivate the audience and create emotional connections. 
• Employee Engagement: Involving employees in the testimonial creation process fosters a sense of ownership and strengthens employee engagement. 
• Marketing Impact: Leveraging employee testimonials in marketing campaigns can differentiate the brand, humanize the company, and attract prospective customers. 

In this comprehensive workshop on neuro-inclusive hiring practices, you'll gain valuable insights and practical strategies to create a more inclusive hiring process for neurodivergent candidates.

What You Will Learn:

• Understanding Neurodiversity: Grasp the fundamental concepts of neurodiversity, including common neurodivergent conditions such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, and how they affect individuals in the workplace.
• Hidden Curriculum and Executive Function: Recognize the challenges neurodivergent individuals face with unspoken social rules and executive functioning, and learn how to support them effectively.
• Best Practices for Neuro-Inclusive Hiring: Explore actionable steps to make your hiring process more inclusive, from clear communication and structured interviews to providing preview information and accommodating sensory sensitivities.
• Leveraging Modern Technology: Discover how technology, such as HireVue’s AI-based assessments and game-based evaluations, can be used to create a fair and consistent hiring process that is neuro-inclusive.
• Success Stories and Case Studies: Learn from real-life examples and success stories of organizations that have implemented neuro-inclusive hiring practices and the positive impact it has had on their workforce.
• Creating a Supportive Work Environment: Gain insights into how to create a supportive and accommodating work environment for neurodivergent employees, ensuring their success and retention.

Glen Cathey focuses on effective messaging strategies for recruiters and HR professionals. In this workshop he emphasizes the significance of language as a competitive weapon in the industry and highlights the role of messaging in increasing productivity and response rates. He reiterates the importance of personalized communication, understanding candidate needs, overcoming objections, and building relationships before discussing job opportunities.

What You Will Learn:

• Understanding Candidate Mindset: Learn why candidates may not respond and how to address their concerns and objections effectively.

• Crafting Engaging Subject Lines: Discover the importance of breaking patterns and using creative subject lines to capture attention. .

• Personalizing Messages: Understand how to create hyper-personalized messages that resonate with candidates and increase response rates. 

• Building Relationships: Learn strategies to develop rapport and trust with candidates from the first point of contact.

• Using Social Proof: Explore the concept of social proof and how to leverage it in your messaging to encourage responses. 

In this engaging workshop, Glenn will share practical insights and actionable steps to help organizations improve their diversity hiring practices. With over 25 years of experience, Glenn delves into effective metrics, the role of middle management, and the necessity of comprehensive internal communication to achieve sustainable diversity goals.

What You Will Learn:

• The Importance of Diverse Slates: Understand why having at least two diverse candidates in the interview pool significantly increases the chances of making a diverse hire.

• Metrics and Tracking: Learn how to effectively track diversity metrics at different stages of the recruitment process to identify areas for improvement.

• Middle Management Engagement: Discover strategies to engage and align middle managers with diversity goals to ensure consistent application of diversity policies

• Internal and External Communication: Explore best practices for communicating diversity metrics and initiatives both within your organization and externally to stakeholders.

• Effective Use of Technology: How to leverage your ATS and CRM systemsImplementing 

In this comprehensive workshop led by Lisa Russell, Co-Founder and CEO of Aleria, participants delve into the critical aspects of fostering inclusivity within their organizations. Lisa shares her expertise on measuring and enhancing inclusion to drive greater employee satisfaction and business performance. The session emphasizes understanding daily employee experiences and provides actionable strategies to promote a more inclusive work environment.

What You Will Learn:

• Understanding Inclusion vs. Diversity: Differentiate between diversity metrics and the day-to-day experiences of inclusion.

• Identifying Exclusion Moments: Learn to recognize specific moments of exclusion and their impact on employee satisfaction and organizational success.

• Actionable Tips for Inclusion: Gain practical tips for improving access and participation, career opportunities, work-life balance, and recognition within your organization.

• Creating Systems of Recognition: Understand the importance of ongoing, personalized recognition and how it contributes to employee engagement and retention.

• Implementing Flexibility and Wellness: Discover strategies to promote flexibility and well-being, ensuring a healthy work-life balance for all employees.

In this workshop, Jessica Peña, Director of Workforce Management and Talent Operations at Atlantic Health Systems, provides a detailed guide on how to apply design thinking within talent acquisition. Drawing from her extensive experience in various industries, Jessica shares real-world case studies and actionable strategies to help participants facilitate effective design thinking sessions. This workshop is designed to help organizations foster a user-centric mindset, spark innovation, and solve complex challenges through collaborative problem-solving.

Key topics discussed included the importance of diversity in problem-solving sessions, the value of bringing together individuals with different perspectives and backgrounds, and the role of facilitation in guiding the design thinking process. 

Overall, the workshop provides insights into the principles and practices of design thinking, emphasizing its role in fostering creativity, collaboration, and innovation within organizations.

What You Will Learn:

• Introduction to Design Thinking: Understand the fundamental concepts and benefits of design thinking, and how it can be applied to talent acquisition. 

• Facilitating Design Thinking Sessions: Learn how to plan and conduct engaging design thinking workshops, including setting objectives, involving cross-functional teams, and using effective tools and exercises. 

• Phases of Design Thinking: Explore the different phases of design thinking—Examine, Understand, Ideate, Experiment, and Distill—and how to navigate each phase to achieve optimal results. 

• Case Studies and Practical Applications: Gain insights from real-life case studies demonstrating the successful application of design thinking in recruitment and onboarding processes. 

• Overcoming Common Challenges: Discover strategies to handle common obstacles such as analytical thinking dominance, lack of motivation, and ensuring diverse participation.

Kat Kibben, a job post writing expert and the founder of Three Ears Media, addresses one of the most common challenges in recruiting: getting candidates to apply. Kat offers actionable steps to improve job postings and attract qualified applicants. By focusing on both short-term fixes and long-term strategies, participants will learn how to create engaging job postings, ask better questions during intake meetings, and understand the evolving needs of candidates in today's job market.

What You Will Learn:

• Understanding Candidate Mindset: Gain insights into how candidates think and what motivates them to apply for a job.

• Optimizing Job Titles: Learn techniques to create effective job titles that attract the right candidates.

• Improving Job Post Content: Discover frameworks for writing compelling job descriptions that resonate with potential applicants.

• Effective Hiring Manager Intake: Understand how to conduct intake meetings that yield useful information for creating better job postings.

• Bias in Job Postings: Identify and eliminate biases in job postings to attract a diverse candidate pool. 

• Long-term Recruitment Strategy: Develop a roadmap for continuous improvement in your recruitment process.

Dr. Maya Huber, CEO and co-founder of TaTiO, guides us through the fundamentals of competency-based recruiting. Drawing from her extensive experience in recruiting and her passion for enhancing hiring practices, Dr. Huber explains how focusing on competencies rather than traditional qualifications can lead to more effective and inclusive hiring. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the context in which skills are applied and provides actionable steps to implement competency-based recruiting in various stages of the hiring process.

What You Will Learn:

• Definition and Importance of Competency-Based Hiring: Understand the core principles of competency-based hiring and why it is crucial in today's dynamic job market. 

• Market Trends Driving the Need for Competency-Based Approaches: Discover the latest trends in the job market that highlight the growing need for competency-based recruiting. 

• Benefits of Implementing Competency-Based Recruiting: Explore the numerous advantages of adopting competency-based recruiting, including improved hiring decisions, increased retention rates, and enhanced employee engagement. Understand how this approach can lead to a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

• Practical Steps for Incorporating Competencies into Job Descriptions and Assessments: Get actionable insights on how to revamp your job descriptions and assessment processes to focus on competencies. 

• Real-World Examples and Best Practices for Competency-Based Recruiting: Gain inspiration from real-world examples and best practices shared during the workshop. Learn from successful implementations and avoid common pitfalls by following proven strategies from leading organizations.