Technical Area(s)
Staffing
Staffing Competencies
  • Agency Staffing Policies and Procedures
  • Compensation
  • Employee Benefits
  • Recruitment/Placement
  • Strategic Recruitment
HR General Competencies
  • Attention to Detail
  • Creative Thinking
  • Customer Service
  • Decision Making
  • Flexibility
  • Information Management
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence
  • Oral Communication
  • Reading
  • Reasoning
  • Teamwork
  • Technical Competence
  • Writing
Proficiency Level(s)
Level 3 - Intermediate
Level 4 - Advanced
Target Audience

 

The target audience for this course package is Staffing Specialists at GS levels 11-13.
Prerequisites SS006: Staffing Programs for Special Populations
SS110: Staffing for Organizational Impact
SS230: Workforce Planning Basics
In addition, for the best learning outcomes, the following courses are
recommended, but not required, to be taken before this course:
  • HR002: Introduction to Human Resources (HR) Management 
  • HR004: Foundations of Service Excellence for HR Professionals -Staffing
  • HR006: Effective Writing for HR Professionals -Staffing
  • SS002: Staffing Laws and Regulations
  • SS004: The Federal Hiring Process for Staffing Specialists
  • SS112: Processing Personnel Actions
  • SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process
  • SS122: Introduction to Selection Activities in the Merit Promotion Process
  • SS130: Staff Acquisition in the Merit Promotion Process -Workshop
  • SS132: Selection in the Merit Promotion Process -Workshop
  • SS212: Engaging Clients for Effective Staffing
  • SS220: Guiding Recruitment and Selection Activities -Workshop
Seat Time/Course Length The blended Strategic Recruiting course is comprised of 2 hours of Web-Based Training (WBT) and 8 hours of Webinars. The following table summarizes the sequence of the course components and provides estimates for the time each will require.

Component

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

WBT

2 hours

 

 

Webinar 1

 

2 hours

 

Webinar 2

 

2 hours

 

Webinar 3

 

 

2 hours

Webinar 4

 

 

2 hours

The course design calls for learners to complete the pre-test, the WBT component, and the post-test before attending the Webinars. Once learners have completed the Webinars, they'll earn completion for the course. 

Strategic Recruiting WBT

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Explain strategic recruiting strategies and techniques

 

Lesson 1: Course Overview

Enabling

Recall the definition and characteristics of strategic recruiting

Enabling

Identify principles of strategic recruiting

Lesson 2: Recap & Refresh

Enabling

Describe how recruiting strategies support an agency’s mission

Enabling

Explain the importance of establishing strategic recruiting partnerships

Enabling

Describe how a compensation package can be leveraged as recruiting tool

 

Lesson 3: Data-Driven Recruiting

Enabling

Identify the benefits of using data to inform recruiting efforts

Enabling

Identify common metrics used to determine the effectiveness of recruiting efforts

 

Lesson 4: Branding

Enabling

Explain how employment branding influences recruiting outcomes

Enabling

Describe the purpose of an employee value proposition (EVP) and its key elements

 

Lesson 5: Candidate Engagement

Enabling

Identify the various methods for engaging candidates and managing their expectations

 

Lesson 6: Course Summary

Enabling

N/A

 

 

Strategic Recruiting Webinars

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Apply and practice strategic recruiting strategies and techniques

 

Session 1: Recruitment Sourcing, Part 1

Enabling

Describe the purpose and outcomes of a successful recruitment strategy meeting

Enabling

Review the strategic recruiting guidance provided as part of the End-to-Ending (E2E) Roadmap

Enabling

Describe various talent sourcing techniques and resources

Session 2: Recruitment Sourcing, Part 2

Enabling

Given a scenario, apply recruitment sourcing techniques to create a sourcing plan

Enabling

Given a sourcing plan, explain the recruitment sourcing techniques used

 

Session 3: Campus Recruitment, Part 1

Enabling

Describe strategies and techniques for conducting effective campus recruitment

 

Session 4: Campus Recruitment, Part 2

Enabling

Given a position, create a campus recruitment plan for filling that position

Enabling

Given a campus recruitment plan, explain the techniques and strategies used

 

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