Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent
Implement inclusive hiring and retention strategies that strengthen diversity and long-term workforce success.
Classes Start Available Anytime
Course Overview
The Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent course equips leaders and HR professionals with strategies to attract, hire, and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce. Achieving meaningful diversity requires intentional practices that reduce bias, expand access, and create equitable opportunities across the employee lifecycle.
Participants explore inclusive sourcing and recruitment strategies, accessible job design, and equitable hiring processes. The course also emphasizes retention, highlighting the importance of mentorship, development opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and inclusive benefits in supporting long-term engagement and belonging.
By integrating talent management systems and performance metrics, learners gain the ability to measure success and continuously improve their diversity and inclusion efforts.
Course Format
This 4-hour self-paced course offers a dynamic and engaging learning experience, combining interactive elements such as games, flashcards, video content, real-world case studies, and curated readings. Participants have the flexibility to progress at their own pace, while interactive games and quizzes reinforce key concepts and track progress. Participants have 90 days of access per course, with progress tracked through interactive elements. Flashcards, expert-led videos, real-world case studies, and carefully curated readings deepen knowledge.
Price
$300Course Details
Units 0.4 CEUs / 4 PDUs
Location Online Courses
Course Type Self-Paced
What You’ll Learn
After successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
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Define diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace
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Develop inclusive sourcing and recruitment strategies
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Create accessible and equitable job descriptions
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Identify and mitigate bias in hiring processes
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Build diverse and inclusive interview panels
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Use talent management systems to support inclusion
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Apply metrics to evaluate hiring and retention outcomes
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Implement strategies to improve employee engagement and retention
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Design inclusive mentorship and development programs
Your Instructor
HR Manager, Digital Trends Media Group
Megan Wrobel, PHR, is the HR Manager for a Portland-based digital media company with over a decade of experience in Human Resources and People Operations. She specializes in talent acquisition, employee engagement, performance management, compliance, and business partnership. Megan provides strategic guidance to leadership, supports complex HR challenges, and develops training programs to help leaders navigate critical HR processes and systems. Her work focuses on aligning HR strategy with organizational goals and optimizing people-focused platforms and technologies.