Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition

This course is part of HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources Professional Certificate

Instructors: Brad Boyson

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4 modules

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2 weeks to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Advanced level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Align workforce planning and forecasting methods with organizational strategy.
Identify strategies organizations use to attract, source, assess, and select talent.
Examine how onboarding, staffing metrics, and feedback support hiring outcomes.
Apply inclusive practices, transition management, and succession planning for continuity.

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course examines how senior HR professionals align workforce planning and forecasting methods with organizational strategy to ensure the right talent is in place to meet current and future business needs. You will explore demand and supply analysis, workforce metrics, and forecasting methods, including how economic cycles, organizational lifecycle stages, and PESTLE factors shape workforce risks and opportunities.

The course also covers strategies for attracting, sourcing, assessing, and selecting talent, including employment branding, total rewards, recruiting channels, and structured interviewing and negotiation practices. You will examine how onboarding, staffing metrics, and feedback methods support hiring outcomes, along with inclusive practices, transition management, and succession planning that support long-term workforce continuity. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Align workforce planning and forecasting methods with organizational strategy. Identify strategies organizations use to attract, source, assess, and select talent. Examine how onboarding, staffing metrics, and feedback support hiring outcomes. Apply inclusive practices, transition management, and succession planning for continuity.

In your first module, you will explore how organizations anticipate workforce needs and prepare for changing talent demands. You will examine planning methods, governance, PESTLE factors, economic conditions, organizational lifecycle stages, and forecasting approaches that shape workforce decisions.

What's included

19 videos9 readings5 assignments

19 videosTotal 80 minutes

Introduction to HRCI SPHR2 minutes
Course Overview: Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition2 minutes
Instructor Introduction2 minutes
Introduction: Workforce Planning and Forecasting2 minutes
Workforce Planning Foundations4 minutes
Metrics for Workforce Planning5 minutes
The Four Analysis Steps of Workforce Planning5 minutes
Example: Workforce Planning Strategies6 minutes
Action Planning5 minutes
Workforce Planning Cycle4 minutes
Executing Workforce Strategies3 minutes
Example: Implementation of Workforce Planning5 minutes
Market Forecasting4 minutes
PESTLE Factors in Forecasting6 minutes
Example: External Workforce Forecasting6 minutes
Organizational Forecasting Considerations5 minutes
Economic and Organizational Cycles6 minutes
Example: Forecasting Organizational Needs5 minutes
Conclusion: Workforce Planning and Forecasting2 minutes

9 readingsTotal 90 minutes

Course Syllabus10 minutes
How to Be Successful in This Course10 minutes
Responsible Use of AI10 minutes
More on Workforce Planning Analysis Tools10 minutes
Summary Reading: Workforce Planning Strategies10 minutes
Summary Reading: Implementation of Workforce Planning10 minutes
More on PESTLE10 minutes
Summary Reading: External Workforce Forecasting10 minutes
Summary Reading: Forecasting Organizational Needs10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 130 minutes

Graded Quiz: Workforce Planning and Forecasting50 minutes
Practice Quiz: Workforce Planning Strategies25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Implementation of Workforce Planning15 minutes
Practice Quiz: External Workforce Forecasting15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Forecasting Organizational Needs25 minutes

In this module, you will explore strategies organizations use to attract, engage, assess, and select candidates. You will also examine how employment branding, total rewards, recruiting channels, technology, alternative staffing approaches, interviewing, and negotiation support successful hiring outcomes.

What's included

16 videos4 readings7 assignments

16 videosTotal 68 minutes

Introduction: Talent Attraction and Acquisition2 minutes
Talent Acquisition Foundations4 minutes
Attracting Candidates6 minutes
Example: Talent Attraction and Acquisition4 minutes
Employment Branding Techniques5 minutes
Total Rewards in Recruitment and Retention5 minutes
Example: Employment Branding and Total Rewards3 minutes
Overview of Recruiting Strategy4 minutes
Recruiting Sources4 minutes
Alternative Staffing Methods7 minutes
Example: Recruiting Sources and Staffing Strategies3 minutes
Structured Interview Techniques5 minutes
Bias and Compliance in Interviews5 minutes
Negotiation Skills in Hiring7 minutes
Example: Interviewing and Negotiation Techniques3 minutes
Conclusion: Talent Attraction and Acquisition2 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Summary Reading: Talent Attraction and Acquisition10 minutes
Summary Reading: Employment Branding and Total Rewards10 minutes
Summary Reading: Recruiting Sources and Staffing Strategies10 minutes
Summary Reading: Interviewing and Negotiation Techniques10 minutes

7 assignmentsTotal 190 minutes

Graded Quiz: Talent Attraction and Acquisition50 minutes
Activity: Create an Inclusive Job Posting30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Talent Attraction and Acquisition20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Employment Branding and Total Rewards20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Recruiting Sources and Staffing Strategies20 minutes
Activity: Draft Structured Interview Questions30 minutes
Practice Quiz: Interviewing and Negotiation Techniques20 minutes

In this module, you will investigate how onboarding helps new hires connect with their roles, systems, and organizational culture. You will also interpret staffing measures and use feedback to assess recruitment effectiveness and support stronger hiring outcomes.

What's included

12 videos4 readings4 assignments

12 videosTotal 46 minutes

Introduction: Onboarding and Staffing Effectiveness1 minute
Onboarding Foundations4 minutes
Designing an Onboarding Program6 minutes
Example: Onboarding and Integration3 minutes
Measuring Staffing Effectiveness4 minutes
Recruitment Metrics7 minutes
Adverse Impact5 minutes
Example: Recruitment Effectiveness3 minutes
Feedback in Staffing4 minutes
Staffing Feedback Methods5 minutes
Example: Feedback Methods for Staffing Effectiveness3 minutes
Conclusion: Onboarding and Staffing Effectiveness1 minute

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Summary Reading: Onboarding and Integration10 minutes
More on Recruitment Metrics10 minutes
Summary Reading: Recruitment Effectiveness10 minutes
Summary Reading: Feedback Methods for Staffing Effectiveness10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 110 minutes

Graded Quiz: Onboarding and Staffing Effectiveness50 minutes
Practice Quiz: Onboarding and Integration20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Recruitment Effectiveness20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Feedback Methods for Staffing Effectiveness20 minutes

For your final module, you will investigate how organizations promote inclusion, manage workforce transitions, and sustain leadership continuity. You will consider practices that support dignity and belonging, review HR’s role in transition planning, and assess how succession planning develops talent and strengthens organizational resilience.

What's included

15 videos3 readings5 assignments

15 videosTotal 63 minutes

Introduction: Inclusive Workforce Continuity1 minute
Inclusive Workplace Foundations4 minutes
Belonging and Inclusive Retention5 minutes
Inclusive Systems and Leadership5 minutes
Example: Inclusive Organizational Practices5 minutes
Overview of Transition Management5 minutes
Transition Strategies and Risks5 minutes
Post-Transition Support5 minutes
Due Diligence in Transitions5 minutes
Example: Supporting Workplace Transitions6 minutes
Succession Planning Foundations4 minutes
Developing Successor Readiness5 minutes
Example: Leadership Continuity and Talent Development6 minutes
Conclusion: Inclusive Workforce Continuity2 minutes
Course Conclusion: Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition1 minute

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Summary Reading: Inclusive Organizational Practices10 minutes
Summary Reading: Supporting Workplace Transitions10 minutes
Summary Reading: Leadership Continuity and Talent Development10 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 265 minutes

Graded Quiz: Inclusive Workforce Continuity50 minutes
Course Exam: Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition150 minutes
Practice Quiz: Inclusive Organizational Practices20 minutes
Practice Quiz: Supporting Workplace Transitions25 minutes
Practice Quiz: Leadership Continuity and Talent Development20 minutes

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