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SUMMARY:Skills First Talent Forum Spring Virtual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the Skills First Talent Forum Spring Virtual Meeting hosted by the Institute for Workforce Excellence building upon the launch last Fall 2025. The topic focus of this conversation will be: Skills-Based Job Postings and Job Descriptions (the progress\, process\, and supports). \nThe purpose of the Skills First Talent Forum is to convene employers who are interested in and/or actively implementing skills-based talent strategies within their organizations. This peer-to-peer employer group is intended to meet on a quarterly basis following the direction and needs of the employers who participate. The goals identified by initial employer participants included: \n\nDevelop and Share Best Practices\nPromote Skills-Based Hiring Practices\nFoster Collaboration and Networking\nSupport Continuous Learning and Development\n\nWe kindly ask everyone who registers and attends this virtual meeting to join with their “employer hat” on\, as all organizations are employers and can reflect on their own approach to talent attraction\, development\, and retention. \nThe meeting will not be recorded. A meeting summary will be shared with everyone who registers. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.workforceindiana.org/event/skills-first-talent-forum-spring-virtual-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual\, via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Skills-Based Hiring
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SUMMARY:Candidate Evaluation: Skillful Talent Series 102
DESCRIPTION:By emphasizing candidate’s skills in the interview and using skill assessments that test for specific competencies new employees will need to succeed in their role\, you’ll be able to double the effectiveness of your interview process and choose the candidate most likely to succeed. \nIn Candidate Evaluation\, an engaging and interactive workshop provided by Jobs for the Future (JFF) and facilitated by the Institute for Workforce Excellence\, you’ll learn how to: \n\nAvoid losing qualified talent in the screening process\nCraft interview questions to assess candidates’ occupational and foundational skills\nSelect and design assessments to evaluate candidates’ skills\n\nBy evaluating candidates based on their skills\, you distill the interviewing and evaluation processes to its essentials and are more likely to find and select your next great employee. \nNote: this workshop builds upon the knowledge learned in Attracting the Right Talent: Skillful Talent Series 101 workshop and is required to be completed before signing up for this workshop on Candidate Evaluation. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.workforceindiana.org/event/candidate-evaluation-skillful-talent-series-102-121825/
LOCATION:Virtual\, via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Skills-Based Hiring
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SUMMARY:Attract the Right Talent: Skillful Talent Series 101
DESCRIPTION:Do you struggle to find the talent your company needs to grow? Outdated hiring and recruitment methods may be keeping you from finding the skilled workforce you need to succeed.\nIn Attract the Right Talent\, an engaging and interactive free workshop developed by the Markle Foundation (formerly Skillful Indiana) and facilitated by the Institute for Workforce Excellence\, you’ll learn to: \n\nFocus your job posting on the skills candidates need\nBroaden your talent pools to all qualified applicants\nReduce bias in your hiring process\nSource and recruit the right talent you’re struggling to find\n\nFuture-proof your workforce by focusing on skills in your talent management process. By concentrating on competencies\, you can hire better candidates\, speed up your time-to-hire\, and increase employee retention and engagement. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.workforceindiana.org/event/attract-the-right-talent-skillful-talent-series-101-121125/
LOCATION:Virtual\, via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Skills-Based Hiring
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SUMMARY:Candidate Evaluation: Skillful Talent Series 102
DESCRIPTION:By emphasizing candidate’s skills in the interview and using skill assessments that test for specific competencies new employees will need to succeed in their role\, you’ll be able to double the effectiveness of your interview process and choose the candidate most likely to succeed. \nIn Candidate Evaluation\, an engaging and interactive workshop provided by Jobs for the Future (JFF) and facilitated by the Institute for Workforce Excellence\, you’ll learn how to: \n\nAvoid losing qualified talent in the screening process\nCraft interview questions to assess candidates’ occupational and foundational skills\nSelect and design assessments to evaluate candidates’ skills\n\nBy evaluating candidates based on their skills\, you distill the interviewing and evaluation processes to its essentials and are more likely to find and select your next great employee. \nNote: this workshop builds upon the knowledge learned in Attracting the Right Talent: Skillful Talent Series 101 workshop and is required to be completed before signing up for this workshop on Candidate Evaluation. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.workforceindiana.org/event/candidate-evaluation-skillful-talent-series-102-11-20/
LOCATION:Virtual\, via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Skills-Based Hiring
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SUMMARY:Attract the Right Talent: Skillful Talent Series 101
DESCRIPTION:Do you struggle to find the talent your company needs to grow? Outdated hiring and recruitment methods may be keeping you from finding the skilled workforce you need to succeed.\nIn Attract the Right Talent\, an engaging and interactive free workshop developed by the Markle Foundation (formerly Skillful Indiana) and facilitated by the Institute for Workforce Excellence\, you’ll learn to: \n\nFocus your job posting on the skills candidates need\nBroaden your talent pools to all qualified applicants\nReduce bias in your hiring process\nSource and recruit the right talent you’re struggling to find\n\nFuture-proof your workforce by focusing on skills in your talent management process. By concentrating on competencies\, you can hire better candidates\, speed up your time-to-hire\, and increase employee retention and engagement. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.workforceindiana.org/event/attract-the-right-talent-skillful-talent-series-101-11-19/
LOCATION:Virtual\, via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Skills-Based Hiring
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SUMMARY:Candidate Evaluation: Skillful Talent Series 102
DESCRIPTION:By emphasizing candidate’s skills in the interview and using skill assessments that test for specific competencies new employees will need to succeed in their role\, you’ll be able to double the effectiveness of your interview process and choose the candidate most likely to succeed. \nIn Candidate Evaluation\, an engaging and interactive workshop provided by Jobs for the Future (JFF) and facilitated by the Institute for Workforce Excellence\, you’ll learn how to: \n\nAvoid losing qualified talent in the screening process\nCraft interview questions to assess candidates’ occupational and foundational skills\nSelect and design assessments to evaluate candidates’ skills\n\nBy evaluating candidates based on their skills\, you distill the interviewing and evaluation processes to its essentials and are more likely to find and select your next great employee. \nNote: this workshop builds upon the knowledge learned in Attracting the Right Talent: Skillful Talent Series 101 workshop and is required to be completed before signing up for this workshop on Candidate Evaluation. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.workforceindiana.org/event/candidate-evaluation-skillful-talent-series-102-11-4/
LOCATION:Virtual\, via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Skills-Based Hiring
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SUMMARY:Attract the Right Talent: Skillful Talent Series 101
DESCRIPTION:Do you struggle to find the talent your company needs to grow? Outdated hiring and recruitment methods may be keeping you from finding the skilled workforce you need to succeed.\nIn Attract the Right Talent\, an engaging and interactive free workshop developed by the Markle Foundation (formerly Skillful Indiana) and facilitated by the Institute for Workforce Excellence\, you’ll learn to: \n\nFocus your job posting on the skills candidates need\nBroaden your talent pools to all qualified applicants\nReduce bias in your hiring process\nSource and recruit the right talent you’re struggling to find\n\nFuture-proof your workforce by focusing on skills in your talent management process. By concentrating on competencies\, you can hire better candidates\, speed up your time-to-hire\, and increase employee retention and engagement. \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.workforceindiana.org/event/attract-the-right-talent-skillful-talent-series-101-10-29/
LOCATION:Virtual\, via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Skills-Based Hiring
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