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HR Talent Acquisition
Help Organizations Grow With Talent Acquisition Skills
Calbright’s HR Talent Acquisition program provides the foundation for a career in human resources talent acquisition in any industry, and prepares you for the HRCI aPHR (associate professional in HR) exam.
What is HR Talent Acquisition?
Talent acquisition is a strategic function within a company’s human resources department that focuses on attracting, recruiting and hiring talent that the company needs to build a strong talent pipeline while developing employer branding.
Companies need talent acquisition professionals to help attract, recruit and retain the right talent to achieve their strategic goals and maintain their competitive advantage. The need for HR talent acquisition professionals in California is expected to grow 6% by 2035, with over 147,000 job openings and a starting salary of $65,000.
What can Calbright’s HR Talent Acquisition program do for you?
Students will learn how to:
- Successfully navigate recruitment phases and build and implement recruiting strategies for diverse organizations
- Analyze and use data to streamline the recruitment process and make more informed hiring decisions
- Design recruitment scorecards and employer branding strategies experiences that focus on inclusion, net promoter score and return on investment
Key Outcomes
100% Free
Online
Flexibly Paced
Certificate in 3-6 months
Overview
Jumpstart Your HR Talent Acquisition Career
In-demand skills for a growing field
HR talent acquisition professionals are needed by companies to help a company’s human resources department focus on attracting, recruiting and hiring talent that the company needs to build a strong talent pipeline while developing employer branding to achieve their strategic goals and maintain their competitive advantage.
Calbright’s certificate program is built in collaboration with employers, designed to meet the needs of the fatest growing sectors and reflects labor market insights. Upon completion of the program, you will be well positioned to pursue a variety of opportunities as a talent acquisition professional.
Like all Calbright programs, HR Talent Acquisition courses are flexibly paced to fit into your busy schedule. The program is designed to reflect labor market insights and the needs of fast-growing sectors, and includes wraparound support for students. Our faculty and our success team, which includes tutors and career services, are with you every step of the way.
This program is currently free to California residents.
Skills you'll gain
Effective Recruiting Strategies
Learn how to build and implement recruiting strategies for diverse organizations
Recruitment Processes
Streamline the recruitment process to make informed hiring decisions
Recruitment Analysis
Analyze and use data to streamline the recruitment process and make more informed hiring decisions
Courses in this Program
Talent Acquisition Fundamentals
You’ll learn budgeting and workforce planning, develop documentation and communicate with stakeholders during the selection process, and how to use technology and data to improve inclusion and diversity in hiring practices and support retention of underrepresented employees.
Talent Acquisition Planning
You'll learn the importance of employee rewards and create an employee rewards strategy, create an onboarding experience, communicate an employer branding strategy and use technology and data insights to improve a company’s recruitment processes, and earn your durable skills digital badge credential that not only showcases your skills but also sets you up for further learning and career advancement.
Topics Covered
Calbright programs are designed to reflect labor market needs, and are built in collaboration with employers. You’ll build knowledge and skills in the key HR Talent Acquisition areas that businesses need. The program covers these topics and more:
Note: While Calbright programs are flexibly paced, enrollment agreements are limited in duration. Students are enrolled in successive 6-month terms for a maximum program length of three years.
- Equity Centered Design Thinking
- Hiring and Recruitment Strategy
- Talent Strategy
- Workforce Planning and Budgeting
- Recruitment Technology
- Selection Process
- Recruitment Analytics
- Employer Branding
- Recruitment Planning
- Rewards Strategy
- Employee Experience
- Recruitment Dashboard
Careers and Outcomes
What can you do with a HR Talent Acquisition certificate from Calbright?
The following entry-level roles are examples of attainable positions with the skill set and industry-recognized credential made possible via Calbright's Talent Acquisition program.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
You’ll be responsible for identifying and recruiting potential candidates in order to hire the right candidates for your organization, build a strong talent pipeline and ensure your organization has an efficient and effective hiring process.
HR Specialist
You will support a company’s HR department with talent development initiatives and manage employee learning plans and professional development opportunities.
Talent Sourcer
As a specialized recruiting professional, you’ll focus on proactively finding and engaging potential job candidates for hard-to-fill or high-demand roles on the front end of the talent acquisition pipeline.
We'll help you get there!
No one should have to be in college alone, and at Calbright you’ve got a team working with you, supporting your success. Whether it’s help with your classes, help with technology, or even someone to help connect you to services you need in your life, we are here to be part of your journey to a better career.
Jobs estimates, median wage and job growth figures via Lightcast, 2024.
$65k
Median average salary for entry level roles
147k
Anticipated new jobs in CA by 2035
6%
Expected job growth rate in CA over 10 years
Faculty members
“I feel confident that with my experience I can transfer into a role in HR learning and development, but I needed a bit of a boost to learn the terminology, the ins and outs of the profession, the jargon, and the structure. And that foundational structure is what Calbright is able to give me. The fact that it’s free is an absolute bonus. It’s great.” Read Melissa’s story.
FAQs
Who can be a student at Calbright?
Calbright is open to all California residents aged 18 years or older who have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
All Californians — regardless of immigration status — are welcome to enroll.
Why should I attend Calbright?
First, our training programs prepare you to earn industry-recognized certifications (via exams offered by third-party providers like CompTIA and Salesforce), proof to employers that you’re ready to succeed in a new career on day one of employment.
Second, every student that completes a program also gets a dedicated team of professional experts that will coach you to be the best version of yourself during your job search.
Third, all of our courses are flexibly-paced and 100% online — designed around your own unique life circumstances so school never gets in the way of other priorities.
Plus, Calbright comes at no out-of-pocket cost to you. Even the cost of the exams to receive industry-recognized certifications (such as the CompTIA A+, Security+, and Salesforce Certified Administrator exams) in your program of choice are covered.
We also offer resources that include (but are not limited to) technology support through our Chromebook and WiFi hotspot lending library; career counseling; and mental health services. All this and more make Calbright a great choice if you’re looking to level up your skillset.
It is really free? How?
Yes! All of our programs are currently free thanks to public funding from the State of California. That includes program tuition, testing costs, and technology resources like laptops and WiFi devices from our lending library.
Because our programs are free, we don’t need to offer financial aid.
Is Calbright accredited?
Yes! Calbright was granted accreditation by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission in July 2023, more than a year ahead of the deadline provided in the College’s founding legislation. Accreditation is an important consumer protection that validates the integrity and quality of the College’s academic programs and operations.
How long does it take to enroll and start classes?
Starting an application is easy! If you’re ready to begin your journey with us, click here. If you still have questions or would like to get in contact another way, you’ve got plenty of options.
You can always reach out to success@calbright.org and someone from our team will get back with you via email ASAP.
You can also use the webchat function on our homepage, call us at 1-833-956-0225, or text us at (510) 330-1817.
How long will the HR Talent Acquisition program take to complete?
What job training programs do you offer? What makes them unique?
We currently have seven online, flexibly-paced training programs: IT Support, Cybersecurity, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platform Administration, Data Analysis, Project Management, Network Technology*, and Medical Coding**.
These programs are the first of many, with each fitting into wraparound services designed to prepare you for success in the job market.
*Please note that Network Technology is a pilot program and currently closed to new enrollees.
**Please note that we are currently not accepting new applications into the Medical Coding program.
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