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Unconscious Bias (28m)
To some degree, we are all biased. Our experiences shape who we are, and our dimensions of diversity—race, ethnicity, gender, height, weight, sexual orientation, place of birth, and other factors—impact the lens through which we view the world. In this course, through compelling examples that explore the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications, diversity expert Stacey Gordon teaches you to recognize and acknowledge your own biases when making decisions, engaging with colleagues, and working effectively in today's organizations. Stacey reveals the most common forms of unconscious bias—affinity bias, halo bias, perception bias, confirmation bias, and groupthink—and teaches you the skills to effectively address them.
This course is part of a Professional Certificate from LinkedIn Learning.
This course is part of a Professional Certificate from Microsoft.
This course was #1 on LinkedIn Learning in 2021.
Addressing Unconscious Bias as a Leader (38m)
Dismantling unhealthy workplaces requires action. Although it's increasingly common for companies to recognize the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, many are unaware of bias in the cultures they've unwittingly created. Others might know there's a problem, but don't know how to properly address it. In this course, Stacey Gordon, CEO of Rework Work and an expert in helping companies move from awareness to action, teaches you how to identify bias and leverage proven tools for actively removing barriers and ensuring equity throughout your organization.
Recruiting Foundations (50m)
In this foundational course, Stacey Gordon—a diversity, inclusion, and career strategist and the CEO of Rework Work—guides you through the entire recruiting lifecycle, providing you with foundational knowledge and lessons on thriving in the area of recruiting. Learn basics and best practices for starting a new candidate search. Get practical tips for attracting talent. Explore interviewing techniques to identify great candidates. Plus, dive into candidate assessment and hiring decisions.
Diversity Recruiting (65m)
As a buzzword, "diversity" sounds good, but speaking frankly about age discrimination, gender bias, and hiring disparities can take many talent acquisition professionals out of their comfort zone. In this course, Stacey explains how to confidently approach the topic of bias and successfully address it when recruiting. She outlines the most common mistakes that recruiters make as well as ways to assess your current recruiting strategy to achieve success.
This course is also part of a Professional Certificate from American Staffing Association.
Skills-First Recruiting with a DEI Mindset (35m)
Successful recruiters wield their skills like artists, molding many different approaches into one. In this course, Stacey Gordon does just that, combining DEI with the power of a skills-first mindset to leverage the insights and outcomes of both approaches. Explore the key distinctions between traditional recruiting, diversity recruiting, and skills-based recruiting, building your awareness of how DEI fits into the latter to boost your hiring and performance outcomes. Supercharge your approach to recruiting by building relationships, identifying new competencies, rewriting your sourcing strategy, aligning your company’s value propositions with the values of your candidates, screening for skills and acumen, and much more.
Virtual Recruiting (38m)
It’s critical for recruiters to have strategies that are effective in the virtual world. Here, instructor Stacey Gordon helps you develop practical strategies to keep your work relevant. She goes over the mindset that you need as a virtual recruiter. Stacey highlights the most effective online branding techniques to attract remote employees to your hiring companies and teams. She walks you through understanding the remote candidate profile and positioning yourself as the expert. Next, Stacey dives into ways you can turn recruitment roadblocks into results, including virtual recruiting techniques, evaluating candidates remotely, reframing the compensation conversation, adding inclusion to your virtual process, and more. In addition to recruiting the best candidates, you need to be able to retain those candidates. Stacey shows you how with the virtual close, onboarding remote employees, and measuring success with remote candidates.
Making a Career Change (47m)
Unhappy with your current job? Thinking about changing roles or industries? Learn how to make a career change that leads to greater job satisfaction and professional growth. Coach Stacey Gordon provides a roadmap that will help you navigate from where you are to where you want to be-even if you don't know the exact destination. She reviews the steps you need to consider before switching roles or industries, so you can be confident you're making the right move. Then she walks you through the best practices to set yourself up for success-such as exploring a new career while remaining in your current job, using your skills in a volunteer capacity, and leveraging your network to find more connections and opportunities in your desired field. Everyone has their own reason for wanting to make a career transition, and Stacey's goal is to help you achieve yours. Use this course as a starting point to help you evaluate your path and set your new career up for success.
Writing a Resume (147m)
Finding a great job starts with writing a great resume, one that speaks to your personal and professional strengths. Learn how to write a resume that stands out and makes employers take notice. Stacey A. Gordon, cofounder of Career Incubator, has made it her life's work to help others find the jobs and build the careers of their dreams. In this course, she walks through the basics of resume writing for job seekers, as well as a few extra job search basics such as identifying companies to work for and determining fit.
Stacey explains what to include and exclude on a resume and how to showcase your talents and best qualities. Using practical examples, Stacey walks through choosing the right format, tailoring information to match job requirements, and writing alternative resumes that include industry-specific information. Last, Stacey shows you how to deal with some common sore spots—like job hopping, lack of experience, or unemployment gaps—while concentrating on your experience.