SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential
Sourcing, engaging and retaining the best talent are top priorities for organizations. Earning the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential recognizes the key role that talent acquisition professionals play in today’s challenging business environment by demonstrating your proficiency as a strategic talent acquisition partner.
The SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential package includes:
- Enrollment in the Talent Acquisition: Creating Your Organization's Strategy Educational Program
- Three comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses on talent acquisition:
- Global Hiring
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) in the Talent Acquisition Space
- The Virtual Talent Acquisition Life Cycle
- BONUS! Cyber security has grown from a nonexistent job title to a requirement for most companies. In these four bonus videos, brought to you by SANS (the content in these bonus videos are not included on the assessment), we discover why cyber security is such an "in demand" functional area. Specifics job areas in cyber security are explored to give HR professionals a high-level overview of what a cyber workforce structure may contain.
- Understanding Cyber Recruiting 101 – What You Need to Know
- Assessing Cyber Talent
- How to Build a Cyber Security Team - Challenges and Creative Next Steps
- The NICE Workforce for Cyber Security - Recruiting, Developing, and Planning Your Cybersecurity Workforce
- Pass an online talent acquisition knowledge assessment.
After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your talent acquisition expertise to your employer and your network.
Raymond Rokicki Jr., MBA, SHRM-SCP
Ray is currently the Director of Human Resources for Springpoint Senior Living. Prior to joining Springpoint, Ray served as the Senior Human Resources Generalist at Five Guys Enterprises. He has held a variety of Human Resources and management roles in different industries throughout his career including Apple, Flextronics, and SprintNextel. He also has experience in the startup world having been recruited to work on the creation of Enhanced Wireless. After a series of pivotal experiences as a manager and district manager in employee development, engagement, and retention, he decided to focus his career in Human Resources. Since 2014, Ray has been teaching a series of SHRM prep and continuing education courses at PACE University and recently joined the adjunct faculty at William Paterson University. He has also worked as a content reviewer in HR for Western Governor's University, and served as a HR consultant for several corporations.
Ray is currently working on his Doctorate of Business Administration with an anticipated completion date of December 2019. Ray has an MBA with concentration in Human Resources Management, is SHRM-SCP certified, holds his SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential, and a BA in History with a minor in African, African American, Caribbean Studies. He is a certified practitioner of "MBTI®️Step I™️and Step II™️" and is a member of Board of Directors of the Picatinny Federal Credit Union and Rock Ridge Community Club.
