Skills-Based Hiring for Expanding Diversity
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You've likely heard the term "skills-based hiring" more frequently the last few years, but do you understand how to adopt a skills-based approach to talent acquisition in order to expand your talent pool of diverse candidates? Join us as we walk through an overview of skills-based hiring approaches vs traditional hiring, the benefits of adopting a skills-based strategy, and the tangible impacts to diversity and inclusion.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how skills-based hiring compares to traditional hiring approaches.
- Learn how to adopt a skills-based approach to talent acquisition.
- Explore the impact of skills-based hiring on diversity and inclusion.
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Ashley Dugger, SHRM-CP
Dr. Ashley Dugger started her career in higher education over 14 years ago in admissions/enrollment management. She has focused her professional career in operational leadership and human resources management, and holds a Doctorate of Business Administration, as well as her SHRM-CP certification. In 2018 she was selected as one of twelve participants from a nationwide search for higher ed HR professionals to participate in CUPA-HR’s Wildfire program. She joined WGU as the Program Chair for the HR Management degree in February of 2019.
Victor Aluise
Dr. Victor Aluise is Vice President and Dean of WGU’s College of Business and co-creator of its new coaching program. Previously, Victor served as Head of Learning Systems for Amazon where he designed, implemented, and expanded global higher education programs in business and technology. He has held executive leadership positions at Scholastic and McGraw-Hill Education. He obtained his B.S. degree from Carnegie Mellon University and his doctoral degree in educational technology from Columbia University.
Emily M. Dickens, J.D.
Emily M. Dickens, J.D., serves as SHRM Chief of Staff, Head of Government Affairs & Corporate Secretary. She is the executive responsible for coordinating staff to implement the CEO's vision, serving as corporate secretary for the SHRM Board and subsidiary boards, as well as managing external partnerships and providing oversight for the Government Affairs division.
Dickens is an attorney with significant and progressive experience in government, higher education and the non-profit sector. She has served as a member of the leadership team at the University of North Carolina system, the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Her prior roles include general counsel, chief relationship officer, senior vice president, vice president for public policy and assistant vice president for federal relations. Dickens has also worked at Duke University and Fayetteville State University in administrative and external affairs roles.
Emily is actively engaged in board service. She formerly served on the Fayetteville/Cumberland (NC) Chamber of Commerce (Secretary of the Board), the Cumberland County Workforce Development Board, the North Carolina Partnership for Defense Innovation Board, and the Educational Advancement Foundation. She is currently a member of the Advisory Council of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the Advisory Board of the College of Arts and Sciences at North Carolina Central University, and chairs the International HBCU Task Force for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
She is a graduate of North Carolina Central University and North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Emily is a member of the SHRM Speakers Bureau.