Ask an HR Advisor Webinar Series - Your Top Questions Answered: Hiring Right - Recruitment, Interviews & Background Checks
October 21, 2026 1:00 PM ET
Join SHRM Knowledge Advisors for an interactive webinar series designed around the real questions and challenges members are bringing us right now. Each session focuses on a timely, high-interest workplace topic, shaped directly by member inquiries. Our HR Knowledge Advisors break down complex issues, share best practices, and help navigate evolving workplace expectations.
This month, we will dive into best practices across the entire talent acquisition lifecycle, from recruiting strategy and interview techniques to background checks and legal compliance. Discover how to build an effective hiring process, ask the right questions, and navigate the growing complexity of pre-employment screening in an evolving regulatory landscape.
Send your questions in advance or ask them during the live chat to ensure your specific concerns are addressed.
You will leave knowing:
- How to set up your job requisition for success, establishing clear qualifications upfront, adapting requisitions when you're not finding the right talent mid-process, and managing hiring managers' expectations throughout recruitment.
- What you can and cannot ask candidates during interviews and screening, understanding legal boundaries, handling discrepancies, and documenting skill assessments in a legally defensible way.
- How to navigate background checks from offer through hire, managing pre-adverse action timeframes, determining who in your organization can access results, rescinding offers appropriately, and staying compliant with FCRA.
SHRM Knowledge Advisors will join the live webinar to answer your questions in real time—right in the chat. If we don’t get to your question during the session? No problem, SHRM members can head to SHRM Connect after this webinar to keep the conversation going with advisors for 30 extra minutes. This benefit is only for members who join the live webinar and not included later on demand.
Meet the Presenters
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Rue Dooley, SHRM-SCP
Rue Dooley, SHRM-SCP, has over 30 years of human resources experience across public and private sectors, including government contracting and nonprofits. After starting his career in accounting, Rue found his calling in HR and has spent over two decades supporting professionals at SHRM.
Currently serving as a Lead Specialist, Rue guides a team of Knowledge Advisors dedicated to helping members navigate complex workplace challenges.
Rue holds SHRM specialty credentials in Talent Acquisition, Workplace Investigations, California Law, People Analytics, and People Manager Qualification (PMQ).
Driven by curiosity, Rue prioritizes lifelong learning and seeks practical ways to make a positive impact.
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Katie Brennan, SHRM-CP
Katie Brennan, SHRM-CP, has been a SHRM HR Knowledge Advisor since October 2015. With nearly two decades of experience in human resources, Katie has worked for both large and small employers in the public and private sectors. She began her HR career in higher education, later transitioned into the hospitality industry, and eventually moved into the nonprofit realm. She holds a bachelor's degree in human resource development from the University of Florida.
As an HR Knowledge Advisor, Katie enjoys talking to members through scenarios and sharing her general HR knowledge. For her, the work-life balance afforded by her role is a bonus.
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Rima Hopkins
Rima Hopkins is a dynamic HR professional with over 15 years of comprehensive experience in strategic HR partnership across diverse high-growth environments, specializing in talent management, organizational development, and change management. Influential HR Professional with a proven track record of driving talent development, enhancing employee engagement, and aligning HR strategies with business objectives to foster organizational success. Collaborative and analytical problem solver adept at leveraging data-driven insights and executing creative solutions that improve individual and team performance.
SHRM certification has approved this webinar for 1 PDC toward SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification. A program code will be provided at the end of the webinar.