SHRM24 Recruiting and Retention Sessions for All Stages of Your Career
There are over 50 offerings related to talent acquisition and retention for HR professionals at all levels of their career at the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2024 (SHRM24), including sessions on skills-based hiring, leveraging artificial intelligence, recruiting Generation Z, managing internal mobility, and cultivating a fulfilled workforce. Here are some examples below.
SHRM24 is taking place June 23-26 at McCormick Place convention center in Chicago. All times are Central time.
Early-Career Professionals
Empathy as a Recruitment Superpower: The Key to Perfecting Candidate Personas
June 24, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
In Person and Virtual
This presentation will empower recruiters and HR professionals to leverage empathy to create nuanced candidate personas, leading to more effective hiring decisions and better organizational fit.
Presenter: Jodi Brandstetter, founder and lead facilitator of By Design Brainery
You’ve Been Ghosted: Three Steps to Become a Recruiting Ghostbuster
June 25, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
In Person and Virtual
Attendees will learn when ghosting happens the most and walk away with actionable steps to mitigate ghosting before candidates are hired.
Presenter: Steven J. Smith, SHRM-CP, chief hiring expert at ApplicantPro
Easy Explainers for the Skills-First Future of Hiring and Advancement!
June 25, 3:30-3:50 p.m.
In Person
Attendees will learn how to seamlessly integrate skills-based hiring strategies, foster continuous learning, and enhance professional development within their organizations.
Presenter: Clayton Lord, director of foundation programs at SHRM
Midcareer Professionals
Build the Perfect Hiring Machine (Some Assembly Required)
June 24, 11:00 a.m.-noon
In Person and Virtual
This session will present how world-class talent acquisition functions succeed in hiring and discuss how to develop more strategic talent attraction strategies.
Presenter: Tim Sackett, SHRM-SCP, CEO of HRUTech.com
The Role of the HR Business/People Partner in the Talent Acquisition Strategy
June 24, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
In Person and Virtual
Talent acquisition and HR business partners will learn strategies to ensure that the organization’s workforce plan and talent needs are in alignment.
Presenter: Tara Noonan Amaral, principal consultant at Riviera Advisors
Leveraging AI Technology to Navigate Labor Shortages and Talent Gaps
June 25, 10:30-11:00 a.m.
In Person
This session will examine how AI tools can solve the challenges HR teams face today and offer ways to leverage new technologies.
Presenter: Somen Mondal, general manager of talent intelligence at Dayforce
HR Executives
Unlock Global Talent: Successfully Launching and Managing a Global Workforce Expansion
June 24, 1:30-2:00 p.m.
In Person
This presentation is for HR leaders tasked with successfully spearheading their company’s international workforce expansion.
Presenter: Dan Grace, director of international HR consulting at IRIS Global Workforce Management
HR in Flux: Navigating Social Trends Impacting Recruitment and Retention
June 25, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
In Person and Virtual
This presentation offers an in-depth exploration of how contemporary social trends such as the rise and redefinition of the gig economy, technological advancements, work/life balance, and social responsibility have significantly reshaped HR practices, particularly in the realms of recruitment and retention.
Presenters: Sherri Reese, director of talent at Michigan State University
Eric Canny, associate teaching professor at the University of Southern California
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