Module 1 is temporarily on hiatus while we implement a number of improvements in our recruiting and hiring processes. In the meantime, we would like you to enroll in "Talent Central: Hiring Manager Training" which will be available for enrollment from this site in November.

Thank you for your patience.

Targeted Selection is Vanderbilt’s approach for consistency when hiring managers are interviewing and selecting new employees. Targeted Selection training for hiring managers will develop a variety of key behavioral interviewing skills and sharpen existing skills to improve selection decisions. The skills and techniques learned in this workshop are immediately applicable on the job.
Upon completion of the two day training session, you will receive certification as a Targeted Selection interviewer. You will also have access to the competency-based interview guides for the various job families within Vanderbilt.

Instructors: 2 selected from -
OET: Tammy Key, Pam Brown, Stephanie Brodtrick
Recruitment: Michael Blasingim, Clair Brigman, Colette Judd, Ellen Sewell, Joe Ruder, Nerissa Hughes, Kristie Cantrell-Bailey, Kara Allen, Gabriela Cilento

Topics include:

• The interview process
• Identifying job dimensions
• Opening and closing interviews
• Building rapport with candidates
• Behavioral questions and follow-up questions
• Motivational fit
• Integrating data from multiple interviewers
• Skill practice with actual candidates

16 hours

8:00 am – 5:00 pm on
2 consecutive days

$250

Creating an environment where staff can succeed is one of the most important skills of a leader. Learn and obtain the skills and tools you need as a leader to orient, support, develop and coach your staff so they are high performing contributors to your team.

Instructor:
Stephanie Brodtrick

Topics include:

• Professional Staff Development: creating a climate conducive for professional growth and development, supporting diversity, effectively communicating and building trust
• Onboarding: orientation and evaluation process, websites, toolkit
• Professional development planning: IDPs (Individual Development Plan), succession planning
• Effective goal setting: writing masterful goals, short and long term goals, VPES
• Coaching for performance development: leadership styles, communication styles, preparing and conducting performance development meetings, action plans, toolkit and resources

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Feedback, tracking performance and behavior, and understanding VU policies that relate to performance are important aspects of performance management. In this module you’ll learn how to effectively manage performance through planning, feedback and evaluation to help your staff succeed. You’ll also experience how to handle difficult situations with corrective feedback or other Vanderbilt processes. (4 hours)

Instructors:
Stephanie Brodtrick
Compensation Representative
Employee Relations Representative

Topics include:

• Performance Management: the roles of the supervisor and staff member, setting expectations, documenting performance, evaluating performance
• VPES: high-level overview, website, toolkit
• Performance Management Timeline: recommended calendar dates and guidelines
• Performance Conversations: meeting, not meeting, and exceeding expectations
• VU HR Policies: overview, policy interpretation

As a supervisor, one of your primary responsibilities is to treat staff and co-workers fairly. This module will cover the laws impacting employees, the legal pitfalls that managers are faced with at work, and how good practices, consistency of treatment, and understanding staff perceptions can avoid the legal pitfalls.

Instructors: Office of the General Counsel

Topics include:

• FMLA, ADA, Maternity Leave (definitions, holding positions, health care coverage)
• Non-FMLA leaves
• Reasonable accommodation
• FLSA and Non-Discrimination Laws
• Retaliation
• Worker’s Compensation