Winning with World Class Talent
Workshop for HR Professionals

Hands-on workshop for HR Professionals

November 9th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

This workshop is approved for HRCI continuing education credits.

Are you seeing more and more foreign-born professionals applying for positions? Chances are yes. As our national demographic continues to evolve, so has the face of corporate America. With these changes bring the opportunity to build an international, culturally competent and diverse workforce. The challenge is how to evaluate and select the most qualified individuals for your company. This two hour workshop includes hands on tools, tips and advice from cross cultural hiring expert Linda Hearne (full bio). Topics include:

• Learning cross cultural interviewing skills
• Understanding and evaluating international resumes including global educational rankings, skills comparisons and equivalencies
• Understanding different visa issues and types of immigration status
• Recognizing the unintentional and invisible barriers in recruiting and hiring practices that prevent highly qualified immigrants from contributing their talents to improving your company’s bottom line
• Selling foreign-born candidates to the hiring managers

The course includes a 32 page Toolkit for Employers.

Registration:
$245 for Corporate/Independent
$215 Nonprofit rate
$30 Discount available for Fall Seminar Attendees

Register today for this one of a kind seminar at:

www.upwardlyglobal.org/seminar/registration.php or contact

About the Instructor Linda Hearne has held leadership positions in sales, marketing, project management, training, organization development and operations. Her industry experience includes high tech, biotech, pharmaceuticals, consulting, manufacturing, training, engineering and finance. She has worked for international organizations such as the United Nations and the Swedish International Development Authority and with Fortune 500 Companies such as the American Honda Motor Company and Genentech.

Linda is a Certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CCPC) and a Professional Certified Coaching (PCC) and is trained to administer several assessment tools. She lived and worked in Asia, Africa and Europe for almost 20 years and is multi-lingual. Linda earned her BA from UC Berkeley and an MA from the John Hopkins University.