Introduction:

In today’s competitive job market, organizations can no longer afford to view recruitment and onboarding as separate functions. The most successful companies are those that approach talent acquisition and employee integration as a unified, strategic process. Hiring the right people is only the beginning—how those individuals are welcomed, oriented, and integrated into the organization can significantly impact their engagement, performance, and long-term retention.

This five-day training program, designed by Global Horizon Training Center, offers a comprehensive and practical approach to building a seamless talent pipeline—from attracting top talent to ensuring they become fully productive, engaged members of the team. It explores innovative strategies for identifying, sourcing, and selecting the best candidates, while also delving into how to design and execute effective onboarding experiences that reinforce organizational culture, reduce turnover, and accelerate time-to-productivity.

Participants will learn how to align recruitment strategies with organizational goals, enhance employer branding, optimize candidate experience, and deliver onboarding programs that go beyond basic orientation to deliver real engagement. Through case studies, group exercises, and practical tools, this program equips HR professionals and people managers with the knowledge and confidence to lead integrated talent initiatives that drive performance and support long-term success.

By the end of this training, attendees will not only understand how to attract and select top talent but also how to ensure that new hires are set up for success from day one.

Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply strategic talent acquisition methods aligned with business needs.

• Enhance employer branding and candidate experience.

• Design structured and engaging onboarding programs.

• Improve new hire retention and early productivity.

• Integrate recruitment and onboarding as a continuous HR process.

Target Audience:

• HR Managers and HR Business Partners

• Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Specialists

• Onboarding Coordinators and L&D Professionals

• Team Leaders involved in hiring and onboarding

• Anyone responsible for employee integration

Training Methodology:

• Expert-led interactive presentations

• Group activities and real-case discussions

• Practical templates and tools

• Role plays and simulations

• Peer exchange and best practice sharing

Outlines:

Day 1:

Foundations of Strategic Talent Acquisition

• Understanding talent needs: forecasting and planning

• Linking recruitment to business strategy

• Modern recruitment models: internal vs external hiring

• Defining roles, competencies, and success profiles

• Introduction to the recruitment funnel

Day 2:

Employer Branding & Candidate Experience

• Crafting a compelling employer brand

• Promoting roles through the right channels

• Enhancing the candidate journey

• Communication strategies before, during, and after interviews

• Diversity and inclusion in talent attraction

Day 3:

Selection Techniques & Hiring Decisions

• Structured interviews and behavioral questioning

• Competency-based evaluation tools

• Selection assessment methods and scorecards

• Avoiding bias in decision-making

• Aligning hiring with team culture and fit

Day 4:

Onboarding Framework & Engagement

• Principles of effective onboarding

• Stages of onboarding: pre-arrival to first 90 days

• Designing onboarding checklists and schedules

• Role of managers, HR, and peers

• Common onboarding pitfalls and how to avoid them

Day 5:

Integration, Retention & Success Measurement

• Engaging and retaining new hires early on

• Creating feedback loops during onboarding

• Tracking onboarding success and KPIs

• Continuous improvement in the recruitment-onboarding process

• Final group activity: Build an integrated hiring-to-onboarding model