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Agenda

Agenda

   

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Description
An Orientation to Talent Aquisition Compliance - Part 1
This pre-conference session is a must-attend event for all first-time attendees, and a valuable refresher for even the most experienced TA professional, compliance practitioner, and inhouse employment lawyer. During this fast-paced overview, our staff introduce and define all of the key terms related to TA compliance, from affirmative action to underutilization.
Time
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
9:00 AM

An Orientation to Talent Aquisition Compliance - Part 1
This pre-conference session is a must-attend event for all first-time attendees, and a valuable refresher for even the most experienced TA professional, compliance practitioner, and in house employment lawyer. During this fast-paced overview, out staff introduce and define all of the key terms related to TA compliance from affirmative action to underutilization.
Time
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
9:00 AM

Advanced Topics In Talent Acquisition Compliance - Part 2
Time
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM

An Orientation to Talent Aquisition Compliance - Part 2
Time
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM

Networking Lunch
Time
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
12:00 PM

Welcome
Time
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:30 PM

Diversity Recruitment After Harvard
On June 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in two cases challenging the use of race in college and university admissions. Since then, news headlines have pronounced that "affirmative action is dead," 13 Republican attorneys general have sent letters to Fortune CEOs threatening legal action against their diversity programs, and 21 Democrat attorneys general have sent letters to the same CEOs urging them to "double-down on diversity-focused programs because there is still much more work to be done." If you're feeling confused about what this all means to the practice of TA compliance, diversity, and inclusion, you're in good company. This session will explain exactly what the Supreme Court's decision says and lay out how it will affect the important CD&I work that's in the job description of every TA professional.
Time
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
1:45 PM

State-By-State Review Of Key TA Compliance Requirements
It's hard enough trying to stay on top of the compliance requirements established by federal workplace regulators such as the U.S. Department of Labor and Equal Opportunity Commission. But over the past several years, an increasing number of state and local governments have established their own rules on recruitment and selection, including by restricting questions employers can ask job seekers, requiring employers to publish salary rangers for each job, and limiting the kinds of tests and technologies - including artificial intelligence - that employers may use to support the TA process. This session will highlight the most important state and local developments affecting talent acquisition, identify what else might be in the works at the state and local level, and offer some practical suggestions for avoiding the legal pitfalls these requirements are creating.
Time
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
2:45 PM

TA Systems Roundtables
Wrestling with specific ATS or CRM implementation, integration, or compliance issue? Bring your platform-specific questions, problems, and challenges to our interactive open forum session and learn how your peers are solving them. Separate breakout areas will be available for each major ATS and CRM platform
Time
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
4:00 PM

Evening Reception
Time
5:30 PM
5:30 PM

Friday, 22 September 2023

Description
Open Forum Breakfast: Faculty Q&A
Start the day early with our open forum breakfast featuring a candid Q&A discuss with faculty and fellow attendees on talent acquisition compliance, risk management, and DEI successes, challenges, and best practices.
Time
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
7:30 AM

A Practical Orientation To OFCCP's Internet Applicant Rule
OFCCP's Internet Applicant Rule is carefully crafted prescreening question, and thoughtfully designed workflows around them, that can go a long way in solving the common problem of getting too many resumes from job seekers who aren't qualified for or interested in the position you're trying to fill. This session will explore real-world prescreening techniques that significantly reduce both burden and risk, and offer practical guidance for TA professionals to effectively manage the process, rather than letting the process manage them.
Time
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM

The Deal On Dispositions
Running meaningful analyses of TA data almost always requires knowing the answers to three key questions: What happened to each job seeker? At what stage of the process? And why? Dispositions usually provide the answers to these questions, sometimes for the better, but often for the worse. This session will explain how real-world dispositions make or break an employer's TA analysis and offer practical suggestions for tightening up the "menu" of available dispositions to make them more useful and effective.
Time
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM

The Statistics Of TA Compliance And Risk Management
Government agencies such as the EEOC and OFCCP use statistics (and sometimes only statistics) to support claims of noncompliance or systemic hiring discrimination. In this session, attendees will learn how data from their everyday decisions can be used both as a "sword" to challenge fairness of their university recruitment and selection decisions, and as a "shield" to defend to decisions. No calculators or math skills required.
Time
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM

"Atypical" Recruitment And Selection Compliance
Have you ever managed a "parent-child," "evergreen," "hub," or "multiple-selection" requisition? Does your organization use temp-to-hire or executive search arrangements? if so, you know the challenges that these "atypical" selection procedures sometimes present to effective compliance, risk management, and D&I efforts. This session will examine the unique challenges presented by these atypical recruitment and selection practices and offer practical suggestions for effectively managing them.
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM

A Fresh Perspective On Recruitment In Higher Education
In the wake of the Supreme Court's recent Harvard decision, it's now more important than ever for compliance to be more than juts a "check the box" activity. Indeed, with the right tools and strategies, TA professionals can establish the ground rules to ensure all phases of faculty and staff recruitment break down barriers. From position announcements and job descriptions to blind screening and structured interviews, this session will examine the unique challenges presented by higher education recruitment practices and offer practical suggestions for effectively managing bias and ensuring inclusion throughout.
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM

The Real Value Of Prescreening For Basic Qualifications
Like it or not, government agencies such as the EEOC and OFCCP increasingly turn to statistics (and sometimes only to statistics) to support allegations of noncompliance or systematic hiring discrimination. This session will examine the statistical tactics adversaries often use to challenge the fairness of an employer's recruitment and selection decisions and offer practical suggestions for building stronger data and statistical defenses to these challenges. No calculators or math skills required.
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM

Compliance On Campus: A Guide To Faculty Recruitment
Faculty and academic staff recruitment programs take many forms, each of which can trigger unique recordkeeping and compliance requirements under applicable labor and employment laws. From search committees and recruitment firms to nominations and targeted opportunities, this session will examine the most common faculty recruitment practices, identify how they implicate fundamental compliance and recordkeeping requirements, and offer practical guidelines for minimizing compliance risks and promoting diversity and inclusion.
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM

Rules For Resume Database Searches... Does LinkedIn Count?
OFCCP's Internet Applicant Rule requires federal contractors to keep certain records whenever they search internal or external resume databases. But do all resume database searches trigger these special recordkeeping requirements? And does LinkedIn qualify as one when TA professionals use it to identify potential recruits? This session will lay out the key ground rules that apply to resume database searches and answer some of the trickier questions about modern-day social media recruiting practices.
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM

Testing, Ranking, And Data Management Techniques
Data management techniques can be very effective tools for reducing burdens in high and moderate volume requisitions. This session will offer straightforward explanations of what does and doesn't qualify as an acceptable DMT under OFCCP's Internet Application rule, and why understanding the difference is so important for recordkeeping and compliance purposes. Practical suggestions for effective use of DMTs to manage compliance and risk also will be shared.
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM

Summit Adjourns
Time
12:00 PM
12:00 PM

Meet Our Events Team

Constance Richardson
Team Lead, Membership Operations

Jonathan Dickerman
Membership Operations and Administration Specialist

Jake Mason
Membership Operations Specialist

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