How to earn the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential
1. Purchase the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential package, which includes:
- Enrollment in the Talent Acquisition: Creating Your Organization's Strategy program-available in-person and virtually!
- Six comprehensive SHRM eLearning courses on talent acquisition:
- Global Hiring
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in the Talent Acquisition Space
- The Virtual Talent Acquisition Lifcycle
- Global Hiring
- Pass a 30-question online talent acquisition knowledge assessment.
2. After passing the assessment, add your Specialty Credential to your resume, e-mail signatures and social media profiles, proving your talent acquisition expertise to your employer and your network.
3. You do not have to be SHRM-certified to earn the SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential; however, you will receive 25 PDCs toward your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification upon completion of the Specialty Credential package.
Why earn your SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential?
Susanne Currivan, Senior Recruiter, Recruitment & Staffing, Human Resources
"CEOs want to know that their talent acquisition teams are up to the task. The SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential allows professionals to show their organizations that they have the knowledge and skills to hire the best. It also demonstrates to candidates that the recruiter they're working with is committed to developing an excellent candidate experience."
-- Sharlyn Lauby, SHRM-SCP, president of ITM Group, Inc.
-- Nick Schacht, SHRM-SCP, chief global development officer at SHRM
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