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Talent Acquisition

MGMT X 450.2

A successful business requires a high-quality workforce. This course provides the strategies and tools needed to acquire the best talent for your team.

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Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Online
In Person
Starting at $905.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Explore the strategies and tools needed to effectively recruit, hire, train, and promote talent in order to meet business goals
  • Develop the skills to write effective job descriptions, and learn the most current methods of recruitment
  • Simulate interviewing techniques
  • Learn about legal regulations, diversity issues, employee onboarding, and outplacements

About this course:

A high-quality workforce is essential to the success of businesses today. This course provides the strategies, concepts and practices essential to the effective selection of personnel to accomplish a business objective, with an emphasis on recruiting, promoting and retaining employees. The course also covers budget development, job descriptions, interviewing techniques, assessment, testing, background investigations, legal requirements, reporting of results to management, employee orientation, outplacement and ethnic diversity issues.
Prerequisites
MGMT X 450 Elements of Human Resources Management or consent of instructor.

Fall 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
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Instructor: Jennifer Burns
404430
Fee:
$905.00
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 05, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Winter 2026 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Tuesday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Mitchell Rufca
405731
Fee:
$905.00
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Location: UCLA
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
No required textbook. Materials will be articles & publications with links provided by the Instructor throughout the course.
Course syllabus not yet available.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Tue Jan 6, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Jan 13, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Jan 20, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Jan 27, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Feb 3, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Feb 10, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Feb 17, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Feb 24, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Mar 3, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Mar 10, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
Lecture
Tue Mar 17, 2026
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA
Rolfe Hall 3134
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Donald B. Burnell
405732
Fee:
$905.00
Onlineformat icon
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Course syllabus not yet available.

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