Topic outline

  • Inclusive Recruitment and Selection

    TRIEC’s workshops are designed to support team members and leaders in today’s culturally diverse workplace. Resources cover effective communication and team-work as well as recruitment, selection and talent management practices to create workplaces inclusive of skilled immigrants.

    • About the Workshop: Inclusive Recruitment and Selection

      TRIEC’s workshops are designed to support team members and leaders in today’s culturally diverse workplace. Resources cover effective communication and team-work as well as recruitment, selection and talent management practices to create workplaces inclusive of skilled immigrants.

      This material can be used by:

      • HR and Training and Development professionals developing and implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives
      • Managers hiring and leading teams that include skilled immigrants
      • Employment service providers supporting employers and skilled immigrant

      Download Facilitator's Guides and presentation sample for each workshop.

      • What is Culture?

        Deliver this workshop to provide an introduction to the importance of cultural competence in today’s culturally-diverse workplace. Apply this knowledge to create inclusive recruiting, screening and selecting practices for HR professionals and hiring managers.

        Learning outcomes: 
        Participants will leave the workshop with:
        • An understanding of how cultural differences can impact the ability of a skilled immigrant candidate’s access to the Canadian job market.
        • Strategies to improve an organization’s culturally-competent practices

        • The Value of a Culturally Diverse Workplace

          Deliver this workshop to promote understanding of the value cross cultural effectiveness in a diverse workplace. Use this facilitator’s guide and resources for the training curriculum in your workplace.

          Learning outcomes:
          Participants will leave this workshop with the ability to:
          • Describe the importance of cultural competence in promoting an inclusive workplace 
          • Describe challenges arising from culturally diverse workplace

          • Sourcing Talent

            The workshop will help HR managers develop inclusive talent sourcing practices to better tap into the pool of qualified immigrant talent. Use the facilitator’s guide and resources to deliver the training curriculum in your workplace.

            Learning outcomes:
            Participants will leave the workshop with the ability to:
            • Identify issues and challenges that organizations face in sourcing skilled immigrant talent. 
            • Describe the factors that can limit an employers’ ability to tap into the new immigrant talent pool. 
            • Recognize how inclusive recruitment strategies, including competency based job descriptions can improve a skilled new immigrant’s ability to enter the labour market and promote cultural diversity in the workplace.

            • Inclusive Résumé Screening

              Deliver this workshop to promote understanding of the importance of inclusive resume screening strategies for HR professionals and hiring managers in today’s culturally-diverse workplace. Use the facilitator’s guide and resources to deliver the training curriculum in your workplace.

              Learning Outcomes:
              Participants will leave the workshop with:
              • An understanding of how cultural differences can influence how resumes are presented and screened. 
              • Strategies to grow an organization’s talent base by considering culturally-competent practices in resume screening 
              • An action plan outlining ways to incorporate inclusive and culturally sensitive recruiting and screening practices within a participant’s specific organization

              • Competency Based Interviewing

                This workshop will provide you with a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by skilled immigrant candidates during interviews, and help you identify strategies to enhance the effectiveness of your behaviour-based interviews. Use this facilitator’s guide and resources to deliver the training curriculum in your workplace.

                Learning outcomes: 
                Participants will leave the workshop with the ability to:
                • Recognize how culture influences perceptual screens and behaviours during the interview process 
                • Identify barriers which may hinder accurate assessment of an immigrant candidates’ perceived “fit” 
                • Apply culturally-competent strategies when using behaviour-based interview questions