This competency-based, noncredit course is designed to introduce adult learners to the concepts and skills necessary for a career as a talent acquisition professional. The course outlines the knowledge needed to create a rewards and negotiation strategy, design the candidate and employee experience to embrace diversity and inclusion, design an employer branding strategy, and explain the recruitment systems and data sources needed to perform these tasks. In this course, students will learn to successfully design an effective employee rewards strategy, create an engaging onboarding experience, and analyze recruiting data to improve diverse recruitment practices. Students will create a scorecard for recruiting and be prepared to execute an employer branding strategy focusing on inclusion, net promoter score, and return on investment.