Webinar Series: From Recruitment to Retention—Supporting New American Employees
Practical, Proven Strategies to Better Support New American Employees and Strengthen Your Entire Team
This series includes four, no-cost sessions designed to equip you with practical, proven strategies for recruiting, welcoming, retaining, and advancing New American employees—strengthening your entire workforce in the process. Click on the drop down below to access the free webinars and presentations.
If you would like to earn CEUs for these webinars, click on the webinar button below to purchase the on-demand recordings through our Store.
Webinars
Session 1 – Laying the Foundation: Community Partnerships for Workforce Growth
This session will review successful strategies on moving beyond typical recruitment and building meaningful workforce partnerships with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Minnesota’s culturally specific communities. Subject matter experts will present on recommendations for how CBOs, community leaders, and employers can partner for success.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and how they can successfully interact with employers
- Review best practices for building genuine community-based relationships that will lead to strong partnerships and higher retention
- Show how revising policies and programs will better support New Americans within an organization
Session 2 – Strategic Recruitment and Onboarding: Moving Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Workforce Practices
This session teaches leaders, managers, directors, and recruitment specialists how to differentiate recruitment, onboarding, and training practices to better support immigrant and multilingual employees. Participants will learn how to improve job descriptions, digital outreach, interview practices, and onboarding approaches to reduce turnover and strengthen workforce retention.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how differentiating recruitment strategies can result in an organization thinking deeper about how best to bring in talent
- Learn about differentiating onboarding strategies that will highlight best practices in educating and mentoring new employees
Session 3 – Operationalizing Inclusion: Policies and Practices that Support and Retain Staff
This session teaches specific, actionable strategies leaders can use to turn operational inclusion into everyday practice. You will learn how to build a workplace where staff feel supported, respected, and choose to stay. Leave with implementable knowledge on how to create, or improve, inclusive workplaces that strengthen retention and care.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about revising policies and procedures to support New Americans and increase retention
- Review strategies for supporting multilingual staff that allow for individualized learning and growth
- Showcase strategies to create a sense of belonging regardless of background and position
Session 4 – Understanding the Cultures of Minnesota’s Emerging Care Workforce
This session features a panel of community members from Minnesota’s largest immigrant communities that are a part of Minnesota’s care workforce. Hear directly from panelists about cultural norms, religious norms, work ethics, and communication, to gain insights you can apply to better strengthening your settings. This panel will allow participants to gain insights to strengthen support within their settings.
Learning Objectives
- Learn from a panel of community members that represent Minnesota’s largest immigrant communities throughout the state
- Hear discussions that will center around communication best practices, work/life balance, ways to interact with different cultures and communities
- Understand New American experiences with employers that led to increased dedication or frustration that is key to understanding the various cultures in Minnesota
Created with support and funding from LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation and the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) GEAR Division.
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