Find the right fit.
The Skills Initiative model puts the employer in the driver’s seat: we operate as a boutique consulting firm with our employer partners as our clients. We conduct an in-depth needs assessment to design solutions which help employers resolve challenges related to candidate quality, application process flow, retention, performance gaps, and on-boarding support, while deepening their connection to the surrounding community. Our team engages employers in order to understand their workplace culture, hiring practices, and turnover issues.
Find the right fit.
The Skills Initiative model puts the employer in the driver’s seat: we operate as a boutique consulting firm with our employer partners as our clients. We conduct an in-depth needs assessment to design solutions which help employers resolve challenges related to candidate quality, application process flow, retention, performance gaps, and on-boarding support, while deepening their connection to the surrounding community. Our team engages employers in order to understand their workplace culture, hiring practices, and turnover issues.
Find the right fit.
The Skills Initiative model puts the employer in the driver’s seat: we operate as a boutique consulting firm with our employer partners as our clients. We conduct an in-depth needs assessment to design solutions which help employers resolve challenges related to candidate quality, application process flow, retention, performance gaps, and on-boarding support, while deepening their connection to the surrounding community. Our team engages employers in order to understand their workplace culture, hiring practices, and turnover issues.
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Services
Customized Pipeline Training Programs for New Staff
The Skills Initiative targets a specific position that employers need to fill and uses a cohort model to recruit, assess, and train candidates on behalf of a new employer, who can then interview and hire top talent for those open positions. Historically, employers who use the pipeline training program experience significant increases in employee retention during the first 12 months following the program.
Signature Model Elements
The Skills Initiative’s team often spends months interviewing and observing employees in the target position to understand what skills are necessary to succeed in the job.
The Skills Initiative uses the information gained during the employer engagement phase to create a recruitment and interview process for the program that identifies qualified candidates for the target job.
Skills Initiative staff maintain open communication with employers, participants and program alumni in order to continually improve programming and ensure positive outcomes for both our participants and employer partners.
The Skills Initiative guides participants through the process of preparing for the application and interview with the target employer.
Skills Initiative staff continue to support participants during the onboarding process, reducing the attrition that can happen due to failure to complete background checks, assessments and other onboarding requirements. The Skills Initiative’s Alumni Engagement Program provides lifetime support for all program alumni.
Recruitment and Retention Consulting
The Skills Initiative has over a decade of experience recruiting, placing, and coaching entry-level staff. Through quantitative and qualitative data analysis, we can identify the main drivers of employee attrition and recommend solutions to improve retention and reduce costs.
Manager and Incumbent Worker Training
Our unique high-quality content brings value to anyone who sits in our classrooms, regardless of their title and salary. We also recognize that our participants are more successful when their managers and peers are successful, so our team creates customized training content for incumbent workers. Workshops such as social identity, mindfulness, managing up, and growth mindset can be delivered as stand-alone sessions or as part of a larger talent strategy.
Accelerated Job Connections Model
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Find the right fit.
The Skills Initiative model puts the employer in the driver’s seat: we operate as a boutique consulting firm with our employer partners as our clients. We conduct an in-depth needs assessment to design solutions which help employers resolve challenges related to candidate quality, application process flow, retention, performance gaps, and on-boarding support, while deepening their connection to the surrounding community. Our team engages employers in order to understand their workplace culture, hiring practices, and turnover issues.
