Ag HR Webinars & Workshops

It's difficult to know when the right time is to call, email, text or send a carrier pigeon with a message to the hiring manager after you’ve applied or interviewed. 

It’s no surprise that candidates tell us non-responsive employers are the most discouraging aspect of the application process. Meanwhile, these candidates cite “communication throughout the process” as the most important factor in creating a positive impression of an organization. 

So, what are proactive steps you can take on your end when communicating with your future employer? Join us for this free job seeker webinar, Effective Communication Strategies, to learn more.

Congratulations, you’ve been promoted to manager! This is an exciting time but also likely one of uncertainty and maybe a little nervousness. Becoming a new manager is difficult, and it doesn’t always come with an experienced mentor or a handbook. Rather, it comes with questions and challenges.

Luckily, we’re open to questions! Register for this AgCareers.com webinar and experience a virtual coaching session on becoming an effective new manager. You’ll learn about different leadership styles and approaches as well as how to acclimate yourself to working successfully with your new team.

In a tight labor market, listening to employee’s desires is more crucial than ever. Companies need to focus on retention efforts. This webinar will provide insight into the latest trends in total wellness and comprehensive benefits. From mental health accommodations to fitness incentives to flexible work schedules, creativity and adaptivity is needed to compete in this space. This webinar will provide ways for your organization to win!

Diversity is not something new to the agricultural industry. Incredible advancements to the industry and mankind contributed by diverse scientists are held with the highest regard. Yet in a recent study by AgCareers.com, only 53% of participating agricultural organizations said their recruiting strategies were aimed at increasing the diversity represented in their organization. While this is not a problem, per se, diversity is important in every industry and in order for the best and brightest minds to succeed, attention should be paid to diversity and inclusion efforts. 

Attend this webinar to gain a better understanding of what diversity and inclusion looks like in the ag industry. You’ll be walked through steps to better increase your diversity and inclusion recruitment as well as retention efforts that can be implemented organizationally. Pre-approved for SHRM credit.

Even the most ethical person harbors unconscious bias. What is unconscious bias, exactly? Take a look at the agricultural landscape. Unconscious bias has pervaded the industry for centuries by leaving most with a stereotypical image of agriculture. Despite best efforts to change that image, women and minorities are still underrepresented in the industry. 

In order to change that image, recruiters and human resources professionals are invited to experience this webinar. Better understand unconscious bias as well as how stereotypes factor in. Learn about ways to overcome unconscious bias as well as how to impact others. This webinar is a must for those seeking to continually promote diversity in agriculture. 

As a manager or professional in human resources, you might think that only the candidate could use some pointers on the interview, right? New hiring managers or those outside of the HR realm charged with interviewing might be surprised to find it’s not as simple as it looks. Or you may consider yourself a seasoned pro when it comes to conducting interviews, but there are always elements to improve upon or update.

This webinar introduces better interviewing techniques and practices for new hiring managers, those unfamiliar with HR, and recruiting veterans. Examine signals and actions that can negatively impact prospective candidates. Consider new questions and devices to get the most out of the interviewing process. Pre-approved for SHRM credit. 

Mergers, buy-outs, retirements, and many more increasingly common factors challenge the agricultural workplace we know and love. In an industry (and world) where change is constant, where the norm we’ve grown accustomed to is seemingly always under threat, how can we be prepared, and prepare those around us, for inevitably changing times? 

Strategize to handle and process discomfort and discontent in an industry so subject to change by attending this webinar. Learn how to positively approach what may be perceived as a threatening change. Gain new ideas for reducing stress and anxiety surrounding whatever change your workplace may be facing. Equip yourself and your employees for changing times. Pre-approved for SHRM credit.  

The candidate experience can be defined in several ways, but in short, it consists of the engagements and interactions made with candidates during the recruitment and hiring process. These interactions, however small and by whatever means, all tally toward the candidate’s overall impression of an organization. A meaningful candidate experience can have a number of powerful effects to create lasting interest in your organization.

Learn how to create that coveted experience to benefit your organization in this webinar for recruiters, hiring managers, executives, and HR professionals. Regardless of the experience, your candidates will tell others about it. AgCareers.com research will be shared in this eye-opening webinar inside the mind of the candidate. Influence that narrative from the start by creating a positive and lasting impression through a meaningful candidate experience. Pre-approved for SHRM credit. 

When people problems arise at work, we have choices. We can manage troublesome situations the way many people do, ignore them. Or we can make a conscious choice to effectively confront issues—even when the issues are complicated, difficult, and lead us out of our comfort zone.

In this webinar we will show you how to conduct a difficult conversation that leads to improved relationships and increased productivity. You will leave the webinar with a better understanding of yourself and others and increased confidence when holding a difficult conversation. Pre-approved for SHRM credit.