The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• The shift from volume to precision hiring
  • Why firms are moving to targeted, competency-based hiring
  • Talent market impacts and competitive hiring realities
• AI in recruiting: practical use cases and implications
  • Where AI tools commonly support hiring workflows
  • Benefits and limitations of AI-enabled screening and assessment
• The skills mismatch in accounting hiring
  • Why critical thinking and professional communication gaps persist
  • Why traditional hiring methods miss these competencies
• The new competency hierarchy for high performers
  • Defining and prioritizing the competencies that drive results
  • AI ethics awareness and professional judgment in an AI-enabled workplace
• Assessment methods for precision hiring
  • Structured behavioral interviewing and scoring rubrics
  • Work simulations, case presentations, and client scenarios
  • Using AI-enabled assessments responsibly and consistently
• Metrics and ROI: evaluating success
  • Quality-of-hire measures (performance, ramp time, manager satisfaction)
  • Retention and turnover measures
  • Efficiency measures (time-to-fill, cost-to-fill) and how to balance them
• Implementation roadmap
  • A phased approach to adopting precision hiring (foundation → expansion → optimization)– Building governance, documentation, and consistency for scalability