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• Beyond the Interview: Using Leaderless Group Exercises to Identify Top Talent

  • Start
    07/28/2026
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  • End
    07/30/2026
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
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    30
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  Beyond the Interview: Using Leaderless Group Exercises to Identify Top Talent (2 - Half-Day Sessions)

  This engaging virtual training focuses on the use of Leaderless Group Exercises as an effective assessment tool in the selection process. This workshop will explore how leaderless group exercises can be used to evaluate critical competencies such as communication, collaboration, problem solving, influence, leadership, and interpersonal effectiveness in a realistic, job-related setting.

  Participants will gain practical guidance on designing exercises, developing rating criteria, training assessors, and observing participant behaviors to improve consistency and defensibility. The training will also highlight common challenges, best practices, and strategies for creating meaningful simulations that produce valuable insights into candidate performance.

  Whether you are new to assessment centers or looking to strengthen your current practices, this session will provide useful tools and ideas that can be applied across a variety of public sector recruitment and promotional processes.

  About our presenter: Alycia Leach most recently worked at Contra Costa County as a Principal Human Resources Analyst May 2019 - May 2024, after over 3 years as a Senior Assessment Development Analyst with the City & County of San Francisco. Alycia resigned to homeschool her children, and remains connected to the professional community through training and networking through organizations like WRIPAC. She is an advocate for data-driven test development that will holistically and meaningfully assess candidate skill sets. Alycia's previous experience includes Human Resources functions for NASA and a waste management company in Louisiana. Alycia has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Southeastern Louisiana University.

  If you work for a member agency, but do not have a login, please create an account and request member access. You must register with your work email address. 

  Registration will close on July 21, 2026, or when all seats have been reserved. 

  The early registration deadline is June 21, 2026.

  
  

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• The Art of Classification Analysis

  • Start
    08/18/2026
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  • End
    08/20/2026
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual
  • Spaces left
    32
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  Do you want to conduct a sound classification analysis but have no idea where to start?

  You are not a subject matter expert, so how do you defend a current position or whether a position is working out of class or merely performing complex duties?

  Given the politics, what is the point of a comprehensive classification analysis?

  These are some common and important questions. In this interactive workshop, you will learn the foundation of classification and answers to these questions and many more. After some theory and activities, reinforced with real life situations, at the conclusion of the workshop, participants should have an increased knowledge of and the ability to integrate and utilize the following:

  • Reasons to conduct a classification study
  • Job families and classification levels
  • Broad vs. narrow classifications - identify when classifications should be consolidated
  • Allocation factors
  • Managing a classification interview
  • Conducting the analysis and developing a defensible classification report
  • Creating and revising a classification specification
  • Classification changes and the politics

  Part I: Classification Foundation and how to conduct a classification study

  This part of the training will provide an overview of the fundamentals of classification analysis. What is it? Why do we do it? Why is maintaining the classification system important and what are the ingredients? You will learn about job families, classification levels, and allocation factors, and how to use them to conduct a classification analysis.  Lastly, we will discuss when you should and shouldn’t use the classification process.

  Part II: Data Collection, Analysis, and the Art of Crafting a Defensible Report  

  This part of the training will dive deeper into the classification foundation by using the allocation factors to manage the classification interview and evaluating single and multiple incumbent positions to make a classification recommendation. We will finalize the analysis by understanding the steps to write a defensible classification report, irrespective of politics, and how to write and/or update a classification specification. In addition, we will also discuss strategies to manage the classification review/appeal process.

  About our presenter:

  Tameka Usher is currently the Director of Administrative Services with the City of Rocklin. She was previously employed by the County of El Dorado (3 years) as the Director of Human Resources; Koff & Associates (1 year) as a Project Manager; and CPS HR Consulting (11 years) as a Product and Services Manager (Classification and Compensation Division and Merit System Services Division). As a practitioner and instructor, her dynamic training style, as well as her relevant and practical knowledge and skills allow her to bring to life more than 12 years of experience conducting a variety of classification and compensation studies for public sector clients across the country. Classification experience includes both single and multiple series/level classification studies that included class spec updates, development of new class series, class consolidation, etc. Compensation experience includes both small and large base salary and total compensation studies that consist of compensation philosophy development, compaction analysis, salary recommendations, and strategy implementation. She holds a master’s degree in Human Resources.

  Registration: If you work for a member agency, but do not have a login, please create an account and request member access. You must register with your work email address. 

  The early registration deadline is July 5, 2026.

  Registration will close on August 11, 2025, or when all seats have been reserved. 

  
  

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• Compensation 101

  • Start
    09/02/2026
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  • End
    09/03/2026
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual
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  Interested in learning how to navigate the art and science of compensation? Compensation data can be very helpful in providing an external trend, but it also raises employees’ expectations, and requires both analysis and strategy. This course will combine and cover the essential elements of compensation analysis!
  

  Part I - Compensation Foundations

  This session will provide an overview of the fundamentals of compensation analysis. What is it? Why do we do it? What is a compensation philosophy and how do I develop one? Learn about the “whole job evaluation” methodology and approaches to compensation studies and identifying your labor market, choosing benchmark classifications.

  Part II - Auditing & Data Analysis

  This session will cover collecting the market data, verifying the appropriateness of identified comparable classifications, and auditing matches to identify the accuracy of the salary data. In addition to the implementation of developing salary recommendations, and implementation strategies.

  The zoom link will be provided to registered attendees.

  About our presenter:

  Tameka Usher is currently the Director of Administrative Services with the City of Rocklin. She was previously employed by the County of El Dorado (3 years) as the Director of Human Resources; Koff & Associates (1 year) as a Project Manager; and CPS HR Consulting (11 years) as a Product and Services Manager (Classification and Compensation Division and Merit System Services Division). As a practitioner and instructor, her dynamic training style, as well as her relevant and practical knowledge and skills allow her to bring to life more than 12 years of experience conducting a variety of classification and compensation studies for public sector clients across the country. Classification experience includes both single and multiple series/level classification studies that included class spec updates, development of new class series, class consolidation, etc. Compensation experience includes both small and large base salary and total compensation studies that consisted of compensation philosophy development, compaction analysis, salary recommendations, and strategy implementation. She holds a master’s degree in Human Resources.

  
  

  If you work for a member agency, but do not have a login, please create an account and request member access. You must register with your work email address. 
  

  The early registration deadline is July 5, 2026. 

  Registration will close on August 23, 2026, or when all seats are reserved.

  
  

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• Amplified Intelligence (AI): Supercharge Your HR Expertise with Tailored AI Prompt Engineering from Beginner to Pro

  • Start
    10/01/2026
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  • End
    10/02/2026
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom link will be provided to registered attendees.
  • Spaces left
    34
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  Unlock the real power of AI in HR with a training designed specifically for you.  Whether you’re just starting to experiment with prompts or already pushing the limits with custom GPTs and integrations, this program meets you at your level. You’ll gain practical, hands-on techniques that save time, reduce errors, and open new possibilities for how HR gets work done.

  From beginner to advanced - we meet you where you are. Start with AI fundamentals or jump into sophisticated techniques using ChatGPT Projects, Custom GPTs, and integrated research capabilities.
  

  Personalized to your needs. A pre-event survey captures your challenges and experience level, tailoring exercises to your real pain points.
  

  Beginners learn: Core prompt engineering and basic task streamlining
  

  Advanced users master: Complex multi-platform techniques connecting external data sources like Google Drive
  

  Platforms covered: ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and other leading AI tools for deep research and external integrations.
  

  You leave with: Personalized solutions, ready-to-use templates, and implementation plans designed for your organization.
  

  Who Should Attend
  HR professionals at any AI experience level seeking practical solutions to their specific prompt engineering challenges.
  

  What You'll Get (Tailored to Your Level)
   Beginners:
  

  • Foundational prompt engineering skills and techniques
  • AI task streamlining for common HR tasks
  • Basic governance and security practices

  Advanced Users:
  

  • Advanced ChatGPT Projects and Custom GPT development
  • Multi-platform prompt engineering with external integrations
  • Deep research techniques and data source connections

  All Participants:
  

  • Solutions addressing your pre-survey pain points
  • Ready-to-use prompt templates customized for your scenarios
  • Implementation roadmap with next steps

  Training Approach
   Interactive sessions adapted to participant needs based on pre-event survey responses covering experience levels, specific challenges, and priority use cases.
  

  Learning Objectives - By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
  

  • Design and test prompt templates that streamline HR processes
  • Apply advanced prompt engineering to solve their own HR challenges
  • Evaluate governance and security considerations in HR AI use cases
  • Build pilots that connect AI platforms to real data sources and measure results

  
  About the trainer:
  Dr. Frank Olmos, Executive Director of Classified Personnel for Bellflower Unified School District, is a distinguished HR leader with over 18 years of experience in Merit System Human Resources management. A 2024 Stephen E. Bemis Memorial Award recipient, he has revolutionized personnel assessment through innovations like Broad-Based (consolidated) testing and AI integration in HR. Holding a joint doctorate in educational administration and leadership from Cal State LA and UC Irvine, he also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Cal State LA, teaching statistics and data interpretation. As the founder of DFO HR Consulting and a published author, Dr. Olmos remains at the forefront of modernizing HR practices, focusing on AI's role in human resources while upholding merit principles and equitable employment standards.

  If you work for a member agency, but do not have a login, please create an account and request member access. You must register with your work email address. 

  Registration will close on September 25, 2026, or when all seats have been reserved. 

  The early registration deadline is July 31, 2026. 

  While you do not have to pay for training at the time of registration, certificates will only be provided to attendees who have paid their registration by the time the training occurs. We cannot accommodate requests for certificates for late payments. 

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