{"id":110690,"date":"2024-04-11T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/?post_type=magazine&p=110690"},"modified":"2024-04-12T10:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:40:47","slug":"finding-the-right-fit-strategies-for-hiring-exceptional-ld-talent","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/magazine\/spring-2024\/finding-the-right-fit-strategies-for-hiring-exceptional-ld-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Right Fit: Strategies for Hiring Exceptional L&D Talent"},"author":34,"featured_media":98670,"template":"","tags":[5315,31141],"class_list":["post-110690","magazine","type-magazine","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hiring-and-recruiting","tag-hiring-learning-and-development-talent","global_topic_tax-learning-services-and-outsourcing","global_topic_tax-strategy-alignment-and-planning","magazine_issue_tax-spring-2024","magazine_article_type_tax-ld-careers","magazine_article_type_tax-thought-leader"],"acf":{"sponsored":false,"gated":false,"gated_content_type":"","file_attachment":null,"gated_content":"","form_instruction_header":"To access the full article, please fill out the form below:","pardot_html_embed":"","author_override":true,"author_name":"Amy DuVernet, Ph.D., CPTM","author_image":"","author_bio":"Amy DuVernet, Ph.D., CPTM, is the director of training and development at Training Industry, Inc., where she oversees all processes related to Training Industry\u2019s courses for training professionals<\/a>, including program development and evaluation. Email Amy<\/a>.","excerpt":"In this column, I\u2019ll focus on L&D careers from the other perspective \u2014 that of a hiring manager \u2014 describing the process of defining an L&D job role. ","main_content":"In my previous column<\/a>, I explored the diverse backgrounds that lead professionals into learning and development (L&D). Because the streams that lead to learning and development (L&D) are varied, selecting the right L&D professional is often challenging. In this column, I\u2019ll focus on L&D careers from the other perspective \u2014 that of a hiring manager \u2014 describing the process of defining an L&D job role, recruiting candidates and ultimately hiring an individual into a training role, offering tips at each phase to help you with the process.\r\n

Step 1. Define the Job Role<\/h2>\r\nFirst, clearly define the role and its responsibilities. There are some great resources out there \u2014 Training Industry has several relevant wikis<\/a> (e.g., the training process framework<\/a>), the Department of Labor\u2019s job classifications<\/a>, as well as published job descriptions for similar job roles via job boards<\/a> and HR resources<\/a>. Lean on these for inspiration, but also consider your own context. Ask yourself:\r\n