You Are Who You Hire

3 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

This workshop from Offor University helps identify who you truly need in critical roles so hiring solves your most pressing challenges.

As featured in

The Wall Street Journal
Fast Company
Stanford Social Innovation Review
ESSENCE

Course overview

An actionable hiring workshop for deciding exactly who to hire

We hire to solve problems, but when the stakes are high, it can be challenging to separate signal from noise and make important decisions about who to hire. You Are Who You Hire is designed to provide the essentials for clear decision-making when you need to hire someone yesterday.

You Are Who You Hire is perfect for

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Early-stage entrepreneurs building their team for the first time

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Board members hiring a CEO for the first time

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Recruiters who don't want to be seen as order takers and want to be strategic partners

What you’ll get out of this course

Get clear about your strengths so you know who will complement you

Avoid wishful thinking that leads to attrition and get real about what you need from working relationships for them to be successful.

Define the specific problem(s) you are solving by hiring

Learn how to quickly and easily gather data from peers, colleagues, and advisors to make a well-informed decision about the problem you are solving by hiring.

Decide who to hire first and how to structure the role to meet your needs and solve your most pressing challenges

Make trade-offs you can actually live with instead of defaulting to decisions that are likely to lead to burnout for you or your new hire.

This course includes

1 interactive live session

Lifetime access to course materials

2 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

1 projects to apply learning

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Aug 15—Aug 18

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    15

    You Are Who You Hire

    Thu 8/153:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)

    Course Project

    1 item

Week 2

Aug 19—Aug 25
    Nothing scheduled for this week

Week 3

Aug 26—Aug 30
    Nothing scheduled for this week

Bonus

    1:1 Office Hours

    1 item

    More Offor University Courses coming soon!

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What people are saying

        I literally took the lessons from your session and haven't looked back. We've hired 20 people in the years since… I even put [my team] through my version of [Offor University]. We've only had one staff departure in that time, and a large reason why is because... we're so clear on who we are and what we're looking for.
Reuben Ogbonna

Reuben Ogbonna

Co-Founder of Marcy Labs
        I attended this course in 2016, and I STILL use and reference what I learned in this course. I implement tools and templates all the time. Because of that work, we have a talented and committed team and working board that is aligned with our vision and values.
Janine Gomez

Janine Gomez

Founder of I Dream Public Charter School Author title

Meet your instructor

Ify Walker

Ify Walker

Executive search firm founder; helped 300+ organizations; featured in Fast Company, WSJ

Ify Walker (she/her) is a proud product of Nigerian parents, Wisconsin, and Head Start. A fierce believer in the power of equitable culture and talent practices, Ify’s experience sits at the intersection of talent cultivation, law, and fundraising. She is a steady and courageous advisor whose firm has helped over 300 companies hire top executives from Offor’s talent network of over 20,000 leaders. As the Founder and CEO of Offor, Ify leads with her values– she believes that when people’s needs are prioritized, everyone can do their best work. When she is not leading a growing national firm and debunking the meritocracy myth, Ify is running Mom's School of Excellence with her husband—the most important decision she has ever made.

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Course schedule

90 minutes

  • Live Course

    August 15, 2024 | 10:00-11:30 am CT

    Join us live.

  • Office Hours

    August 22, 2024 | 3:00-4:30pm CT

    Optional office hours are available for anyone who has completed the course and wants feedback or advice.

A Crash Course in Hiring

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Active hands-on learning

This is not a seminar you'll zone out in; you'll have active working time to move the needle forward

Not-so-lonely at the top

Leadership can often be isolating; in group discussions, you'll be able to share and hear from others who are going through the same things

1:1 guidance

Every participant will receive feedback on exercises and advice from Ify

Frequently Asked Questions

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