Introduction: RPO Evolving Model
ℹ️ About this Course
This course explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the world of recruiting and talent acquisition. Led by industry expert Zach Chertok, the sessions provide a strategic roadmap for recruiters, HR professionals, and talent leaders navigating the AI-driven future of hiring. Through a series of focused lessons, you'll learn how to evolve from task-based recruiting to becoming a strategic partner, value modeler, and workforce planner. Whether you're an RPO provider, internal recruiter, or HR stakeholder, this course equips you with the tools, insights, and mindset needed to thrive in today’s dynamic hiring landscape.
📒 What You'll Learn
- How AI is reshaping decision-making in recruiting and shifting stakeholder roles
- The rise of skills intelligence and candidate CRMs—and how to use them strategically
- How to transition from recruiter to strategist, value modeler, and AI validator
- Best practices for embedding with clients and aligning with long-term business goals
- How to design outcome-based hiring models that focus on adaptability and value
- Key metrics for evaluating candidate fit, growth potential, and long-term success
- How to build digital partnerships and integrate AI tools without losing the human touch
🎙️About the Speakers
Zach Chertok
Zachary Chertok | Sr. Research Manager - HCM, IDC | Adjunct Faculty, Columbia University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-chertok-620bb718/Zachary Chertok has spent twelve years in and around the HR, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Operations Management technology sectors spanning roles including industry analyst, investment researcher, practitioner, developer, and marketer. After a brief tenure in the public sector working for the city of Boston, he transitioned to HR Technology in market research before becoming an analyst for HR and BI technologies and services and co-creating a digital retail application. Across his career, Zach has worked in investor research for private equity and in marketing for emerging and established technology spaces centered on managing and facilitating people and people-driven competencies. Today, Zach works for IDC as an analyst covering the integrated employee experience space while maintaining his own research in behavioral economics.
Zach holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and Project Management from McGill University and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).
