Seminar Fractional Talent Acquisition SHRA (English)

Traditional talent acquisition has reached its limits. Organizations struggle not only to find the right candidates but also to retain them in full-time roles. Fractional talent offers a different approach – but it requires a shift in mindset and strategy. HR leaders need to understand how to position their organization, what conditions enable successful fractional partnerships, and how to integrate this model into their talent strategy. This seminar equips you with the frameworks and practical knowledge to make fractional talent work for your organization.

Your Benefits

• In this intensive one-day seminar, you will learn:

• why fractional talent is a strategic solution to acquisition challenges

• how to identify roles and functions suitable for fractional professionals

• the conditions and frameworks needed to attract fractional talent

• how to design engagement models that work for both your organization and fractional professionals

• practical strategies for integration and collaboration with flexible talent

Target Audience

This seminar is designed for HR leaders, talent acquisition managers, and HR business partners who are looking to expand their talent strategy beyond traditional full-time hiring and want to understand the conditions for successfully attracting and integrating fractional talent.

Seminar leader

Andreia Fernandes works globally as a strategy and organizational consultant with SEABRAND International GmbH for nearly 20 years. Since 2024, she also leads the Portfolio Career Institute and focuses there on shaping the world of work so that it works for people and organizations. In that context she has been speaking at conferences around work and offers support for individuals. building their fractional career.

As part of her own portfolio career, she teaches on leadership topics such as failure culture, intercultural collaboration, and the future of work at HWZ, ETH, PHZH, and the University of Zurich.
Her Motto: Make work work -  for humans and organizations.

Contents

The seminar covers the following key topics:

• Fractional Talent Basics: Definition, characteristics, and the business case for organizations

• The Fractional Market: Who fractional professionals are, what motivates them, and engagement models

• Identifying Suitable Roles: Which positions and functions work well with fractional talent

• Acquisition Strategy: How to attract and source fractional professionals effectively

• Organizational Readiness: Structural, cultural, and operational conditions for success

• Integration and Collaboration: Best practices for working with fractional talent – expectations, communication, onboarding

• Real-world Cases and Scenarios: Examples from various industries and organizational sizes

• Action Planning: Reflecting on your organization's readiness, identifying first steps