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• Q1 Chapter Meeting | Cracking the Code: Navigating Today’s Hiring Landscape

  • When
    05 Mar 2026
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    UFCU Plaza 8303 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78759 (Building C, Floor 1)
  • Registered
    19 registrants

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  Q1 Chapter Meeting

  Cracking the Code: Navigating Today’s Hiring Landscape
  

  

  The hiring market continues to evolve. Job descriptions are more complex, screening criteria can feel opaque, and applicants are expected to tailor their materials with precision. Whether you are actively exploring new opportunities or simply want to stay informed about current hiring trends, understanding how organizations evaluate candidates is a critical professional skill.

  In this session, we will examine today’s hiring landscape through both a broad and practical lens. Using Texas state employment as a real-world case study, we will unpack how job classifications work, how screening criteria are applied, and how candidates can strategically align their experience to posted qualifications. These principles extend beyond state roles and can be applied across industries.

  By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

  • Describe key trends influencing today’s hiring and screening processes

  • Navigate Texas state job boards to locate relevant postings

  • Interpret State Auditor’s Office job classifications to understand state role levels and career progression

  • Analyze a Texas state job description to identify screening criteria and minimum qualifications

  • Identify strategies for aligning resume language with stated qualifications

  • Determine next steps if considering state employment or similar structured hiring systems

  This session is ideal for talent development professionals who want to better understand hiring systems, strengthen their own career strategy, and gain insights they can also apply when supporting others in career development.

  

  
  

  This chapter meeting is a complimentary event for ATD Austin Members.

  
  

  Guests are invited for just $15!

  
  

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  For more information about the event, contact our VP of Professional Development: pro_dev@tdaustin.org 

  

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• Personal & Professional Development Community | Invisible Leadership: Creating Safety and Stability Without a Title

  • When
    17 Mar 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Join us via Zoom!
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Personal & Professional Development Community

  Invisible Leadership: Creating Safety and Stability Without a Title

  In today’s workplace, people are carrying a quiet but constant sense of instability—whether it’s market uncertainty, AI-driven role shifts, or the feeling that work has become endlessly fragmented.

  The impact is measurable: the APA reports that 54% of U.S. workers say job insecurity is significantly affecting their stress at work, and Microsoft’s Work Trend Index found 48% of employees say their work feels chaotic and fragmented.

  This session gives leaders, managers, and L&D professionals a practical, human-centered way to reduce noise, build trust, and increase learning readiness—so people can do their best work even when the environment feels uncertain.

  Leave with A simple 3-pillar Invisible Leadership framework—Safety, Clarity, Support—to create stability without a title. Practical micro-skills + language cues that build trust and psychological safety fast (especially in change and high workload). A ready-to-use 2-week Stability Sprint with quick pulse checks to measure improvements in safety, engagement, and learning transfer

  About Your Speaker: 

  Isla Reddin, Corporate Performance Coach

  Isla Reddin is a corporate performance coach passionate about bringing diverse tools and strategies to support individuals and teams to grow and reach their desired goals. Her background in curriculum design, training, and project management informs her coaching practice. Isla believes new tools and paradigms of learning need to be constantly created to meet the needs of individuals and society.

  In her early career, Isla supported global sales, media, and PR events for international automotive, pharmaceutical, and financial services companies. In the past 15 years, she has worked in Europe and the US as a consultant and corporate performance coach with multiple clients, and as an entrepreneur in the tech, and education spaces. She understands how to help leaders and teams handle the diverse challenges they face with practical, creative, and flexible solutions.

  

  The ATD Austin Chapter has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program qualifies for a maximum of 1 point.

  
  

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• New, Current, and Prospective Member Welcome 2026

  • When
    27 Mar 2026
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    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9098408828

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  We are excited that you want to learn more about the ATD Austin Chapter and the value of membership!

  Please join us for a 30-minute orientation to our chapter professional development and networking opportunities.

  New, existing, or prospective members are welcome to join!

  
  

  Meeting Details will be sent in an email upon registering.  Reach out to Chelsea Delbar at membership@tdaustin.org with any questions.

  
  

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• ATD Austin Social @ Mama Betty’s Tex-Mex on Burnet Rd.

  • When
    09 Apr 2026
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Mama Betty’s Tex-Mex | 7001 Burnet Rd #1101, Austin, TX 78757
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  Spring Into Learning & Connections

  Spring is here and so are fresh ideas and fresh connections!

  Join ATD Austin this April at Mama Betty’s Tex-Mex on Burnet Rd. for a fun and flavorful mixer designed for Learning & Development professionals.

  Enjoy great Tex-Mex, great company, and even better conversation with trainers, talent leaders, and learning designers alike!

  Let’s spring forward—together!

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• New, Current, and Prospective Member Welcome 2026

  • When
    17 Apr 2026
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    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9098408828

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  We are excited that you want to learn more about the ATD Austin Chapter and the value of membership!

  Please join us for a 30-minute orientation to our chapter professional development and networking opportunities.

  New, existing, or prospective members are welcome to join!

  
  

  Meeting Details will be sent in an email upon registering.  Reach out to Chelsea Delbar at membership@tdaustin.org with any questions.

  
  

  New to Zoom?

  Visit https://zoom.us/download to download the Zoom client to join the call.

  
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  

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• CPTD Study Group Fall 2026 Informational Session (FREE)

  • When
    25 Aug 2026
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  
  

  CPTD Study Group
  

  Fall Cohort - Free Information Session

  This free information session will give you an overview of the virtual study group and what you can expect. This study group is designed for talent development professionals who are pursuing the CPTD designation. 

  Attend the free information session on Tuesday, August 25, 2025 6:30 CST to learn about the certification.  The cohort will run Tuesdays, September 1st - November 17th, 2026 from 6:30 - 8:30 CST.

  WHO CAN REGISTER:

  The study group is open to anyone, anywhere who is interested in pursuing the CPTD certification. 

  International participants are welcome. 

  ATD or ATD Chapter membership is not required, but ATD partner chapters receive discounted pricing on registration for the full cohort.

  MEETING DETAILS:

  Registered participants will be sent the virtual meeting logon information 24 hours in advance of the session. Virtual meeting times are:

  4:30 to 6:30 pm Pacific Time
  

  5:30 to 7:30 pm Mountain Time

  6:30 to 8:30 pm Central Time

  7:30 to 9:30 pm Eastern Time

  INFORMATION SESSION REGISTRATION:

  Please note, this event is only the free information session, if you would like to attend the entire cohort, please register for both the info session and cohort.

  For any questions, please contact cptd@tdaustin.org.

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