# AI for HR Professionals (Private Sector) Course Online Canonical URL: ## Overview Starting from your very first Claude conversation, this course guides HR professionals through building a fully configured AI workflow. You will learn to write effective prompts, organize ongoing work with Projects, build reusable templates with Artifacts, and connect Claude to workplace tools, all through HR-specific examples, exercises, and real people operations documents. By the time you finish, you will have a personalized Claude system built around your HR role and your organization's people priorities. HR professionals generate an enormous volume of written work: job descriptions, offer letters, performance review frameworks, policy documents, onboarding programs, and employee communications. Claude excels at accelerating this kind of written output when given the right organizational context and professional guardrails. This course teaches you to establish those guardrails and apply them across the full spectrum of HR content, including talent acquisition, employee relations, policy and compliance, people analytics, and program development. The course wraps up with a capstone project where you produce a complete HR deliverable package using your full Claude system. ## What you'll learn - Write structured prompts that produce accurate results for writing, analysis, summarization, and research - Set up and use Projects, Artifacts, Styles, and Memory to build a personalized Claude workflow - Apply advanced prompting techniques including role based prompting, chain of thought reasoning, and the You Ask Me method - Connect Claude to workplace tools including Google Drive, Gmail, Excel, and PowerPoint - Apply Claude to core HR workflows including job descriptions, performance management frameworks, employee communications, manager guidance, and policy documentation - Build a complete HR Claude system and produce a capstone deliverable package ready for workplace use ## Curriculum #### Module 1: Getting Started with Claude AI - Explain how Claude works in plain language and identify the model tiers, plans, and interface - Understand the context window, how Claude processes information, and when to start new conversations - Practice your first Claude conversation using an HR-specific prompt - Identify what Claude does well, what it doesn’t, and when human judgment is essential #### Module 2: Prompting Fundamentals - Apply the five-part prompt framework: context, task, format, constraints, and examples - Write effective prompts across five use cases: writing, summarization, analysis, research, and creative problem-solving - Recognize and fix common prompting mistakes that produce vague or unusable output - Practice prompting with HR scenarios: drafting a job posting, summarizing a policy document, and writing a manager feedback script #### Module 3: Working with Files & Documents - Upload and analyze images, PDFs, spreadsheets, and documents directly in Claude - Use Claude to extract, compare, and summarize information from uploaded files - Work with HR-specific file types: position descriptions, org charts, performance review forms, and employee handbook sections - Complete a hands-on document analysis exercise using provided HR sample files #### Module 4: Projects & Knowledge Bases - Explain how Projects use custom instructions and knowledge bases to organize ongoing work - Write effective Project instructions that encode your role, audience, format preferences, and rules - Upload reference documents and understand how RAG retrieves relevant content - Create an HR Project for a talent acquisition or performance management scenario using provided sample files #### Module 5: Artifacts, Styles, Memory & Usage Management - Create reusable deliverables with Artifacts and edit them directly or through conversation - Build custom Styles that match your professional communication voice - Configure Memory to retain key context about you and your work across conversations - Apply usage management techniques to extend your plan value #### Module 6: Advanced Prompting & AI Tool Selection - Use role-based prompting, chain-of-thought reasoning, and multi-step workflows - Apply Extended Thinking, web search, and the You Ask Me technique for complex tasks - Compare Claude with ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini to choose the right tool for each task - Practice advanced prompting with HR scenarios: auditing a job description for bias, building a structured interview guide, and developing a performance improvement plan framework #### Module 7: Introduction to Claude Cowork - Explain what Cowork is and how it differs from the claude.ai chat interface - Read, write, and manage files from your desktop environment - Configure guardrails, file permissions, and network settings for safe use - Understand prompt injection risks and how to protect against them #### Module 8: Context System, Connectors & Integrations - Build foundational context files and set Global Instructions that apply to every Cowork session - Connect Claude to Slack, Google Drive, Gmail, and other workplace tools - Use Claude natively in Excel and PowerPoint with the Office add-ins - Configure your context system and connections for HR workflows, including people analytics in Excel and leadership presentations in PowerPoint #### Module 9: AI for HR — Core Workflows - Use Claude to produce bias-reviewed, level-calibrated job descriptions and structured interview guides - Draft manager coaching scripts, performance improvement plan frameworks, and corrective action documentation - Build employee communications, handbook sections, and onboarding program content - Set up HR-specific Skills and Scheduled Tasks for recurring content production - Complete a hands-on lab producing a multi-document HR content package #### Module 10: Capstone — Build Your HR Claude System - Audit your HR tasks and identify the highest-value opportunities for Claude assistance - Configure a personalized HR Claude system: Projects, context files, Styles, and connected tools - Run a complete end-to-end workflow that produces a real HR deliverable package - Create a Week 1 action plan for applying what you’ve learned to your HR role ## Instructors ### Reid Johnson — Instructor Reid isn't just someone who knows CAD and BIM; he's a licensed architect and contractor who deeply integrates these technologies into every facet of his career. His hands-on experience as a practitioner building real-world projects provides him with an invaluable understanding of how BIM and CAD streamline workflows and enhance design. This practical foundation led him to Autodesk, where he shared his expertise, helping others effectively leverage these powerful tools. Throughout his professional journey, Reid also dedicates himself to education, consistently teaching university courses and shaping the next generation of design professionals by equipping them with essential CAD skills. His unique blend of practical experience, industry knowledge gained at Autodesk, and passion for teaching positions Reid as a true specialist in BIM and CAD technology, capable of bridging the gap between theory and real-world application. **Credentials:** - Autodesk Fusion Certified User - Autodesk Revit Certified Professional - Autodesk Certified Instructor - Licensed Architect - Licensed General Contractor ### David Nguyen — Instructor David is the AEC Software Specialist at VDCI, with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management and an Associate’s degree of science in Drafting and General Design from ITT Technical Institute. A San Diego native with over 12 years working in the Design Industry and construction industry, David brings his construction and design expertise to help all students achieve their goals in the field. Outside of his professional life, David loves attending concerts, festivals, playing his guitar and restoring and repairing all types of vehicles. **Credentials:** - OSHA 30 hr. Construction Safety Certified - Construction Software: SketchUp, Bluebeam Revu, Autodesk Suite (AutoCAD, Fusion, REVIT) - Mechanical Software: PTC CREO Parametric, Solidworks, MasterCAM ## Pricing **Tuition:** $899