Business Certificate Information for Recruiters

Today’s graduates are more well-rounded and ambitious than ever before. This makes differentiating between candidates and finding the candidate with the right business skills and background for your company even more challenging. A candidate who has put the time and effort into earning a UNC Business Essentials business program certificate has an up-to-date skill set and is ready to make an immediate impact in your organization.

As a recruiter, you can be sure that candidates with a UNC Business Essentials certificate have:

• Rigorous business skills training derived from courses designed and taught by UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School faculty experts
• Applicable knowledge on marketing channels, budget management, economic drivers, business operations and communication skills
• A well balanced skill set and solid business knowledge base that shorten new employees’ learning curves and help them contribute to your organization quickly
• The drive and determination to complete a rigorous program that takes approximately 60 hours to finish

UNC Online Business Courses for Your Organization

If your organization provides tuition reimbursement for business-related education and training as an employee benefit, consider recommending the UNC Business Essentials business certificate program or other UNC Kenan-Flagler online business courses to your employees. Our online business courses let your employees gain business skills whenever and wherever it’s convenient.

UNC Business Essentials can be used within your organization as:

• An early career development tool to help new hires become immediate assets to your organization
• Part of a training program designed to enhance employees’ contribution and impact
• An employee transition tool to help employees master new responsibilities or adjust to new functional roles
• Part of your efforts to recruit and retain the best talent in the marketplace

UNC Business Essentials can provide significant benefits to your organization:

• Improved employee loyalty
• Minimized employee development costs such as travel, lodging and lost productivity due to flexible e-learning environment
• Increased employee productivity

Learn More About the UNC Business Essentials business certificate program

To register for an upcoming online information session to learn more about the UNC Business Essentials business certificate program, please register here.