Free practical course

Choosing and Validating a Recruitment Specialism

Find a defensible niche by testing demand, talent access, commercial viability and your ability to deliver.

What you will build

A specialism thesis with validation evidence and a decision gate.

Before you start: Talent Engineering Fundamentals, or equivalent recruitment experience.

74 min estimated, including practice. 4 written lessons.

What you will learn

Course lessons

  1. Define a niche around a useful problem
  2. Validate demand and delivery supply together
  3. Test the economics and capacity
  4. Choose a thesis and a review gate

Complete the lessons and pass the five-question knowledge assessment at 80% to earn a free course certificate. Exercises are self-directed, not independently graded.

Download the practice workbook

Sources and further reading

Original Academy teaching and fictional examples. These references provide context, not endorsement. Edition 2026.09; updated 2026-09-24.

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