Thalamus Advanced Certification Seminar 2021
Join the Thalamus Customer Success Specialists, a team of former coordinators and Thalamus expert trainers, as well as your peers for an interactive virtual certification training. Learn best practices, become a knowledge area expert, and learn to fully support your program and team on Thalamus.
There are no scheduled upcoming seminars.
Welcome to Thalamus Training
Join us as you prepare and journey through your recruitment season! Learn how to build and customize your program and run your entire recruitment season through Thalamus at your own pace. Attend a live training session, watch on-demand, or receive the Thalamus Advanced Certification by registering for our live training seminars.

Live Group Training Sessions
Each training course is a 45 minute training session held live virtually by one of our GME Customer Success team members. Each course has suggested pre-work to complete prior to attending.
Anyone is welcome to attend any session, whether an active and current Thalamus user, or just wanting to learn more about the features of our software.
Course 1: Program Setup & Introduction
- Introduction of Thalamus
- Review adding and assigning roles to program administrators and interviewers
- Adding program profile information (social media, attachments, etc)
- Reviewing and creating tiers and tracks
- Review program settings
Course 2: Calendar, Surveys & Emails
- Review adding & modifying email templates
- Creating "Additional Template" emails
- Creating surveys
- Setting up calendar sessions
- Review calendar & waitlist settings
Course 3: All about Applicants
- Applicant importing
- Assigning tracks & tiers
- Creating & adding tags
- Inviting and scheduling applicants
- Applicant dashboard review
Course Pre-Work
- Course 1 (or have program set up with a track)
- Course 2 (or have calendar sessions created)
Course 4: Scoring algorithms & Reports
- Review adding score categories
- Setup scoring algorithms
- Roster layout setup
- Viewing and exporting reports
Course Pre-Work
- Course 1 (or must have program set up)
- Course 2 (or must have calendar sessions set up)
- Course 3 (or should have applicants invited & scheduled)
Course 5a: Itinerary Builder
- Entering faculty availability
- Review building an itinerary
- Creating custom sessions
- Publishing the itinerary
- Viewing the MySchedule page
- Master view
Course Pre-Work
- Course 1 (or must have program set up)
- Course 2 (or must have calendar sessions set up)
- Course 3 (or should have applicants invited & scheduled)
Course 5b: Itinerary Wizard
- Entering faculty availability
- Itinerary wizard walk-through
- Publishing itineraries
- Viewing the MySchedule page
- Master view
Course Pre-Work
- Course 1 (or must have program set up)
- Course 2 (or must have calendar sessions set up)
- Course 3 (or must have applicants invited & scheduled)
Course 6: Video Chat & Master View
- Published vs unpublished itineraries
- Video chat testing
- Managing master view
- MySchedule
- Adding applicant scores and notes
Course Pre-Work
- Course 1 (or must have program set up)
- Course 2 (or must have calendar sessions set up)
- Course 3 (or must have applicants invited & scheduled)
- Course 5a/5b (or must have one itinerary session built)
Course 7: Scoring & Ranking Applicants
- Adding and revising applicant scores & notes
- Review rank list
- Reports and exporting
- Archive mode
Course Pre-Work
- Course 1 (or must have program set up)
- Course 2 (or must have calendar sessions set up)
- Course 3 (or should have applicants invited & scheduled)
Course 8: Cortex
- Importing applicants to Cortex
- Algorithm & filter setup
- Reviewing applicants
- Exporting from Cortex to Thalamus
Course 9: Thalamus for Applicants
- Discuss and navigate the calendar page
- Review the MySchedule page
- Review Thalamus Video Chat
Course 10: Thalamus for Interviewers
- Access applicant information
- Review itinerary on the MySchedule page
- Review Thalamus Video Chat
- Review entering scores & notes for applicants
Course 11: Cerebellum: Recruitment Data Dashboard
- Review of Program Summary Statistics
- Understanding DEI Recruitment Outcomes
- Geographical Recruitment Outcomes
- Interview Invitation and Completion Insights
On-Demand Training Sessions
Prefer to learn on your own in your own time? We also offer many on-demand training sessions to view when it’s most convenient!