Return to Training ScheduleLevel I - Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies For HR/ER Professionals
| Host: | Wicklander-Zulawski |
| Location: | WZ Virtual Training Zoom Video Conferencing, Virtual Virtual |
| Dates: | January 28, 2026 - January 29, 2026 |
| Times: | 9:00am - 4:30pm Central Time |
| Fee: | $615.00 |
As Human Resources, Employee Relations, and Ethics Professionals handle the most challenging and sensitive cases, guidance is critical for conducting proper investigations within today’s turbulent work environment. Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc. (WZ) recognizes the importance of due diligence, interviewing all parties involved, and staying focused on one true objective to Identify the Truth. Our team of Certified Forensic Interviewers (CFI®) teaches a series of evidence-based, proven techniques to apply the latest investigative interviewing strategies to adapt to any investigation.
The HRCI and SHRM Pre-Approved WZ Seminar on Workplace Investigative Interviewing Strategies is a powerful interactive two-day workshop open to ALL professionals who conduct inquiries into hostile work environment issues such as bullying, workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, and many other integrity issues. Gain valuable insights from actual cases conducted by WZ investigators. Get access to real-life videos when you attend this course in person.
ATTENDEES WILL LEARN
· Legal and Ethical Considerations
· Rapport
· Elements of an Investigative Interview
· Environment & Remote Interviewing
· Strategies to Investigate Unwanted Workplace Behavior and Misconduct Allegations
· Benefits and Risks of Interpreting Behavior
· Fact Gathering
· How to Reduce Resistance During Sensitive Interviews
· Causes of Resistance | Interviewing the Victim, Witness or Subject
Amanda Weaver, CFI, PHR
Amanda Weaver, CFI, PHR, is an Investigations Manager and Instructor with Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates (WZ), bringing more than two decades of private-sector investigative and leadership experience. Throughout her career, she has held various leadership roles across a variety of investigative functions, supporting organizations nationwide and guiding teams through complex workplace challenges.
Her professional background includes nationally recognized retailers such as Nordstrom, Ann Taylor, Border’s Bookstores, Victoria’s Secret, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Kohl’s. Amanda’s experience spans specialty, luxury, department store, omnichannel, and supply-chain retail operations. Her areas of expertise include internal and external investigations, employee and labor relations, loss mitigation, threat assessment management, function specific training, and strategic planning.
At WZ, Amanda leads training and consulting initiatives centered on ethical, research-supported investigative interviewing practices that support organizational values and principled, people-centered workplace culture. Her approach emphasizes collaboration over confrontation in the information-gathering process. Known for her ability to connect with diverse audiences, Amanda brings intention and purpose to every learning environment she facilitates.
Amanda is a Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI), a Professional in Human Resources (PHR), and a Florida Licensed Private Investigator (FL#C3300346). She is affiliated with the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Behavior Threat Assessment & Management and Violence Risk Assessment (BTAM/VRA) Committee. Amanda has presented at national and regional industry events, including NRF Protect, the International Association of Interviewers, HR Star, various Organized Retail Crime Association conferences, and the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators and her professional writing has been published in Loss Prevention Magazine and the CFInsider Journal
Host: Wicklander-Zulawski
Location: WZ Virtual Training Zoom Video Conferencing, Virtual Virtual Get Directions
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