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How a World Cup Star Was Discovered Using Data—and What It Means for Recruiters

Linkedin Talent Blog

But there is a lesson for talent acquisition teams of all kinds in how the the sport has successfully used talent analytics to recruit. The following season, Kanté moved to Chelsea, led the Blues to the Premier League title, and was named 2017 PFA Player of the Year.

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The 10 Cutting-Edge Trends That Will Shape Recruiting in 2017

Linkedin Talent Blog

As we are kicking off 2017, many of you may be thinking about what you can do to boost your recruiting strategy this year. What’s new and different and will allow you to gain an edge over the competition and find and attract the best talent? image by clement127.

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Building an Internal Brand for Your Recruiting Team is the Fastest Way to Prove Your Value to the Business

Linkedin Talent Blog

“For some reason, our [own company] leaders think that we’re scattered, and we’re all over the place, and our brand as a crucial business function is suffering”, explains Kara. “We We need to take the skills and techniques that we apply to building our employer brand and use them to create our internal talent acquisition team brand.”.

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3 Reasons Why People Analytics Should Be a Priority for Every HR Team

Linkedin Talent Blog

One of the findings shared in LinkedIn’s The Rise of Analytics in HR: An Era of Talent Intelligence is that over the last five years there has been a threefold increase in North American HR professionals who list either analytics skills or analytics keywords on their profiles. Dearborn’s explanation: “The No.

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3 Insights on NYC’s Talent: Where They Come From, Where They Go, and Who's Getting Hired the Most

Linkedin Talent Blog

What that means for New York businesses: if you’re struggling to find enough talent locally, you should seriously consider sourcing from Boston—whether that’s a targeted employer branding campaign or simply finding and engaging the top candidates from Beantown. Turns out Silicon Alley is more than a silly nickname—it’s real.

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29 Best Books on Recruitment (MUST Read Resources for Recruiters)

Recruiting Blogs

The Future of Recruitment: Using the New Science of Talent Analytics to Get Your Hiring Right. Recruit Rockstars was published in late 2017. The author, Jeff Hyman , is the Chief Talent Officer at the Strong Suit Executive Search in Chicago. Amazon rating: 3.6. Available formats: ebook, hardcover. Amazon rating: 4.6.

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