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5 Essential Tips for Acquiring New Talent

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It is crucial to recruit from good sources to get a project off the ground. To begin with, you should go to reputable sources to find talent. Because of this, poor employee retention costs businesses in the United States over $1 trillion annually. Some essential tips for acquiring new talent include: Using reliable agencies.

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Turnover Rate: What Is It? and How to Get It Under Control

SmartRecruiters

Understanding turnover rate is essential to creating a talent acquisition and retention strategy that allows you to be proactive in sourcing and hiring and helps you avoid scrambling for talent at the last minute. Image source: OfficeVibe. Boomerang hires have a 44% higher retention rate over 3 years than outside hires.

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4 Tactics Your Hiring Team Can Learn from Army Recruiters

SmartRecruiters

It’s no secret that high schools are one of the top sourcing-channels for military recruiters, but Myron takes a more proactive approach to finding potential recruits. For Army recruiters, this means participating in community events, sports games, and school functions to demonstrate they aren’t simply robots looking to fill quotas.

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Compensation Wins Talent, Recognition Retains It

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After all, he does have three kids in preschool, a mortgage, two car payments, and an unhealthy addiction to golf (the most expensive sport known to man). Image Source. However, arguably the biggest benefit of recognition is the impact it has on retention. Most importantly, how much are they going to pay him?

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A Hiring Freeze Guide for Recruiters and TA Leaders

SmartRecruiters

Competitors in better economic situations may try to poach your top talent, so you need to activate and implement your talent retention strategy. Pool Talent and Source Proactively: Reach out to your talent pool and remind/inform them who you are as a company. Hiring is a team sport and your ATS should reflect that.

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How to Recruit Candidates With DEIB In Mind

PowerToFly

Avoid overusing sports metaphors (“You swing for the fences and never drop the ball”) or terms that denote cultural appropriations (“powwow," “tribe”). Diversify Your Sourcing 10. Get in touch today to talk through your DEIB hiring and retention needs! Use inclusive language when communicating with candidates.

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How to Partner with the Business as a Recruiter

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Crafting sourcing strategies through online channels. Preparing and monitoring turnover and retention rates (company-wide and by department). This can be done by involving them in every stage of the hiring process, from sourcing to onboarding. Remember – hiring is a team sport! Calculating recruiting KPIs (e.g

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