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5 Things Baseball Can Teach Us About Talent Acquisition

ConveyIQ

The art of talent acquisition is a lot like playing in the major leagues. There’s a lot that can be learned from our national pastime, so we took some of our favorite quotes from the field and applied them to our other favorite sport: talent acquisition. Keep your eye on the ball.”. There’s no crying in….hiring!”.

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2 Companies That Are Getting Internal Mobility Right

Linkedin Talent Blog

We heard this sentiment echoed across panels at Talent Connect 2023 — and for good reason. Internal mobility offers many benefits , including increased retention, engagement, and agility, as well as reduced cost and time of hiring. It’s since grown to include several other business lines like Direct-To-Consumer and NBC Sports.

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A Hiring Freeze Guide for Recruiters and TA Leaders

SmartRecruiters

So you’re the head of your organization’s talent acquisition team and your CEO just implemented a hiring freeze. For talent acquisition teams, the candidate pipeline is one such asset. Pool Talent and Source Proactively: Reach out to your talent pool and remind/inform them who you are as a company.

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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. Boomerang hires have a 44% higher retention rate over 3 years than outside hires.

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Compensation Wins Talent, Recognition Retains It

Achievers - Recruiting

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). According to Chuck Edward, Microsoft’s head of global talent acquisition, “ culture is the new currency ” required to attract and retain talent.

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Overcoming the ‘Win at all Costs’ Mentality: Take a stand against cheating

The Staffing Stream

Of course, there are the larger-than-life examples of cheating no one can deny: Sports fans have no doubt heard about the cheating that the Houston Astros engaged in the year it won the World Series through the use of technology to steal hand signals from opposing teams. PREMIUM CONTENT: Total Talent Acquisition Developments Summary.

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How to Partner with the Business as a Recruiter

Social Talent

Recruiters are often seen as the gatekeepers of talent acquisition, responsible for finding and attracting the best candidates for their organizations. Preparing and monitoring turnover and retention rates (company-wide and by department). However, recruiters cannot work in isolation from the business needs and goals.

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