More Related Content Similar to Six Winning Strategies (20) Six Winning Strategies1. Doing
More
with
Less
–
Six
Winning
Strategies
for
Today's
Talent
Acquisi>on
Leader
Carol
Mahoney
President,
Live
and
Leap,
Inc.
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2. You’re
at
the
end
of
your
rope!
! Your budget is slashed
! Talent Is Critical
! “Dive and Catch” management
! How do you win?????
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3. Three
Approaches
I
Don’t
Recommend
Jerry McGuire Pollyanna
3
Network
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4. The
Six
Winning
Strategies
1
! Align Talent Objectives with Business Objectives
2
! Use Tools Wisely and Liberally
3
! Partner Partner Partner
4
! A nimble and flexible team
5
! Sprints – the new way to get to the finish line
6
! Brand yourself, Brand your TA team
4
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5. Strategy
#1:
Align
your
Talent
Acquisi>on
Plan
with
Business
Objec>ves
! Inputs to the plan
– Company priorities and objectives
– Workforce plan and priorities (if they
exist)
– Executive team, HR, Finance
! Components of your plan
– Resource allocation (including partners, vendors)
– SLA – for TA AND hiring teams
– Marketing Plan (tools, sourcing)
– Metrics for Success
! Use planning process as an education tool – be a
“chapter ahead” of your organization.
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Differentiate strategy and service level. Air Cover Required!
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6. Tool
for
Business
Plan
Discussion
-‐
Casual
2010 Copyright Tweetajob.
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7. Tool
for
Business
Plan
Discussion
-‐
Formal
High
Uniqueness of Human
-Use contingent staff -Develop relationships
-Build communities
-Promote from within
Capital
- Recruit internally
-Spend no time
- Develop broadly
-Self-Serve Tools
- Practice selective
external recruiting
Low
Low Value to the Organization High
Marginal Contribution Over Cost
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9. Strategy
#2:
Use
Tools
Wisely
and
Liberally
! Leverage Tools – beyond “req-by-req” recruiting
– Fill your pipeline
– Develop relationships with talent communities
– Provide talent intelligence in key segments
! Tool Checklist:
– Traditional Tracking tools; CRM
– Job Posting solutions (Monster, CareerBuilder, Niche,
Tweetajob)
– Research: (ZoomInfo, Broadlook, Jigsaw, Hoovers, etc.)
– Social Networking
• email campaigns/mixer events
• Blogs
• Tweet-a-Job; Twitter; LinkedIn; Facebook; Jobvite; Ning
! Key to your TA Plan
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10. TA
Plan
Tool
Traditional ATS Post profiles for flow
(traditional, tweetajob, niche)
Use research to find passive
candidates
Engage thru social
networking (LinkedIn, FB,
Ning, email campaigns/mixer
events)
Traditional ATS
Use research to find passive candidates
and map out talent community
Attract and Engage thru social
networking (Twitter, Tweetajob,
LinkedIn, FB, Ning, email campaigns/
mixer events; Blogging)
2010 Copyright Tweetajob.
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11. Strategy
#3:
Partner
Partner
Partner
Colleagues Vendors
• Industry/Functional input and • Initiatives and Projects
expertise • Added staff
• Templates, etc.
Core Talent
Acquisition
Internal Clients Contractors, Consultants,
• Referrals Interns
• Self-serve • Overflow work
• Process management • Initiatives and projects
• Targeted expertise
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12. Strategy
#4:
Beyond
job
>tles
-‐
a
recrui>ng
organiza>on
that
is
nimble
and
flexible
! Talent moves to where the need is – beyond title
– Shared pain; shared joy
– Power in numbers
! Long-term payoff
– Forges relationships
– Builds skills
– Builds empathy
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13. Strategy
#5:
Sprints
–
the
new
way
to
get
to
the
finish
line
! Agile approach (also known as Scrum)
– Short Sprints: 1-2 weeks
– Team (not individuals)
– Clear deliverables for each member
– Daily check-in
– De-brief at end of sprint
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14. Strategy
#6:
Brand
yourself,
Brand
your
TA
team
! TA Value Proposition
– Who Are You?
– What Is Your Brand Promise?
– How does it fit in?
– Re-fresh as needed
– Truth-in-advertising
! Tell your story
– Consistent
– Often
– Use numbers and metrics
! This is your chance…make it count!
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15. About
Carol…
! Founder of Live and Leap, Inc.
– Talent Acquisition On Demand
• Consulting
• Team Building
• TA SWAT teams
• RPO
– F5: Forums For Females Focused on A Fabulous Future
• Blog
• Events
• Tools and Support
! Talent Acquisition Management professional for over 20 years
! Connect with Carol:
– carolm@talentacquisitionondemand.com
– Website: http://www.talentacquisitionondemand.com
– LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolvalentimahoney
– Twitter: http://twitter.com/carolmahoneyBlog: http://www.liveandleap.com/
blog
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