This document outlines how to build or rebuild a successful talent acquisition function. It discusses that the most important step is alignment, where talent acquisition activities are tied to business objectives to create credibility. The four key components to a successful function are alignment, process, tools, and team/partners. For process, an ideal process should be brainstormed that supports objectives before considering current process or tools. The team structure is based on roles needed to support each process step. Tools are selected that support the process. Partners can help complete the solution by outsourcing parts of the process. Pitfalls to avoid include process driven by one part of the business and not monitoring partners.

1. Build, or Rebuild, Your Talent
Acquisition Function for Success
Kara Yarnot, HireClix

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About Me
Kara Yarnot
● Executive Consultant and Strategy Practice
Leader, HireClix
● Provide custom strategic talent acquisition
solutions for employers
● Previously - Founder, Meritage Talent Solutions
● 17 years corporate talent acquisition experience
● Former VP, Talent Acquisition at SAIC
● kara.yarnot@hireclix.com
● www.linkedin.com/karayarnot
● @klyarnot

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About HireClix
Recruitment Advertising Agency Strategic TA Consultancy
● Job Posting / Resume Search
management
● Media recommendations and
placement
● ROI measurement
● Budget optimization
● Talent acquisition strategy
● Recruitment process
optimization
● ATS audit and optimization
● Technology services

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• The Most Important Step for TA Success
• The 4 Key Components to a Successful Talent
Acquisition Team
• Pitfalls to Avoid
Agenda

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Why Alignment Matters
• Ties talent acquisition
activities to business
objectives
• Creates credibility for the
function
• Provides a “safety shield” for
one-off requests
Alignment: The Most Important Step

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Business Objective
Alignment Example
TA Alignment
Grow the business in China
Increased marketing budget for China
Select and implement an RPO

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Business Objective
Alignment Example
TA Alignment
Become the market leader in cloud
computing
Create a sourcing
function for key skills
Invest in branding
initiatives

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4 Key Components to a Successful Function
ALIGNMENT
PROCESS
TOOLS
TEAM
PARTNERS

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Process - The Foundational Step
Step 1: Ignore current process, team skills,
existing technology
Step 2: Brainstorm ideal process that
supports business objectives
Step 3: Map the process steps

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Create your organization structure
1. Identify the roles needed to support each step
in your process
2. Outline skills needed for each role
3. Determine number of individuals needed in
each role
4. Organize team based on business objectives
Team - Roles, Skills, and Structure

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1. Review current tools
2. Determine what tools support the
process
3. Identify additional tools needed, then
research and select
Tools - Process Drives the Tools

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Why do you need partners?
• A part of your process makes sense to
outsource
• It is more cost effective than doing
something yourself
• You don’t have enough staff to execute
your process
Partners - Complete Your Solution

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Types of Partners
Temporary Staffing
Firm
Recruitment
Marketing Agency
Internal Service
Center
R.P.O.

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Pitfalls to Avoid
Process driven by
one part of the
business
People in wrong
roles
Creating manual
processes
outside of tools
Not monitoring
your partners

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