Talent acquisition in the second half
of 2014
by Toronto Training and HR
June 2014
CONTENTS
3-4 Introduction
5-6 Types of candidate
7-8 Dimensions of a candidate
9-10 Essential factors for job success
11-12 Skill v attitude
13-14 Identifying candidate attitudes
15-16 Useful interviewing websites
17-19 Websites which attract the best
20-22 Social media and talent acquisition
23-24 Big data and talent acquisition
25-27 Referrals from existing employees
28-29 Using head hunters
30-31 An effective talent acquisition process
32-33 Developing a talent acquisition template
34-35 Talent acquisition strategy
36-37 Benefits of talent acquisition innovation
38-39 Talent communities
40-41 Passion
42-43 The power of three
44-45 Biometric tests
46-47 Employer branding
48-49 When talent acquisition goes wrong
50-51 Conclusion, summary and questions
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Page 3
Introduction
Page 4
Introduction to Toronto Training
and HR
Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and
human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden
10 years in banking
15 years in training and human resources
Freelance practitioner since 2006
The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR
are:
Training event design
Training event delivery
HR support with an emphasis on reducing
costs, saving time plus improving employee
engagement and morale
Services for job seekers
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Types of candidate
Types of
candidate
• Passive
• Near-active
• Active
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Page 7
Dimensions of a candidate
Dimensions of
a candidate
• Skills/experience
• Attitude
• Competency
• Culture fit
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Page 9
Essential factors for job
success
Essential
factors for job
success
• Character
• Aptitude
• Motivation
• Personality
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Skill v attitude
Skill v attitude
• Hiring for attitude
• The test
• Required skills
• The reality
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Identifying candidate
attitudes
Identifying
candidate
attitudes
• Identify the key attitude
• Identify the differential
situation; positives and
negatives
• Ask the question
• Leave it hanging
Page 14
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Useful interviewing
websites
Useful
interviewing
websites
• ActiveInterview
• GreenJobInterview
• HireVue
• InterviewStream
• MontageTalent
• Skype
• TalentRooster
• TalentVX
• TeamViewer
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Websites which attract the
best
Websites
which attract
the best 1 of 2
• Barriers to designing better
websites
GOOD WEBSITES
• Authentic
• Engaging
• Intuitive
• Options
• User friendly
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Websites
which attract
the best 2 of 2
• Questions to ask
• Measures
Page 19
Page 20
Social media and talent
acquisition
Social media
and talent
acquisition
1 of 2
• Primary objectives
• Networking
• Blogs and microblogs
• Events
• White label
• Collaborative projects and
wikis
• Mobile
• Influence
• Chat
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Social media
and talent
acquisition
2 of 2
• Branding
• Engagement
• Traffic building
• Sourcing
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Big data and talent
acquisition
Big data and
talent
acquisition
• Definition
• Hallmarks of big data
• Why applying big data to
talent acquisition matters
• Value propositions for talent
acquisition
• Sources for talent acquisition
• Applying big data to talent
acquisition
• Big data doesn’t have to be
hard
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Referrals from existing
employees
Referrals from
existing
employees 1 of 2
• Benefits
• Problems
• Preparing to start
• SMART objectives
• A branded career site
• Incentives
• Questions
• Launching a program
• Ongoing engagement
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Referrals from
existing
employees 2 of 2
• Gamification
• Measures
• Automation
• Mobile recruiting
• Extending rewards to
non-employees
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Using head hunters
Using head
hunters
• Costs
• Benefits of using a head
hunter
• When to use a head
hunter
• A process to follow
• What to look for
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Page 30
An effective talent
acquisition process
An effective
talent
acquisition
process
• Old v new
• Building the ‘right’ job
• Hire to move forward
• Maintain the momentum
• Bring it all together
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Developing a talent
acquisition template
Developing a
talent
acquisition
template
• Innate behavioural
preferences
• Character, aptitude and
motivation factors
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Talent acquisition strategy
Talent
acquisition
strategy
SMART OBJECTIVES
• Enhancing the candidate
experience
• Building a talent pool
• Attracting active and
passive talent
• Speeding up the
recruitment process
• Improved candidate quality
• Optimize websites for
mobile applications
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Benefits of talent
acquisition innovation
Benefits of
talent
acquisition
innovation
• Combine branding, social
media and mobile
technology
• Move from a reactive to a
proactive approach
• Supply a pool of candidates
and engage with top talent
• Maximize relationship
building
• Improve the time to fill and
cost per hire measures
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Talent communities
Talent
communities
• Definition
• Registration
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Passion
Passion • Energy
• Why assess passion?
• Self-motivation
• Passion, attitude and skill
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The power of three
The power of
three
• At least three interviews
• Interview in at least three
different environments
• Involve at least three
people in the process
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Biometric tests
Biometric
tests
• Physiological (static)
• Behavioural (movement-
based)
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Employer branding
Employer
branding
• Develop strategy
• Leverage social media
and mobile technology
• Deploy communications
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When talent acquisition
goes wrong…
When talent
acquisition
goes wrong…
• Effects of a bad hire
• Characteristics of a bad
hire
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Conclusion, summary and
questions
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Conclusion, summary and
questions
Conclusion
Summary
Videos
Questions

Recruitment June 2014