Why Talent Communities

The Case for Talent Communities

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Recruiting is brokenIt’s expensiveIt takes foreverIt’s convoluted

Solutions are not integrated.

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What we know:Investing in human capital has a proven ROI.

Social Recruiting has helped but not solved the distance between candidate and employer.

Talent Communities, when properly built and managed, create a solid candidate pipeline, focused on quality rather quantity.

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Recruit. Develop. Retain. These key human capital management activities are most often thought of as linear and time sequential. However, with the generation gap growing and the talent pool shrinking, some organizations are asking, "What does it mean for business outcomes if we substitute development for recruiting?"

It's time to consider the nonlinear relationship between recruitment and development within organizations.-Human Capital Lab, BY MICHAEL E. ECHOLS, PH.D.

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Companies are recognizing the value in social recruiting.

It gives them access to MORE applicants.

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•Candidate segmentation- critical for effective recruiting.

•1: many messaging- timely information to a large audience.

•Socially based relationship development- engage in 2-way communication.

•1:1 messaging- the ability to communicate privately with individuals is critical.

http://www.ere.net/2010/12/01/the-broken-promise-of-social-recruiting/

Taken individually, each of the popular social networking tools lack one or more of the elements required for large-scale social recruiting:

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Like a house on fireSocial recruiting works to bring in

quantity.

But what about quality hires?

Cost per hire?

Time to hire?

Workforce planning?

Engagement?

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Communities Solve These IssuesWednesday, March 16, 2011

Who should be involved in this?

Human Resources

Marketing

Corporate Communications

Social Media Team

Finance

Legal

Oh...and us

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Our Mission: To map the global talent market and match people to their perfect employers and opportunities.

Our Vision: To bridge the gap between education and employment.

Our First Step: To build a targeted professional community for your employer brand. It’s the most cost effective way of bringing the right talent to your business.

HOW?Wednesday, March 16, 2011

What a talent community does:Targeting talent

The first step in a Talent Words campaig: select the people you want to target. For example :

Talent journey

Community managementAs your community grows, you have the ability to engage with all of them or segment them into lists for personalised communication

Your target candidates will get a message, inviting them to your talent community.

Within the community, they fill out a profile, interact with other candidates, and ask questions.

Use your landing page and community to welcome them and giving them a glimpse into your culture.

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How you can use your custom community

Post Jobs

Interview and take notes

Hire the right peoplein less time

Headhunt in your own community

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