Talent Acquisition

Talent acquisition refers to the process of identifying and acquiring skilled workers to meet your organizational needs. The talent acquisition team is responsible for identifying, acquiring, assessing, and hiring candidates to fill open positions within a company. Employer branding, future resource planning, diversifying a company’s labor force, and developing a robust candidate pipeline are the cornerstones of talent acquisition.
 
In some cases, the talent acquisition team is part of an organization’s Human Resources department. In others, Talent Acquisition is its own department that works in coordination with HR. The skill sets of effective talent acquisition professionals include sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, compliance and hiring standards, and fluency in employment branding practices and corporate hiring initiatives.
 
The talent acquisition process involves several complex steps. The most essential of those include:
  1. Lead generation
  2. Recruiting and attracting top candidates
  3. Interview and Assessment
  4. Evaluating references
  5. Selecting the best candidate(s)
  6. Hiring and Onboarding