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Talent organizations are becoming more strategic
Reactive:
High cost
Labor-intensive
Applicant quantity focus
Req to req process
Developing
Foundational
Strategic
Traditional
Strategic:
Low cost
Efficient
Quality of hire focus
Proactive pipeline-based process
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Developing
Foundational
Strategic
Traditional
Talent Acquisition Maturity Model
Jobs
Post-and-pray
Targeted engagement
to attract highly
qualified candidates
Talent segmentation
and prioritization
Jobs on niche boards
and social platforms
Sourcing
Reactive, over-reliant on
agencies
Engage with strong
pipeline of leads and
‘silver medalists’
Team-wide pipelining
with engaged talent
communities
Build internal capabilities
to focus on passive talent
Metrics
Established metrics
and benchmarks
Data driven decision
making
Brand
Defined employer
brand strategy
Influential talent brand
engaging employees
and candidates
Understanding
of employee
value proposition
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