Upgrade Your Talent Pipeline to a Talent Community

Upgrade Your Talent Pipeline to a Talent Community BLOG: Author: Amanda Lewis | Source: HCI | Published: 2 days ago In the current war for talent, leaders are facing a new set of hiring and engagement issues. There is a lack of loyalty among current employees. The average length they stay in their current role is two years. Industries are also converging and seeking the same type of talent. Folks are working longer, retiring later and there is a sea of new graduates seeking employment at the same time. Add to these challenges the fact that competitors are guaranteed to be talking to your top talent right now. Organizations must figure out a way to engage their employees while keeping potentials interested. Successful, global organizations like Autodesk, Disney and Pepsi are using Talent Communities to do this and create a predictable talent pipeline. People are naturally social and conversational, so building relationships and communities is pivotal. People want relationships with people, not faceless companies. Talent Communities humanize your organization. In a special webcast, Neil Griffiths, Global Practice Leader of Talent Communications & Employer Brand for Futurestep, will show how building relationships with key talent before you need to hire them, strengthens your overall employer brand and enhances employee engagement from day one. He will provide insight into the difference between talent communities and traditional talent pools; how technology is driving passive candidate engagement strategies; how talent communities can deliver value to global workforce planning and how to measure and quantify the impact of talent communities. http://www.hci.org/lib/upgrade-your-talent-pipeline-talent-community ============================================================================= Talent Communities: Beyond the Hype Community: Talent Strategy Track: Talent Management Strategy & Execution WEBCAST: Presented By: Neil Griffiths | Webcast Airs: July 24, 2012 Bringing your employer brand to the attention of top talent is vital in the race for the most sought after candidates. But if they choose to engage with you, how do you hold their attention? Enter talent communities – one of the best ways to build a relationship with the right people before you need to hire them until the day that you do. Talent communities enable you to enter into relevant conversations with key talent – conversations that might never otherwise take place. So the question is, is your organization at the forefront of strategic talent communications, or are you falling behind? Neil Griffiths, Global Practice Manager for Futurestep’s Talent Communications and Employer Branding practice, will dispel the hype around talent communities and provide insight into: The difference between talent communities and traditional talent pools How technology is driving passive candidate engagement strategies How talent communities can deliver value to global workforce planning http://www.hci.org/lib/talent-communities-beyond-hype