Comments on: Redefined: a Paradigm Shift for Talent Acquisition http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2009/05/13/redefined-a-paradigm-shift-for-talent-acquisition/ Sourcing News and Knowledge - Beyond the Obvious Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Corporate HR Guy http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2009/05/13/redefined-a-paradigm-shift-for-talent-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Corporate HR Guy Thu, 14 May 2009 22:36:34 +0000 http://thesourcenewsletter.wordpress.com/?p=312#comment-88 "As we discussed earlier, if I bring back 100 names, there is a theoretical chance not a single one will want the job. Here is the hard cold truth, this is not the fault of any one single person. I have provided the market transparency (market research) from which a company can glimpse something of their reputation with their competition’s work forces. " Of the entire article, this one bit might be the clue for you researchers on how to sell your work's value, rather than benchmarking it against what a recruiter does. "Market Research" is very different from just "name generating". One has further reaching value than just the hire being made. Perhaps the audience for your sales pitch should include HR leadership external to TA (ex Generalist management, Organizational Development leaders, Talent Management, etc.) “As we discussed earlier, if I bring back 100 names, there is a theoretical chance not a single one will want the job. Here is the hard cold truth, this is not the fault of any one single person. I have provided the market transparency (market research) from which a company can glimpse something of their reputation with their competition’s work forces. ”

Of the entire article, this one bit might be the clue for you researchers on how to sell your work’s value, rather than benchmarking it against what a recruiter does. “Market Research” is very different from just “name generating”. One has further reaching value than just the hire being made. Perhaps the audience for your sales pitch should include HR leadership external to TA (ex Generalist management, Organizational Development leaders, Talent Management, etc.)

]]> By: Dorothy Beach, CIR PHR http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2009/05/13/redefined-a-paradigm-shift-for-talent-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Dorothy Beach, CIR PHR Thu, 14 May 2009 15:45:34 +0000 http://thesourcenewsletter.wordpress.com/?p=312#comment-89 Hey Reagan you tell a good story and right on target. Thanks and be aware it has caught the attention of many researchers on Twitter which is how I found it. Hey Reagan you tell a good story and right on target. Thanks and be aware it has caught the attention of many researchers on Twitter which is how I found it.

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