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Future of Talent Acquisition

TalenX

Over the past couple of years, the term ‘talent acquisition’ has become incredibly common in the work culture. Talent acquisition can easily be defined as the process of identifying and recruiting workers whose skills match our organisational needs. What is the importance of talent acquisition?

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Nearly Half of 2017 HR Tech Funding Events went to AI-Focused Companies

Lighthouse

In Spoke’s research, it has found that nearly half of requests to HR departments can be answered immediately based on available information, which frees up HR teams to focus on higher priority items. Ascendify , a talent acquisition and management platform that focuses on enterprise firms, received 11 million in funding.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

“Technology can have huge benefits for the HR function: saving time by streamlining processes, boosting engagement by enabling analysis of people data or improving employee development by allowing staff to access the content they need on different platforms, wherever and whenever they need it. People Analytics.

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#WorkTrends Preview: Talent Strategy Alignment

TalentCulture

Simply, effective talent acquisition relies on HR functions that align with the overall business strategy, which means that not only should HR have a seat at the table, but the talent acquisition function also needs to be a viable and well-supported aspect of an overall business strategy for all brands.

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How this veteran CHRO is turning his focus to AI ‘for the common good’

HRExecutive

Mulligan: In my 20 years as a CHRO, I take pride in being continually focused on technology, future trends in HR and creating unique best practices that embrace technologically forward ideas. I can’t wait to join our illustrious team of AI researchers in utilizing AI to improve our own internal HR practices. That really excites me.

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Adopting Continuous Conversations at Newport Group

Reflektive

Jackie: Our HR team has thirteen employees, and we cover core HR functions, learning and development, talent acquisition, and engagement (diversity and community work). Reflektive: Can you tell us about your team at Newport and how you support the company’s performance management programs?

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HR’s Rising Star: Striving to be an ‘agent of change’ in a changing landscape

HRExecutive

When Fiona Sityar joined government contracting firm Highlight Technologies in 2017, she was a one-person HR department, supporting the organization’s 65 employees. Within three years, the workforce grew to 250. And then, COVID-19 hit. They know they’re part of a team and everybody has a stake in the game,” she says.