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Talent Leaders tell us what they're working on This Week in Talent
This Week in Talent: with the end of the year approaching, talent acquisition teams face a flurry of activity, from pre-holiday hiring to defining metrics for success in 2025. Adam explores the challenges of balancing urgent hiring goals, refining candidate experience, and selecting 'hero metrics'—key indicators that truly reflect team impact. As TA leaders review traditional measures like time to hire, diversity, and brand strength, the question remains: what metrics best capture success in today’s hiring landscape? Join the debate on the core metrics for TA success and get inspired for the year ahead.
This Week in Talent: future planning and graduate recruitment is top of the list for Adam this week, sharing his experience at MYOB's future makers academy and his top tips for making an assessment day work. Did he back a winner at the Cup? Pretty sure it was a roughie. Read on.
This Week In Talent: Adam Avci, Talent Lead at MYOB, joins us as the TWIT editor for November and he starts by sharing outcomes of a recent team offsite. He also talks about squiggly careers and the importance of internal mobility. Want to get squiggly? Read on.
This Week in Talent: Jamie Holder rounds out her stint in the TWIT-seat by putting the focus firmly on you. Yes, Talent Leaders, we’re looking at you. Jamie highlights the need to make time in your week (schedule it) for reflection, learn to prioritise and delegate both for yourself and to empower your team to succeed. She reminds us of the importance of not taking on other people’s responsibilities and keeping an eye to the future. How can we do all this? Well, read on and find out.
This Week in Talent: ATC2024 has come and gone, and Jamie Holder is wrapping things up for us while it's still fresh in our minds. From the rise of AI in recruitment to Kevin Wheeler’s provocative predictions, there’s plenty to dive into. Spoiler: AI isn’t here to replace you, but it will make you better—if you embrace it. Want to revolutionise your hiring process? Skills-based hiring, predictive analytics, and personalisation are where it’s at. Plus, some serious fangirling over Kevin. If you missed ATC2024, don’t worry—this recap will get you up to speed.
This Week In Talent: Jamie talks all things leadership within the TA space, including talking career conversations, how (and when) to delegate and practical things that leaders can do to develop the confidence and skills in their team. Whether you’re new to leadership, a seasoned veteran or aspiring to lead one day – this TWIT is for you.
Jamie kicks off her October editorial of This Week in Talent by declaring a theme: Career development in Talent Acquisition. Is your interest piqued? You know this TWIT has been written for you.
Jamie shares some practical tips for growth including making the shift towards talent advisory, some ideas for TA projects as well as some fabulous resources to get inspired.
Want to hear more from the 2024 ITAs Winner – Enterprise Talent of the Year? Read on.
This Week In Talent: The final piece of the design thinking puzzle - the pitch to management. This week we include top tips to help you prepare for that meeting, including how to structure the story, slide deck, and the importance of curating the environment to ease the anxiety.
This Week In Talent: Why conducting user interviews and focus groups is key to understanding the talent and people problems you’re solving for. Why should you start with your Minimum Viable Product first, and not jump straight to all the version with all the bells and whistles? How can stakeholder interviews save you time, money, and effort? How can you set up the interviews so people feel comfortable to tell you what they’re REALLY thinking? Well, read on and you’ll find out …
This week in Talent: cleaning up a hot mess talent function, using a customer journey to convince the higher-ups to change an ugly user experience. Why creating personas was a game-changer in analysing a talent experience and more.
This Week in Talent: We welcome back Jody Smith to the editor seat, who brings us an intro to Human Centred Design (HCD) thinking, a bunch of design tools and resources you should bookmark, and Jody’s recommendation of which ATC Events session to attend if HCD is your jam.
This Week in Talent: Petey Wang joins us for a special edition in celebration of Wear it Purple Day. This edition not only spotlights the vibrant diversity within our community but also prompts a reflection on the visibility and recognition of LGBTQI+ accomplishments and milestones over the past year. Plus, it includes a great DEIB resource and much more.
This Week in Talent: Derek Del Simone signs off by looking to the future of talent, including how VR and AR might work in his profession.
This Week in Talent: Derek Del Simone discusses the importance of a killer career site, including considering consumer behaviour when job hunting. He shares great links relating to Customers Becoming Candidates, Consumer Behaviour, AI & trends for careers sites in 2024. Tips for Modern Career Sites in 2024, Engaging candidates through text Messages and Managing External contractor workforce.
This Week in Talent: Derek Del Simone talks sharing talent analytics with different stakeholders to drive informed decisions. He looks at how Data-driven talent Intelligence is revolutionising talent leadership as well as providing guides to Talent Acquisition Analytics and highlighting the importance of leveraging data for Talent Acquisition and organisational success to driving business performance.
