austin benn - talent communities white paper
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ARE TALENT COMMUNITIES THE FUTURE OF RECRUITMENT?
‘TALENT COMMUNITIES’ ARE EITHER THE NEXT BIG THING IN RECRUITMENT OR DRASTICALLY OVER-HYPED
The aim of this whitepaper
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WHAT IS A TALENT COMMUNITY?
Unsurprisingly, a clear and simple definition is hard to come by.
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Examples of talent communities
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WHY DO WE NEED TALENT COMMUNITIES?
Zappos
THE STRENGTHS OF TALENT COMMUNITIES s a talent community?
Save money
Find the right candidates
Improve candidate quality
Attract passive candidates
Improve customer experience
New ideas needed in a candidate-short market
THE LIMITATIONS OF TALENT COMMUNITIES
How are passive candidates attracted in the first place?
Job boards aren’t necessarily dead
How is applicant quality improved?
High turnover
How many is too many?
Are organic, candidate-generated talent communities better?
SHOULD YOUR BUSINESS BUILD A TALENT COMMUNITY?
They won’t work for every scenario
They won’t work for every brand
They won’t work without commitment and investment
But for some businesses, they will work
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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
Sources and further reading