What is Talent Acquisition?

Once upon a time, personnel departments existed to simply find warm bodies to fill vacancies. Today, the best companies realise that success requires more than just hiring anyone. Talent acquisition is a strategic business function that helps businesses to grow by not only finding people to fill vacancies but specifically finding the best people to support the company’s goal. While personnel departments simply focused on hiring, talent acquisition has a strategic focus on employment branding, recruitment marketing, sourcing, recruiting, and induction tactics to support a company’s overarching strategic goals. Find out the top 5 reasons companies implement systems to help with these acquisitions; and get skilled in Recruitment 101.