Sessions

Concurrent Session
Best Practices in Building a Proactive International Talent Management Strategy
Columbus GH, East Tower, Ballroom Level
Tuesday 04/25/2017 02:30 PM - 03:45 PM   Add to calendar
1.25 SHRM PDCs | Competencies: HR Expertise, Global & Cultural Effectiveness | Intended Audience: Mid-Level
Workplace Application:
This session will show how to create a talent acquisition strategy that will help you proactively source and screen the best global talent. 

It's no secret that you are face unprecedented recruiting challenges. The war for talent is fierce, as top workers are routinely lured away by hefty incentives offered by competitors. Talent acquisition teams are, more than ever before, tasked with finding exceptional candidates who aren't readily available in the domestic labor pool. Many U.S. companies are bridging the skills gap by recruiting from abroad. The global labor pool offers a diverse mix of candidates with a variety of competencies, helping to solve the perennial problem of how to find the right employees for hard-to-fill positions. Yet, sourcing and screening foreign talent can seem daunting. So how can you seamlessly kick off a proactive global-focused talent acquisition strategy? This session will help you:

·         Discover how to best source a robust talent pool, as well as the best ways to vet international applicants.

·         Write job descriptions that appeal to foreign nationals.

·         Gain buy-in from your executive team on foreign national recruitment.

·         Utilize a comprehensive checklist for kicking off a proactive, global-focused talent acquisition
           strategy at your organization.

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Presenter:
Jamie Gilpin, CMO and Workforce Trends analyst,
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