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Recruiting Top Talent: Four Ways to Repel those with Scarce Skills
By Linda Brenner | January 28, 2025
Hiring Manager Satisfaction Surveys: The Worst Thing to (Still) Happen to Talent Acquisition
By Linda Brenner | January 28, 2025
Hiring managers rating recruiters on how well they filled their job does nothing but reinforce arcane and counter-productive behaviors. Rather than asking: "Do you like us? Were we responsive and pleasant? Did you like our candidates?", Talent Acquisition teams should be measured on hiring speed and quality. Note: by "quality" we mean how well did new hires stay in the role and how well did they perform. Because, like it or not, if TA isn't hiring people who stay and perform, something is amiss. Hiring managers, in turn, will *really* like recruiters if they hire top talent who stay longer than their predecessors. But, if you just can't let these surveys go, read on for tips for best positioning these surveys.

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