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