Talent Acquisition
Stay ahead in the competition for top talent with the latest insights, news, and resources shaping the future of talent acquisition and workforce planning.
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2025 Talent Trends
The 2025 Talent Trends report explores HR’s role in addressing recruiting challenges and highlights the strategies organizations are using to fill jobs, including upskilling and reskilling existing workers, using AI in the recruitment process, and relying on apprenticeship, internship, and mentoring programs.
The Importance of Talent Acquisition
Talent acquisition and workforce planning are cornerstone functions of human resources that directly shape an organization’s ability to achieve its goals.
Workforce planning is the strategic process of analyzing current and future talent needs, identifying skills gaps, and aligning human capital with business objectives. It ensures that HR leaders anticipate change rather than react to it. Talent acquisition encompasses the long-term strategies used to attract, engage, and retain top talent. This includes building employer brand, cultivating talent pipelines, and the more immediate, tactical execution — sourcing, interviewing, and selecting candidates to fill open positions. Together, these practices ensure organizations have the right people in the right roles at the right time.
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