Why talent acquisition teams can’t freeze when hiring does

A hiring freeze does not equate to a work stoppage for talent acquisition teams. As outlined by authors Shannon Mullen O’Keefe and Dipak Sundaram, there are four key areas of productivity improvement and process enhancement: 

1. Optimize Existing Hiring Practices
2. Strengthen Hiring Manager and Stakeholder Engagement
3. Ramp Up Talent Acquisition Team Capability
4. Persist Through Disruption

Each of these areas highlight why the time is now, when hiring is slow or stalled, to upskill your talent acquisition team. After reading their article, if you are interested in starting the process of building the internal talent of your team, register for the Hiring Success Master Class!