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12What about Recruiting and Talent Acquisition?

As stated earlier, diversity and inclusion efforts need to be company-wide; recruiters and talent acquisition teams are often at the forefront of this effort. Many times, they get the blame if diversity isn't growing at the rate desired by the leadership team. Recruiters are individuals who work to fill job openings in businesses or organizations. Their job requirements typically include reviewing candidates' job experiences, negotiating salaries, and placing candidates in agreeable employment positions. The talent acquisition team is responsible for finding, acquiring, assessing, and hiring candidates to fill the roles that are required to meet company goals and fill project requirements. Talent acquisition professionals are usually skilled not only in sourcing tactics, candidate assessment, and compliance and hiring standards, but also in employment branding practices and corporate hiring initiatives. Recruitment is about filling vacancies. Talent acquisition is an ongoing strategy to find specialists, leaders, or future executives for your company.

Retention and recruitment of valuable employees are recognized as two of the most crucial issues faced by companies all around the world. If done well, companies will produce great employee motivation and commitment by creating an environment where all employees feel valued, represented, and included. It also means that retention is higher and companies have to spend fewer resources ...