Creating Your TA Strategy Flashcards
What is Artificial Intelligence?
This is an umbrella term for machine learning
using algorithms.
What percentage of the workforce will Millenials makeup by 2020?
50%
What is the gig economy?
This is the term applied when organizations
contract workers for short-term engagements
through new technologies.
HR strategy should always be aligned with this.
Organizational strategy
This type of branding is put out by current
and future employees.
Talent Branding
What is the EVP (Employee Value
Proposition)?
What employees are offered in return for the time and effort that they give to a company.
What are the four Ps of marketing?
Product, Price, Promotion, Place
What is the PESO model?
This model is used in public relations and
marketing and takes the four media types
(Earned, Shared, Owned, and Paid) and
merges them together.
The acronym EVP stands for…
Employee Value Proposition
This recruiting strategy involves acquiring
new talent by recruiting externally.
Buy
This recruiting strategy requires a strong
training and development system and
organizational commitment to providing time
for employees to learn.
Build
Partnering and outsourcing are ways to
achieve this recruiting strategy.
Borrow
This is a term for a group of employees who
are being trained to develop and assume
greater responsibilities within an organization.
Internal talent pool
This metric takes the open positions/open
positions + current headcount.
Vacancy rate
This type of job seeker is interested in a new
position but may only occasionally look
actively.
Semi-passive
This term refers to a shortlist of candidates
that are not currently being considered for a
role.
Talent Pool
Do these two steps to manage your talent
pool.
Segment and interact
This is a fictional representation of an ideal
candidate.
Candidate persona
These are the two types of structured
interviews.
Situational and behavioral
One way to write behavioral interview questions is the STAR technique. What does STAR stand for?
Situational, Task, Action, Results
This interview rating scale specifically
focuses on the behaviors determined to be key
to performing the job properly.
BARS (Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale)
How many pieces of information can your brain process unconsciously?
11 million
This type of bias occurs when an interviewer
is influenced by body language.
Nonverbal bias
Which activity helps to best connect the candidate and employee experience?
Preboarding
Which business need should be considered when formulating a selection philosophy?
Trainability
What is the first step in auditing the candidate experience?
Map the entire candidate journey
To increase offer acceptance rates, which activity should be implemented?
Sell the impact and importance of the role to candidates.
Which measure should be considered when implementing a drug screening program in another country?
Whether or not a formal offer must be extended before initiating
What is the first step in creating a workforce plan?
Create organizational mission, vision, and values
Which tool might a recruiter use to amplify their messaging on social media?
Hashtags
Which demographic shift is projected to have the biggest impact on organizational workforce planning?
Boomers are reaching retirement age at the rate of 10,000 per day.
Which is a primary consideration when sourcing older workers?
Recruiters having knowledge of occupational qualifications
Which is the first step in creating a behavioral interview question?
Review the most current job description.
Scenario: An organization that produces widgets has been struggling to attract candidates for their open requisitions. To improve applicant flow, the organization has decided to create a recruiting video as part of their employment branding strategy. It will showcase the organization’s fun culture and be posted on social media.
What key branding message should be expressed in the video to persuade candidates to want to work for the company?
We are a fun place to work!
Scenario: A company is currently recruiting for a customer service manager position. Several candidates applied, and the company has identified the best candidate. The hiring manager has a tight budget for the position, so the recruiter extended the best offer possible to the candidate. The candidate has called a couple of times trying to negotiate a better offer.
The hiring manager calls the recruiter to express concern over the negotiations. What can the recruiter say to let the hiring manager know this is the best strategy?
“We have several qualified candidates for this job. We don’t need to chase after one.”
What are the 5 components of the Talent Acquisition Framework?
Employment Branding, Planning, Candidate Experience, Hiring, Onboarding
What is Talent Acquisition?
Encompasses the activities involved in building and maintaining a skilled workforce.
What are the 4 challenges in Talent Acquisition?
- Finding the best in the market, not just those on the market.
- Globalization of the talent pool and talent strategies
- Aligning TA with the organization’s goals and requirements.
- Using technology to enhance talent processes.
What are 4 trends in Talent Acquisition?
- Optimization for mobile users/instant interaction
- Millenial shifts
- HR empowered by technology
- Growth of the gig economy
What is the difference between analytics and metrics?
Analytics: When data is needed to answer a business question. Think patterns in data.
Metrics: Standard of measurement/performing against a commitment. Think accountability.
What is the contingent representation rate and formula?
Degree of contingent staff within your total workforce.
(Contingent headcount FTEs/Total Workforce FTEs)x100
Details: Establishing targets for this metric monitoring it will tell you if you are complying with the contingent vs employee organization balance you have determined Is optimal for the accomplishment of organization goals and objectives, including human capital and operating expense targets.
