Anthony Haynes writes: What makes for effective talent acquisition?

The ideal way to find out is to ask stakeholders to reflect on their experience. I'm delighted to say that's what we were able to do here, courtesy of our richly experienced two guests, Louise Gulliver and Martin Greig - both from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).

In our case study, we reflect the recruitment process on when Louise was the hiring manager and Martin the (successful) candidate.

We focus especially on:

• good practice at various stages of the process
• in particular, what makes for effective communication on the part of the various parties involved
• questions of whether and why to use a recruitment agency - how can an agency add value?

Towards the end (from 18:35), we each provide key take-aways in terms of things to do or not to do. covering themes such as preparation and research, accuracy, and communicativeness.

Credits

Louise is Group Director of Marketing & Communications at CIPS.

Martin is Head of External Affairs at CIPs.

This episode is produced by Bart Hallmark, with music by  Harry Chalmers.

Further listening

We hope you enjoy listening to this episode. If you do, you might find the following episodes of interest:

• How to maximise candidate attraction
• Why is a vacancy brief so important?
• How NOT to write job advertisements
• How to research a prospective employer

PS

We've published a written version of our case study here: https://www.fjwilson.com/docs/case-studies/CIPS-Greig-Case-Study-Nov-22.pdf.

Finally, what we do

FJ Wilson Talent Services provides recruitment and talent development services and also coaching for individuals.

We specialise in professional roles at mid or senior level, Our core market comprises organisations for professionals - typically membership bodies, learning providers, and awarding bodies.

To find out more about our services and to contact us, visit our website fjwilson.com.