RECRUITMENT VS TALENT ACQUISITION
Talent acquisition has been defined as “a strategic approach to identifying, attracting and onboarding top talent to efficiently and effectively meet dynamic business needs.” Very fancy, for me, simply put, this is a true indication that the effective practice of TA affects the bottom line of the business you work within. When “Talent Acquisition” is mentioned, many think, “Recruitment”, I believe they are as similar as saying “Finance” and “doing sums” or “Communications” and “sending emails” – there are gulfs between them! They are separate practices which have an entirely different skill-set & crucially, mind-set. The analogy that I use the most often is that, it’s like Rugby & Football….both played on grass, but with different shaped balls, goals, rules, fans & critically, a different set of tactics. Recruitment is part of Talent Acquisition, a key part but one that, in rapidly evolving times & a candidate driven market come second. I firmly believe that doing th