A talent community is an online pool of potential job candidates with high engagement and pre-screening processes. Employers can use it to judge hard and soft skills, while candidates can monitor open positions and form bonds. Recruitment or social media advertising is used to attract candidates, and prescreening tools filter out unsuitable candidates. The complexity of the community varies based on the specific goals of the host, and benefits extend to both employers and candidates.
A talent community is an online opt-in pool of potential job candidates. The primary difference between a talent community and a traditional candidate pool is the level of engagement between candidates and hiring managers, combined with pre-screening processes to ensure entry only to qualified members. The components of a talent community are directly related to the intended purpose of the community. Such components may include profile pages, discussion forums, informational presentations, regular email updates regarding applications, blogs and other community building features.
An employer or recruiting firm, through the use of a talent network or community, is able to better judge both hard and soft skills to place the best candidates in the right positions. Using online screening tools, questionnaires, and other mechanisms, prospective candidates see more information about suitability for various positions than is typically displayed on a resume. Applicant-focused community tools, such as user-provided wikis, discussion forums, and blogs, enable candidates to monitor open positions within a company or organization, as well as form bonds with other candidates and resource staff human.
Developing the online talent community often uses recruitment or social media advertising to get the attention of candidates. Joining a talent community typically begins with an employment website, whether it’s for direct employment with a particular company or a recruiting agency. Community prospective candidates complete assessments, skills tests, personality profiles and personal interest surveys to help employers gain a more holistic understanding of each candidate. In some cases, these prescreening tools filter out candidates who are unlikely to be suitable for placement due to lack of knowledge or skills, conflicting work philosophies or other disqualifying results.
The complexity of a talent community varies based on the specific goals of the community host. For example, a recruiting agency benefits from more candidates interacting and personalizing the talent community environment. Allowing personal profile pages, links to published works, images and portfolio examples are just a few talent community enhancements a recruiting agency can employ to highlight and showcase the various skill sets, interpersonal skills and working philosophies of members of his community.
The benefits of talent communities extend to both the employer and the prospective employee. A member of a talent community has the option to withdraw participation if or when another job offer is made. Similarly, a candidate still hoping to land a job with a talent community host can keep their contact information, educational achievements, and professional status up-to-date, as well as monitor further opportunities. When hired personnel are ready to fill positions, selecting the right candidate is easier, as members are pre-screened, offer extensive additional information, and display their most recent contact information or hiring status.
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