Its Your Next Hire Hiding in Plain Sight? HR’s Guide to Internal Recruiting

If every unemployed person in the country found a job, we would still have 4 million open jobs (U.S. Chamber of Commerce). Where can growing businesses find workers? 75% of recruiters say internal recruiting will play a major role in talent acquisition in the next 5 years (LinkedIn). Internal recruiting drives retention and saves time and money. But it can also lead to stagnation and jealousy. To succeed, HR leaders should:

• Proactively engage employees by promoting internal opportunities, building career paths, and holding frequent one-on-ones between managers and direct reports.
• Plan for talent needs using competency frameworks, online assessments of hard and soft skills, ongoing analysis of market and industry trends, and a focus on building internal talent pipelines.
• Combat talent hoarding by fostering a performancedriven culture with 9-box talent reviews and interdepartmental collaboration

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