My Talent Acquisition Technology Journey..

Last Thursday, Facebook reminded me of an important milestone... my first day as a GE employee. Talk about creating moments that matter... across HR wouldn't it be great if we could seek out simple ideas that automate recognition like Facebook did for me with "On this Day"? Beyond that, these milestones generate excitement & remembering the first day is often a strong memory. How can we harness the power of that moment to build relationships and connect with talent?

I will think about that along with 5 million other things every day in my role connecting sourcing and employment brand through technology on a mission to create better talent experiences. Many global organizations are thinking about how we can improve and it's exciting to know that my role is a piece of that puzzle. In the past I needed to be more task oriented uploading spreadsheets or writing tweets. While I still support those activities, its been an interesting ride learning more about the intersections of sourcing, employment branding, ops, metrics and university recruitment. How does one bring all of that together and keep everyone on the same page? I thought I'd share some observations.

Tips for Other Candidate Experience Technology Leaders:

1) Over Communicate: Case studies and research often come back to this inherent pitfall. Change management can only be successful if we think we're talking too much.

2) Iterate: Solicit feedback early & often. If something isn't working just switch gears

3) Work priorities that impact a smaller number of people into the bigger plan for later; people appreciate acknowledgement that something will be done even if it's not as soon as they'd like.

4) No technology is a perfect magic bullet, they all come with trade-offs. Helping those who will use the technology understand benefits over trade offs is where the real leadership occurs... 

5) Avoid shiny objects & think about the outcome & it's impact. Sometimes temporary band aid solutions are required, and sometimes they're just a distraction.

6) Understand that stakeholder groups will have different motivations but by sharing those perspectives, we can find common ground and move forward- we all rise together.

I have had great leadership. Becoming more comfortable writing & presenting is my next step... follow my journey! I look forward to meeting more colleagues in the Talent Acquisition technology implementation space this year!