We asked 8 talent acquisition thought leaders what their professional resolutions are to set both themselves and their teams up for success in 2015. Here’s what they had to say. Learn more about LinkedIn Talent Solutions: http://linkd.in/1bgERGj Subscribe to the LinkedIn Talent Blog: http://linkd.in/18yp4Cg Follow the LinkedIn Talent Solutions page: http://linkd.in/1cNvIFT Tweet with us: http://bit.ly/HireOnLinkedIn

2. “In 2015, I would like to move the talent focus away from purely immediate and
short term needs and place greater emphasis on 5 and 10 + years ahead. The
drive should be to arm ourselves against key succession gaps and work in
collaboration as organizations to influence the next generation of talent.”
Jennifer Candee
Head of Global Talent Acquisition
SABMiller

3.
“How can the TA team be laser
focused on game changing
recruiting strategies for the
business? We can’t do what
we have always done, so what
are we doing differently in the
key areas of Talent Delivery,
Talent Operations and Talent
Pipelines to win top talent for
our organization.”
Melissa Thompson
Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition
Citrix

4. “2015 is the year of improving human experiences in recruiting.
My new year’s resolution is to stop having the circular conversation,
“the candidate is a customer and the customer is also a candidate.”
Everyone is a customer, period. At every step, ask ourselves this question:
Is that how we should treat our customers?”
Phil Hendrickson
Chief Talent Strategist
Qwalify

5. “I’ll continue to use creative
ways to engage and invigorate
our employee talent
ambassadors. One idea we are
exploring is asking employees
to be a part of telling our story
with infographics or selfie
videos that we can post on our
career site and social media
properties. This is a fun and
creative way to share authentic
and meaningful employment
brand messages.”
Brett Underhill
Director, Recruiting Programs
Prudential Financial

6. “First: Let at least 3 people per day know how grateful I am
for them in specific terms. Second: Never use HR or TA lingo or
language... always talk in business terms.”
Brendan Browne
Sr. Director of Global Talent Acquisition
LinkedIn

7. Mike Bailen
Director of Recruiting
Eventbrite
“My professional resolution
for 2015 is to reach out and
get to know industry
experts and thought
leaders outside of the TA
space. Gaining diversity of
thought and perspective is
the catalyst for new ideas
and innovation.”

8. “One of my professional
resolutions is to better understand
the peripheral niche areas that
touch recruiting. I plan on
attending SourceCon to learn
how technology is fundamentally
changing the way organizations
identify and attract talent.
I also plan on attending Direct
Employers, which offers lessons in
compliance surrounding our
profession.”
Rob Dromgoole
Director of Talent Acquisition
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

9. “In 2015, I will ignite the Law of
Attraction through digital
storytelling. To me, this means
having people identify lululemon
as a brand that they have a
connection with and choose. I
plan to build authentic buzz
about lululemon athletica as an
employer by sharing the stories
and experiences of our people.”
Ashley Dalziel
Recruitment Manager,
Global Retail and Talent Scouts
lululemon athletica

10. Go forth and conquer your goals!
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