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TALENT ACQUISITION

SKILLS
CHECKLIST
The skills your team needs to
win the war for talent

BUSINESS
You need more than just recruitment
expertise. These more general business
skills will help you make an impact.
SALES
▢ Excellent communication Your candidate is a potential customer.
▢ Business acumen Your vacancy is the product. And it's down
▢ Data-driven mindset to you to sell it.
▢ Advisory skills ▢ Pitching convincingly
▢ Understanding candidates’
vested interests
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS ▢ Networking skills
▢ Negotiation skills
Your combination of a powerful skillset
and the ability to get things done make
▢ Finding win-win solutions to
you a recruiting force to be reckoned with. close the deal
▢ Patience
▢ Reliability
▢ Personal agility
MARKETING
▢ Continuous learning mindset A pinch of marketing savviness helps you
▢ Tech-savviness reach the right candidates with the right
message at the right time.
▢ Understanding your target
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS audience
▢ Copywriting attractive
Talent acquisition is all about people, so
vacancies
you need exceptional people skills to sign
the best talent. ▢ Social media skills for
recruitment & branding
▢ Interest in and ability to
understand interview
partners
▢ Projecting confidence even PROJECT MANAGEMENT
in unfamiliar situations Whether you're responsible for 10
▢ Listening skills vacancies or 30, you always stay on top of
▢ Persuasiveness all tasks and deadlines.
▢ Empathy for candidates ▢ Preparation
▢ Planning
▢ Expectations management
▢ Time management

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