Presentation at Taleo & LinkedIn Seminar in Netherlands. Topic : Social Talent management Research Speaker: David Wilkins, VP Taleo Research at Taleo Corp.

1. SOCIAL TALENT RESEARCH
David Wilkins, VP Taleo Research

2. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
2 are 5 are open to a new job, 3 are not
actively looking but are not actively interested in a
for a new job looking new job at this time
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3. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
2 are 5 are open to a new job, 3 are not
actively looking but are not actively interested in a
for a new job looking new job at this time
› Consistent with Blessing White data:
› Less than half (48%) of European employees would stay with their current
employer through the next 12 months if given a chance to leave.
› Number of European employees “determined to leave” their current employer is
now 14%, up from 10% in 2008.
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4. USE OF NETWORKS FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
LinkedIn 21%
Facebook 20%
Google + 9%
Twitter 8%
YouTube 6%
In house social networks / communities 6%
MySpace 3% 45% of office workers use
Flickr 2% social networks for
Bebo 2%
professional purposes
Four Square 2%
Quora 1%
63% of 18-24 year olds
Xing 1%
66% amongst active job seekers
Viadeo 1% 49% amongst private sector employees
Other 2%
None of the above 55%
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5. USE OF NETWORKS FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
LinkedIn 21%
Facebook 20%
Google + 9%
Twitter 8%
YouTube 6%
In house social networks / communities 6%
MySpace 3% 45% of office workers use
Flickr 2% social networks for
Bebo 2%
professional purposes
Four Square 2%
Quora 1%
63% of 18-24 year olds
Xing 1%
66% amongst active job seekers
Viadeo 1% 49% amongst private sector employees
Other 2%
None of the above 55%
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6. OTHER USE CASES FOR EXTERNAL SOCIAL NETWORKS
› 35% planning to use social networks to improve knowledge and
education
› 29% to discuss industry specific topics
› 28% to find new business / clients
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7. KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE
48%
say that their skills go
unnoticed
feel that their work
history & experiences
are not leveraged by
their employer
75%
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8. WHO UNDERSTANDS WORKERS BEST?
Professional & work
capabilities
Other None of the
1% above
Don’t know 3% My family /
5% partner
21%
My line manager
22%
My friends
outside of work
4%
HR software /
systems
1%
My colleagues
and peers
43%
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9. WHO UNDERSTANDS WORKERS BEST?
Professional & work Professional & work
capabilities aspirations / ambitions
None of the
Other None of the Other above
1% above 1%
My family / 6%
Don’t know 3% Don’t know My family /
5% partner 5% partner
21% 43%
My line manager
My line manager 13%
22%
My friends
HR software /
outside of work
systems
4%
1%
HR software /
systems
1% My colleagues
My colleagues and peers
and peers 22% My friends
43% outside of work
9%
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10. UNTAPPED EXTERNAL SOCIAL NETWORKS
› 75% of employees said
that the company is not
leveraging their networks
and professional
relationships
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11. Strategic Implications
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12. DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES: KEEP THE TALENT YOU HAVE
› Limit flight risk of your top performers
– #1 reason for dysfunctional turnover in Europe: lack of career
opportunities
– #1 contributor to job satisfaction: “more opportunities to do what I do
best,” “career development opportunities and training” (tie)
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13. DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES: KEEP THE TALENT YOU HAVE
› Limit flight risk of your top performers
– #1 reason for dysfunctional turnover in Europe: lack of career
opportunities
– #1 contributor to job satisfaction: “more opportunities to do what I do
best,” “career development opportunities and training” (tie)
› Since peers know more about each others’ career aspirations
and skills / talents, then to tap into this with social TM
› Learn more about your talent and use their strengths
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14. DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES: KEEP THE TALENT YOU HAVE
› Limit flight risk of your top performers
– #1 reason for dysfunctional turnover in Europe: lack of career
opportunities
– #1 contributor to job satisfaction: “more opportunities to do what I do
best,” “career development opportunities and training” (tie)
› Since peers know more about each others’ career aspirations
and skills / talents, then to tap into this with social TM
› Learn more about your talent and use their strengths
› Invest in mobility – move people around to avoid losing them
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15. DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES: KEEP THE TALENT YOU HAVE
› Limit flight risk of your top performers
– #1 reason for dysfunctional turnover in Europe: lack of career
opportunities
– #1 contributor to job satisfaction: “more opportunities to do what I do
best,” “career development opportunities and training” (tie)
› So, if peers know more about each others’ career aspirations
and skills / talents, then to tap into this with social TM
› Learn more about your talent and use their strengths
› Invest in mobility – move people around to avoid losing them
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16. OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES: ACQUIRE NEW TALENT
› Create a world-class career site as a hub for recruiting
› Make sure you also have world-class presence in main social
networking sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
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17. OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES: ACQUIRE NEW TALENT
› Create a world-class career site as a hub for recruiting
› Make sure you also have world-class presence in main social
networking sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
› Link content and external education strategies to recruiting;
passive candidates can find you in a variety of ways
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18. OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES: ACQUIRE NEW TALENT
› Create a world-class career site as a hub for recruiting
› Make sure you also have world-class presence in main social
networking sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
› Link content and external education strategies to recruiting;
passive candidates can find you in a variety of ways
› Tap into your employee networks; just 25% of respondents felt
like companies are using this information
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19. OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES: ACQUIRE NEW TALENT
› Create a world-class career site as a hub for recruiting
› Make sure you also have world-class presence in main social
networking sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
› Link content and external education strategies to recruiting;
passive candidates can find you in a variety of ways
› Tap into your employee networks; just 25% of respondents felt
like companies are using this information
› Leverage social media tools to gauge “sentiment” at competitors
or of key candidates and then use this to tailor strategies
› Maintain a proactive strategy regarding passive candidates
particularly leveraging the “always current” LinkedIn profiles
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20. OFFENSIVE STRATEGIES: ACQUIRE NEW TALENT
› Create a world-class career site as a hub for recruiting
› Make sure you also have world-class presence in main social
networking sites: LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
› Link content and external education strategies to recruiting;
passive candidates can find you in a variety of ways
› Tap into your employee networks; just 25% of respondents felt
like companies are using this information
› Leverage social media tools to gauge “sentiment” at competitors
or of key candidates and then use this to tailor strategies
› Maintain a proactive strategy regarding passive candidates
particularly leveraging the “always current” LinkedIn profiles
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21. KEY TAKEAWAYS
› Strong talent practices internally reduce dysfunctional turnover
› Less dysfunctional turnover means less time re-filling roles
› Which means more time on acquisition strategy
– LinkedIn
– Facebook
– YouTube
– Twitter
› Social is here to stay: examine all facets of social brand image
to candidates; it’s bigger than your recruiting presence
› You don’t have to be an expert to get started, just get started…
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