At January's Recruiter Roundtable, attendees discussed their creative approaches to source talent and manage virtual onboarding. Read the highlights here!

For more than a year, recruiters have been heads down, doing whatever it takes to retain employees and preserve morale. Now, looking up and taking a breath of air, talent acquisition professionals are turning to each other to share advice and best practices.

As the country grapples with the often changing health landscape, inconsistencies in business safety protocols can do more harm than good for the workforce of the future.

In this podcast episode, you’ll hear how KCADC approaches regional economic development, as well as our ability to attract and retain talent to KC.

Today, companies are leveraging internship programs as a way to pipeline young professional talent. But for most Gen Zer’s (individuals born 1995-2010) the position itself is only one part of their expectations of a “quality job.” These young professionals seek companies that help them define their personal purpose and passions.

The 2019 TeamKC Training Camp hosted a powerhouse lineup of speakers who offered key plays to take our region’s talent attraction and retention strategies to the next level.

According to MTV, catfishing is pretending to be someone you’re not by posting fake information. In recruiting, catfishing happens when a candidate creates a fake profile or infuses their profile with fake info to lure you in.

This morning, more than 40 recruiters representing KC’s top employers joined us for a TeamKC Corporate Recruiter Roundtable where they shared insight on navigating “wants” and “non-negotiables” for mid- to senior-level passive candidates, as well as creative sourcing strategies for these individuals. Below are key takeaways from the discussion:

Whether it’s addressing a skills gap, enhancing relationships with the community, raising awareness of your company’s employer brand, building a talent pipeline or a combination of all of the above, we get asked at TeamKC every day on ways our region’s top employers can get engaged in workforce development.

TeamKC: Life+Talent partnered with Alissa Wehmueller, workplace design expert with Helix Architecture + Design to explore the impact the workplace environment has on attracting and retaining talent. Alissa shared research on the benefits of investing in the work environment, as well as best practices for how a company can achieve the greatest impact from their space.