The Talent Acquisition challenge for high-growth businesses

How to compete for the best to fuel growth

As if economic conditions haven’t been hard enough for medium sized businesses (MSBs) over the past three years, many such businesses are now growing rapidly and finding that acquiring and retaining the best talent is harder than it ever has been. Competition is no less fierce as the skills shortage worsens and larger companies are starting to throw money at attracting the best people again. This increases the squeeze on MSBs, making it incredibly hard for smaller businesses to either attract or retain the talent that is critical to success.

This workshop, hosted by Rachel Dutton, HR Director, Global Talent Acquisition at Dialog Semiconductors explores what MSBs can do to compete, bringing together fifteen senior directors from HR who will be sharing challenges and exchanging ideas, interspersed with case studies from those that have come with innovative solutions to their challenges. Just because you aren’t in the FTSE 100 doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be deploying world-class talent acquisition strategies.
 

Event Details

Date: 28th March, 2012
Time: 12:00 – 17:00
Location: Ochre House Offices, London 

Agenda

12:00 – 12:30 Welcome and lunch

12:30 – 12:45 Introduction to the afternoon and setting the scene – Sue Brooks

12:45 – 14:45 Delegate introduction and discussions

  • External and Internal drivers to talent acquisition in your organisation?
  • How are MSBs responding to these drivers? Challenges, successes, gaps

14:45 – 15:15 Break

15:15 – 16:45 Group discussions continued

  • Preparing for high growth - key considerations
  • Planning
  • Entering new markets
  • Leadership
  • Talent for the future
  • Implementing and embedding a global talent acquisition plan across complex regions
  • Tools, technology, capability
  • Strategic partnerships - what are the future options to achieve your talent goals? Case Study by Dialog

16:45 – 17:00 Summary and close

  • Key outcomes from discussions
  • Next steps

This think tank is limited to 15 delegates. To find out more or to register your interest please contact Prashanie Dharmadasa.