It's Official: 2020 Talent Acquisition Innovation Awards Open for Entry
The Talent Acquisition Innovation (TAI) Awards recognize the hard work, innovation, and commitment of in-house talent acquisition teams. Entries will be accepted until March 31, 2019. Winners will be announced at the 2020 Strategic Talent Acquisition Conference hosted by HCI June 22-24, 2020.
Two winning organizations will receive a $5,000 donation to the charity of their choice.
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About the Talent Acquisition Innovation Awards
It takes great talent to attract, assess, and hire great talent. The 2020 TAI Awards are your opportunity to showcase all the hard work that goes into building an engaged, high-performing, results-driven workforce. We're seeking submissions from outstanding talent acquisition or recruiting teams whose strategic initiatives have had meaningful, measurable impact on business success.
For the second year in a row, HCI has partnered with Randstad Sourceright to host this exciting event. Finalists will take the stage during the 2020 Strategic Talent Acquisition Conference next year on June 22-24 in Boston, where winners will be selected by a panel of judges.
Entry Categories
Organizations that wish to submit their stories for consideration must fall into one of two categories:
- Small-Medium Business
Hiring volume of 100-499 new hires annually - Enterprise
Hiring volume of 500+ new hires annually
Eligibility
If you meet the following requirements, you and your team are eligible to enter.
- You are part of an in-house recruiting or talent acquisition team
- You have achieved successful resolution of a business challenge through talent acquisition/recruiting within the last two (2) years (January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2019)
Submission Requirements
Using the Dropbox link below, please upload a .zip file that includes:
- A 3-5 minute video that addresses each of the four elements in the scoring rubric (accepted file types: .mov or .mp4)
- A text document that outlines:
- Company name
- All speakers/presenters and job titles featured in the video
- Entry category: SMB (100-499 new hires annually) or Enterprise (over 500 new hires annually)
- Any other supporting documentation (reports, dashboards, models, etc.) that help you communicate your point of view
Scoring Rubric
The WHAT:
What was the TA solution or initiative created at your organization? For 25 points, the submitter will demonstrate that his or her team creates strategy-based solutions by:
- Articulating why this solution was chosen to solve a specific talent or business challenge
- Designing a solution that meets the needs of internal customers AND candidates
- Implementing and scaling programs to impact business results and the candidate experience
- Managing change to create sustainable impact
The WHY:
How does your TA solution or initiative connect to your organization’s business strategy? For 25 points, the submitter will demonstrate that his or her team knows the business by:
- Understanding current and future business strategies
- Identifying future industry trends and challenges
- Speaking the language of business
- Partnering with managers and leaders to build alignment between the TA function and the business
The HOW:
How did you and your team influence stakeholders and build relationships along the way? For 25 points, the submitter will demonstrate that his or her team consults and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders by:
- Using a variety of questions to understand needs of internal customers and candidates
- Diagnosing root causes of challenges
- Monitoring and responding to feedback from internal customers and candidates
- Influencing key stakeholders
The PROOF:
How did you and your team use data to understand the problem, design a solution, and investigate its impact? For 25 points, the submitter will demonstrate that his or her team uses data for insights by:
- Assembling the metrics and expertise to test hypotheses
- Analyzing recruiting metrics and other business data
- Developing actionable insights to show that the solution is or is not working
- Communicating the context of findings and recommendations
Ready to submit your entry?
Meet Last Year's Winners
ENTERPRISE
Cisco led the charge in our Enterprise category (500+ new hires annually). In the face of rapid digital transformation, Cisco's talent acquisition leaders developed a new approach to finding the right talent--one they called "Talent Acquisition 2.0"--that helped the company improve on numerous key business metrics, including reducing budget while increasing requisition volume.
Cisco donated their winnings to Global Citizen, a movement of engaged citizens who are using their collective voice to end extreme poverty by 2030.
SMALL-MEDIUM BUSINESS
Mindshare, a global media agency, secured the winning spot in the Small-Medium Business category (100-499 new hires annually). Rather than relying on emails and cold calling, Mindshare leveraged new tools and tactics normally reserved for marketing and communications (such as programmatic media planning) to reach potential candidates in unexpected places.
Mindshare donated their winnings to Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico (United Way of Puerto Rico).
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Advent Health
Emaar Hospitality Group
General Assembly
GroupM
Intel
LAVA Technology
Main Event
Molex LLC
National Aviation Services
Red Hat
Saint Jude's Children's Research Hospital
Southern California Edison
Tulane University
Thank you to all our 2019 entrants, judges, and audience members for making these awards a success.