Embrace Measurement and Metrics (Part 4 of a 5-part Series on Upping the Ante on Talent Acquisition)

This is the fourth article in a series (part 1; part 2; part 3) on how to redefine recruitment. The author, a veteran recruiting leader within several global consulting firms, contends that the recruitment function has become so specialized that recruiters have lost their all-important close connection to the business, which is hurting their ability to create relationships both with internal customers (including hiring managers and the C-suite) as well as with external candidates they seek to hire. Below, he elaborates how to redefine recruitment by embracing measurement and metrics.