What is a Talent Advisor?

What is a Talent Advisor?


At Recruiting Toolbox, we’ve been championing the move from transactional recruiter to Talent Advisor for years.  But what is a Talent Advisor?

Talent Advisor (noun): A strategic recruiting professional who delivers value beyond filling jobs.  At their core, talent advisors are strategic influencers who see the company as their customer, the hiring manager as their partner, and speed, quality, and diversity as their measures of success.

Check out our latest work to differentiate the ways Talent Advisors address strategy, process, and diversity versus a traditional, transactional recruiter.  Read more.



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