10.7 Summary

Talent Acquisition is arguably the most important process in any organization. This process is responsible for creating a pipeline of talent to select from over time. The upfront planning that goes into talent selection, the creation of the job description, writing and posting the job advertisement, gathering and selecting from resumes, interviews, testing and presenting the job offer takes a great deal of effort and time. As an Operations Management team member, you will want to keep in mind the time, effort and cost associated with Talent Acquisition and ensure you work closely with the Human Resources team to proactively seek talent that possess the skills you are hiring for.