Historically, the role of talent acquisition and talent management has been siloed. Though undeniably related (acquisition and retention of great talent = successful company), the goals, processes, systems, and administrative functions for each have evolved separately.

Over the past few years, we have seen these silos being tackled and systems come to market that enable a more holistic and strategic approach to both talent acquisition and management. This evolution had already been well underway but has been accelerated by secular shifts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organizations have invested in solutions to address specific facets of the talent journey, like ATS, HRIS, career site, and countless more point solutions. As a result, organizations have acquired significant amounts of information that, when consolidated and consumed by AI, can help deliver outsized value to the organization, workforce, and candidates.

We think there is a significant advantage and competitive differentiation to be had by combining talent acquisition and management functionalities into one platform for the following reasons:
the interconnectedness of talent acquisition and management, the need for strategic planning and execution across the talent spectrum, and the ability to leverage the rich treasure trove of talent data typically fragmented across different systems and tooling.

This paper lays out the business case for a “Unified Talent Intelligence Platform” for Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Talent Intelligence. We describe what this platform looks like operationally, discuss important considerations for decision-makers, and provide best practices for getting started. We also include early market examples and results of companies that have adopted this strategy.