When the Canadian economy plummeted a few years ago, many companies were able to take advantage of the benefits this had with regard to talent acquisition. With so many people looking for jobs, the challenge was not finding one person to fill a position but rather searching through the myriad candidates that were out looking for a job. However, as the economy improves, talent acquisition challenges are shifting. Today, that surplus is swiftly decreasing, and it is becoming much more difficult to find top talent.

Here is the problem: when the supply of jobs was low and there was a high volume of skilled job seekers, employers had choice pickings as far as the available candidates for talent acquisition. Things have now changed and the ratio of available jobs to job seekers has shifted to favour job seekers over employers. This means that talent acquisition requires new strategies to recruit the best of the best.

Conventional methods of recruitment, such as posting on an employment website, yield mediocre results, especially with the evolution of technology and social media. Because the competition is stiff, you no longer have access to a huge number of job seekers. By going the conventional talent acquisition route, you are fighting with all of those other companies – which means that the power is no longer in your hands but the hands of the individual looking for the job.

So how can you combat this talent acquisition challenge? By thinking outside of the box you can be sure that the talent acquisition process again puts control back in your end. The best way to do this is to work with an executive search firm, one with the experience finding companies the top talent to fill open positions.

How will an executive search firm solve your talent acquisition problems? Through a tried and tested system of candidate selection, pre-screening, and assessments, an executive search firm will be able to discreetly search top talent for you.

Working with an executive search firm for talent acquisition is important not only because your executive search firm can locate and assess those individuals looking for a new career path, but also those that may not be. Effective talent acquisition sometimes requires a confidential search of the already employed top talent, and so doing so discreetly is increasingly important. Rather than your confidential search creating disruption within your team, employing the services of an experienced executive search firm can help keep your search under wraps while at the same time finding you that perfect person to fill your open position.

By thinking outside of the box and working with an executive search firm to find top talent, you can be sure to find the best prospects out there.

To find out more about the benefits of working with an executive search firm for all of your talent acquisition needs, please contact Permanent Search Group by calling 1-905-276-2006 or visit www.permanentsearch.com