Attracting New Talent

Talent Resource Toolkit

Attracting New Talent

Helping you find candidates from in or outside the region to fill immediate openings

Does your website engage young and diverse audiences? Are job postings written to attract candidates? Are you Marketing Open Positions in the right places?
Cultivate dynamic and productive teams by using leading edge Candidate Assessments and recruiting with DEI-Focused Recruiting.
Become an employer of choice by developing your Competitive Employer Brand .
Check your policies against the latest Employment Law and Compliance.
Benchmark your compensation, workplace environment, and benefits against peer employers: Human Resource Management Software and HR Services.
Use place-based relocation materials that promote MKE as an attractive place for candidates to relocate.
Streamline your hiring process and expand candidate reach by partnering with expert staffing professionals.
- Temporary Staffing
- Executive search consultants

How can you business become a talent magnet to attract and retain employees?

Focus on marketing your company as an “employer of choice” in a crowded marketplace. Does your website engage young and diverse audiences? Is the careers page on your website easy to find? Are job postings written to attract candidates?
Market your company and careers where work-ready talent is congregating – in young professional groups, alumni groups, profession focused “meet-up” groups.
Consider seeking organizations that train and place non-traditional sources of talent: veterans, women, underemployed workers, or previously incarcerated individuals.
Increase first-year retention rates by rebooting your onboarding strategies, on-the-job training programs, and consider providing career mentors to new hires.

Partner with colleges, universities & fellow employers to build pipeline

Work with college and university career services departments to attract new graduates or soon-to-graduate prospects. Participate in on campus recruiting events.
Explore new corporate partnership models like student innovation incubators, or projects involving a business challenge.
Hire an intern. In 2016, a whopping 73% of college interns received a job offer at the end of their internship. With acceptance rate factored in, 62% of college interns ended up as permanent hires.

MMAC programs

Quarterly discussions designed for you to crowdsource solutions, sound off, ask questions and provide input to talent acquisition challenges in the MKE region.
Who should attend?

Talent acquisition professionals
DEI-focused recruiters
Relocation specialists

MMAC’s Region of Choice (ROC) Initiative addresses racial disparities in the Milwaukee Region with a focus on expanding opportunities and creating equity for Black and brown talent, students and businesses. More >

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Research, Resources, and Publications

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