This is part of the new TALK Roundtable series, where you can discuss hot topics with your fellow TALK members. Come prepared with your thoughts and questions for the group, and be ready to share. Everyone is encouraged to speak their mind during this open discussion.

Topic: With hiring demands surging and a decline in inbound applications, many Talent Acquisition teams are looking to expand their resources. But in today's marketplace, where TA professionals are hard to come by, what is the best way to grow your team? Let's discuss the methods of expanding and structuring our teams that is proving the most successful in the current climate.

The discussion may include:

• Current success in bringing on full time TA staff vs. TA contractors
• Can you achieve more with restructuring your team?
  • What is the optimal ratio of sourcers to recruiters to coordinators to management?
• When do you look to outsource?
  • Agencies
  • Supplementing with RPO for a certain level of roles or evergreen roles
• Workforce planning for visibility into TA workload
• What is a reasonable req. load for recruiters based on structure of the team?
• Where are you finding good TA candidates?