This is part of the TALK Roundtable series, where you can discuss hot topics in Talent Acquisition 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: Most TA departments are under a mandate to reduce costs. So, where do you begin? Join your peers in TA, as we discuss the numbers we're looking at, the strategies to reduce them, and figure out what's worked and what hasn't.

A few things we might cover:

• What costs are you considering?
  • Cost of job boards and other other job posting related costs?
  • Cost of your TA department?
  • Cost of third parties?
  • Cost of vacancy?
• What has proven easy to reduce, and what has not?
• What strategies have been effective?
  • Optimize cost-effective sources?
  • Reduce costly sources?
  • Reduce time to hire?
  • Suggest that the business focus on reducing turnover/increase retention?
  • Restructure team to provide more affordable support staff?