The Cognitive Ability of the Candidate Market
Sanda Mpanza, Head of Talent Acquisition @ Rider Levett Bucknall took to EY Speakers Corner at RecFest 2021.
With Talent Acquisition being driven by data, stats, reports, utilisation etc. Sanda sought to re-introduce the ‘people’ element back into our resourcing journey. He adopted a focus on Future Skills, Culture & Belonging, Leadership, and Digital Transformation.
Rather than just role related knowledge hed placed more attention on Cognitive Ability (problem solver, curious mind) during interviews. This helped candidate transition to the right side of the Job vs Career debate.