By Sultan Saidov ·
26 min listen

This episode features an interview with Elin Thomasian VP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition at UKG, and your host Sultan Saidov, Co-Founder and President at Beamery. Previously, Elin held Global Head of Talent Acquisition positions at Workday, Prudential Financial, Moody’s Corporation, Purdue Pharma, and Goldman Sachs.
Elin discusses the importance of a skills-based recruiting strategy, turning your data into intelligent insight, and why career development should be a key element of your employee value proposition.
“It’s really important when you tie the employee value proposition to: you’re not just coming here to do a great job in the role that we’re hiring you for, but we’re hiring you to be the workforce of the future. And our promise to you is that we will develop your skills to get there.” – Elin Thomasian
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Talking points
The scope of Elin’s role at UKG
Integrating processes, systems, and technology
Strategic Workforce Planning with Analytics & Technology
Understanding your funnel metrics
Turning your data into intelligent insight
Career development: a key element of you employee value proposition
Focusing on HR technology for employees and customers
Exploring talent intelligence platforms
Building a new job architecture
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Sultan Saidov
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