Talent Pooling is the ongoing management of the ever-evolving talent pool of candidates that you would need to hire multiples over a 12 month period. This involves building relationships with candidates who are in what we call the ‘cool’ market; they’re not actually looking, but we’ve been able to pique their interest about your role. The ‘Talent Pool’ is always fluid, as candidates come in and potentially find other opportunities if they’re not snapped up soon enough.
For Talent Pooling to be truly effective, we need to build relationships with talent and communities of people. These are people who we may not place for many months, and that takes time. So the sooner the pooling is implemented, the better, especially if the pooling is aligned with your future workforce planning.