2. Attracting Talent: A Global Problem
We are indeed in a War for Talent. This war has waged now since 1993, when McKinsey coined the phrase. It isn’t getting any better.

3. Attracting Talent: A Global Problem
My Father once told me: If your having trouble getting the results you need, change your method!

4. What Influences Talent Acquisition?
Economic
Housing
Costs goods and services rising
Health care costs rising
Business uncertainty
Real wages dropping
Rising cost of education
Social
People more community minded
Aging workforce/New workforce
Workers coming from overseas
Graduates moving into more “cleaner” technologies and jobs
No mentorship/apprenticeships 
Political
- Globalization (borders are blurred)
- Gov’t resisting “legality of workers”

5. What Influences Talent Acquisition?
We’ve placed 112 senior level executives in the past 2 years.
Why did they say they left their old firm?
Bad
Boss
Lack of Challenge
Location
# 1
# 2
# 3

6. What Influences Talent Acquisition?
Conversely, why did they choose one firm over another!
Company Reputation
Challenge of Job
Location
Winning Team
# 1
# 2
# 3
# 4
Person with whom they were going to work with – winning team!

7. What methods do we change!
Lets Get our Bearings Straight!

8. How to Influence Talent?
Talent Mindset
TEAMS and interactions
Value Proposition
Exciting career paths
Leveling up!
Location
Mentoring
Differentiation and
reward system
Marketing not purchasing

9. Differentiation to attraction?
16+
Workforce 9 – 15 years
Workforce 1 – 8 years

10. Kevin Krause BSA 2013 Convention CEO, BaxterKrause