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Talent Attraction & Retention Speakers
In a tight labor market, the organizations winning talent aren't necessarily paying the most — they're the ones that have actually rethought what makes a workplace worth staying for. This category is for the speaker whose research is specifically focused on the attraction and retention side of the talent equation, not employee engagement in general.
This is future-of-work research and special-operations talent strategy applied directly to hiring and keeping people, built for HR and talent leaders navigating a labor market that looks fundamentally different than it did five years ago.
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Why This Is Its Own Category
Eric Termuende co-founded NoW of Work to study exactly this question: why do people actually choose one employer over another, and what makes them stay. His "Snowflakes and Fingerprints" keynote makes the case that mass-market perks and generic culture initiatives fail because they treat candidates as a monolith, when what actually drives attraction and retention is specificity — understanding what makes your particular workforce, in your particular labor market, genuinely unique. This is distinct from broad employee engagement content because it's built specifically around the hiring and retention decision point, not ongoing culture maintenance. Mike Sarraille brings a different lens entirely, drawn from Special Operations selection and assessment: talent strategy as a rigorous, deliberate discipline, not a reactive scramble to fill open seats. His approach treats identifying and developing the right people as a strategic advantage on the same level as product or market position, not an HR function bolted onto the business.
Ideal for: HR and talent acquisition conferences, organizations struggling to compete for talent against larger or higher-paying competitors, and leadership teams trying to understand why their retention numbers don't match their engagement survey scores.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is this the same as general employee engagement content?
No. This is specifically focused on the attraction and retention decision point — why candidates choose an employer and why they stay — rather than day-to-day engagement and culture.
Does this apply to industries with structural labor shortages?
Yes, this content is particularly relevant for industries competing hard for a limited talent pool, where differentiation matters more than budget.
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