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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Attract and Retain Talent: Strategies that Work

Ana Gospodinova , Anastasia Pshegodskaya , Christine James , Luke Davis , Relinde Boerman

Stop using years of experience as a flawed proxy for technical maturity. Discover how borderless sourcing and capability-based hiring can fix broken pipelines and naturally boost retention.

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#1 about 5 min

Common mistakes companies make in talent acquisition

Identify why ignoring global talent pools and prioritizing process over capability leads to poor hiring outcomes.

#2 about 3 min

Growing tech teams slowly and organically

Focus on quality over hypergrowth by prioritizing value alignment and high-impact baseline hires.

#3 about 3 min

Pitfalls of rapid scaling and volume recruitment

Understand how volume hiring often exposes scaling weaknesses and shifts focus to competitor poaching instead of long-term fit.

#4 about 4 min

Strategies for transitioning to global remote hiring

Adopt a structured system to assess competencies across global talent pools while demonstrating the financial return on investment.

#5 about 4 min

Overcoming administrative barriers in talent relocation

Learn how outsourcing visa processes and adjusting language expectations expands access to highly motivated international technical talent.

#6 about 4 min

Filtering candidates and rewriting job descriptions

Reduce application overload by specifying exact skill capabilities in job descriptions instead of relying on arbitrary years of experience.

#7 about 4 min

Building retention through core values and culture

Tie distinctive employee benefits to core values and embrace daily failures to build strong cultural connections.

#8 about 3 min

Setting realistic expectations for relocated international employees

Prepare international hires for local tax structures and cultural shifts before signing a contract to ensure long-term retention.

#9 about 3 min

Fostering equity and transparency in distributed teams

Maintain fairness across borders by providing equitable compensation packages and leading with open, transparent decision-making.

#10 about 2 min

Key takeaways for attracting and retaining tech talent

Treat employee retention as the holistic result of comprehensive talent strategies rather than a standalone short-term tactic.

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Rethinking job descriptions and global hiring strategies for the future

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Key takeaways for building effective talent acquisition teams

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Adopting borderless recruitment to overcome local talent deficits

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