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# Building Talent Acquisitions Teams


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 10:50–11:20 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 13
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1496-building-talent-acquisitions-teams)

## Description

Business Case: Building Talent Acquisition Team 

Introduction:
In today’s competitive job market, organisations must invest in a strategic Talent Acquisition (TA) function to attract, hire, and retain top talent. A well-structured TA team is not just about filling vacancies; it is about driving business growth, enhancing employer branding, and ensuring long-term workforce planning. This keynote will provide business leaders, HR professionals, and talent leaders with actionable insights into building a high-performing TA team that aligns with organisational goals.

Problem Statement:
Many organisations struggle with an ineffective talent acquisition strategy, leading to challenges such as high turnover, long time-to-fill metrics, poor candidate experience, and misalignment between hiring efforts and business needs. A fragmented TA structure can result in inefficiencies, lack of innovation, and failure to secure top-tier talent.

## Speakers

### [Kobi](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@kobi)

Head of Talent Acquisition NL at Heineken
### [Michelle de Bruijn](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@michelle-de-bruijn)

Michelle de Bruijn - Tech recruiter at Eneco


## Related talks at this congress

- [My AI Hallucinates. The AI Mirage VS. Your Real Talent Acquisition Challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/748-my-ai-hallucinates) — Andreea Lungulescu
- [Attract and Retain Talent: Strategies that Work](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/870-attract-and-retain) — Ana Gospodinova, Anastasia Pshegodskaya, Christine James, Luke Davis, Relinde Boerman
- [How to Assess and Hire Talent: The Skills-Based Hiring Playbook for the AI Age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/594-how-to-assess-and) — Guy Barel
- [Hiring for the Future: AI, Human Judgment, and the War for Top Tech Talent](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/651-hiring-for-the) — Tatjana Obenaus