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Find, Attract, & Retain Top Talent with TalentOptix,
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Our Talent & Retention Experts Have Served Fortune 50 Companies & Industry Leaders
Struggling With Recruiting & Retention?
Organizations fall behind when they can't find the right talent: productivity goes down, their customers go underserved, and they don't achieve their overall business goals. Your organization deserves a talent and retention strategy that drives tangible business results and sets the stage for future growth. Our consultants have delivered results for some of the largest companies in the world, and we can do the same for you.
Accelerate Your Success with Thrivence
With over 50 years of collective experience in human capital strategy combined with our AI-enhanced talent solution TalentOptix, our team can drive lasting results for your organization.
Break the Cycle of Turnover & Premium Labor Expenses
Hire Smarter & Faster with Our
AI-Enhanced Approach
Minimize the Financial Impact of Bad Hires & Lost Productivity
Seamlessly Align Talent to Your Organization's Business Needs
Engage Employees & Create a Positive Work Culture
Strengthen Your Talent Pipeline & Ensure Sustainable Success
"We had ambitious growth and retention goals when we started working with Thrivence. They helped us make significant strides in transforming our talent acquisition and retention strategies. The introduction of advanced tools and processes has not only streamlined our recruitment but also enhanced our ability to attract top-tier talent. This progress is evident in our reduced turnover rates and increased headcount, aligning perfectly with our strategic goals."
Services
Talent Assessment
Our Talent Assessment service provides a comprehensive review of your current recruitment efforts.
- Analysis of Glassdoor feedback, career site performance, interviews with hiring managers, new hires, and candidates, along with focus group insights.
- Deep dive into recruitment metrics, vendor contracts, competitor benchmarks, and process mapping. Consideration of organizational strategies, culture, and unique differentiators.
- Deliverable: A detailed report and strategic roadmap with actionable recommendations to optimize talent acquisition efforts.
Talent Acquisition Strategy
Our proprietary Talent Acquisition Strategy service includes:- Developing a metrics dashboard to track performance and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Boost your applicant flow and recruitment marketing with our AI-powered solution, TalentOptix
- Our sourcing program covers everything from referral plans to college recruiting and intern programs, driving even more talent to your pipeline.
- We optimize your TA function by improving team structure, refining process flows, and ensuring your vendors and technology are fully aligned for success.
Fractional Leadership
Our hands-on implementation support ensures you get the right level of expertise to meet your needs.
- Our Advisory service offers expert guidance and strategic oversight to help you make informed talent acquisition decisions.
- For more hands-on involvement, our Fractional support provides dedicated talent acquisition leadership on a part-time basis, allowing you to scale your team as needed.
- Finally, our Functional Assessment evaluates the effectiveness of your current recruitment processes, identifying areas for improvement and providing actionable insights to enhance overall performance.
Introducing TalentOptix, Our AI-Powered Recruiting Solution
Boost Your Applicant Flow and Marketing
Increased Interviews by 375% & Saved $560,000 in Recruiting Expenses
A leading engineering firm was struggling to attract talent, so we developed a custom AI initiative to optimize job postings and other parts of the talent acquisition workflow. Although this was a pilot project, traffic to postings doubled and dramatically increased applications, reviews, and interviews.
- Applications: 132% Increase
- In Review: 2,260% Increase
- Interviews: 375% Increase
Breakdown of Savings
- $72,000 of additional revenue for accelerated start time(1)
- $35,000 of savings by avoiding agency fees(2)
- $5,000 of additional value from workflow efficiency(3)
$112,000 Direct Financial Impact for 5 New Hires
(1) Per the firm’s external recruiting vendor
(2) Avoided 35% hiring agency fee
(3) Per the firm’s annual revenue per employee data
More Client Success Stories
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Helping a Mid-Sized Firm Increase Applicants by 67%
The Challenge
The client maintained an employee turnover rate comparable to the industry benchmark, but they aimed to achieve an industry-leading retention rate that reflects their great work culture. The firm’s leadership recognized that achieving a reduction to 5.5% turnover while doubling the headcount required a fundamental shift in how they approached recruiting and retention. Traditional methods were insufficient to meet these ambitious goals.
Solutions
The project was divided into two major phases: discovery and design. The discovery phase, lasting about three months, involved:
- Data Analysis: Reviewing internal data and existing programs.
- Focus Groups and Surveys: Engaging with employees to gather insights.
- External Benchmarking: Identifying best practices from top competitors.
From this research, a series of recommendations were developed in collaboration with HR. The design phase focused on implementing seven key initiatives aimed at improving both recruiting and retention strategies:
- New Organization: Five dedicated full-cycle recruiters organized by skill sets.
- New Process: Outlining responsibilities and partnerships with HRBPs, compensation teams, and hiring managers.
- New Tools: Indeed Resume Database, additional LinkedIn seats and Talent Insights.
- New Capabilities: Utilized AI to enhance job postings, added “Apply with LinkedIn” and completed talent landscape reports.
- New Governance: Ensured regular training sessions and 1:1s and added hiring manager intake meetings.
- New Relationships: Established direct relationships with Indeed and LinkedIn.
- New Reputation Management: Reconstructed AI enhanced career pages.
The team also implemented some quick wins, including restructuring the talent acquisition team, launching an employee referral campaign, and revamping the career page. There were also training initiatives for the recruiting team, including the hiring managers and HR staff to enhance recruitment efforts. Additional support for the HR department included re-writing job descriptions, updating their HR dashboard, and introducing new metrics that track progress on recruiting initiatives, turnover reduction, and diversity recruiting efforts.
Thrivence also created a toolkit to update and standardize the firm’s approach to collaborating with contractors and strategic partners.
The Results
- Increased Applicant Flow: The total number of applicants increased by 67%.
- Lower Regrettable Turnover: The client is on track for 5.5% goal.
- Increased Hires: The number of hires increased by 19%.
- Short-Term Goal Achieved: Successfully met the short-term headcount goal by the end of the year.
How It Works
Contact Us
In the first 30 days, we will assess your organization through a comprehensive discovery process to understand your needs and goals.
Create a Plan
We will guide you through our proprietary talent acquisition process, create a detailed project plan and develop success metrics tailored to your organization.
Launch Your Strategy
We will co-pilot the project with you, providing continuous support and follow-up to ensure successful implementation and outcomes.
Why Choose Thrivence?
Here's what you can expect from our experts & their approach:
Experience That Makes a Difference
Our team comprises former senior executives who have led major transformations in large organizations. We understand the pressures you face and the complexity of leading large-scale strategies.
- Overseen 66,000 hires annually for over 100 sites across the country
- Directed significant HR transformations for large organizations with over 400 recruiters and 100 executives
- Led the talent acquisition market intelligence for a global operation with over 80,000 employees
A Proven Track Record
Benefit from the insights, strategies and value that can only be delivered through senior consultants who have held executive leadership HR and Operational roles across numerous industries. Our consultants understand your challenges because they have lived them.
AI-Enhanced Solutions
Your talent acquisition strategy requires a solution that is built for today and ready for tomorrow. Our AI-enhanced solution TalentOptix optimizes every stage of recruitment, from sourcing top-tier candidates to streamlining onboarding. With TalentOptix, you’ll find the right people faster, reduce turnover, and drive long-term success. It’s talent acquisition redefined for the modern workforce.Powerful Assessments
Our powerful assessments provide a deep dive into your organization’s current state, uncovering the underlying issues that may be holding you back. With insights tailored to your unique challenges, we help you see the big picture clearly and identify actionable steps to move forward. These assessments aren't just about gathering data—they’re about equipping you with the knowledge and tools to make informed, strategic decisions that drive lasting success.
Meet Your Guides
Ann Hatcher
Ann Hatcher is a Senior Consultant at Thrivence, based in Nashville, with more than 25 years’ experience in all areas of human capital. Ann joins Thrivence from the Chief HR Officer role at Wellpath, a $2B private-equity backed healthcare company contracting with state and local governments. At Wellpath, Ann built a scalable HR function to support company growth. Prior to Wellpath, Ann held multiple VP roles at HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest publicly traded hospital companies.
Ann's Experience Includes:
- Human Capital Strategic Planning
- Human Resources Team Development & Integration
- Leadership Development
- Executive Team Development
Deborah Casaubon
Deborah Casaubon is deeply passionate about talent acquisition. By aligning individuals with their ideal roles, she empowers organizations to fulfill their aspirations and achieve exceptional results. Her experience includes serving companies such as Cisco, HCA, and Wellpath, where she has consistently driven growth and innovation. Deborah believes that innovation is most potent at the peripheries of an organization—where teams directly interact with customers. It is this diversity in thought, experience, and background that cultivates truly effective teams. Her enthusiasm is most evident when leading high-performing teams, particularly within Engineering and Healthcare sectors. Deborah thrives in both expansive and turnaround scenarios, known for her ability to drive scalable business outcomes and provide pertinent solutions. Her professional approach is characterized by a strong collaborative spirit. Deborah excels in bringing clarity to complex situations, delivering quick wins early, innovating, leading cross-functional teams, and exerting substantial influence to achieve strategic goals.
Gary McClure
Gary is a senior consultant for Thrivence and the practice leader for strategic planning for the firm. Gary has more than 30 years management experience with companies ranging from Fortune 50 to small firms and in a variety of industries.
Gary, a certified professional facilitator, leads teams to achieve their objectives and frequently directs complex projects involving business strategy, organizational performance, and market repositioning. He also uses his change management certifications to help companies navigate through enterprise-wide transformation.
Prior to 15 years in other management consulting firms, Gary spent eight years in the technology division of LifeWay, led marketing for a leading economic development publication, and spent 10 years with Nortel Networks in various strategic marketing leadership roles. He has an economics degree from Mississippi State University and an MBA from the Owen School at Vanderbilt University.
How We're Helping Firms Generate Real Business Results
Client Success Story: Recruiting
A leading engineering firm was struggling to attract talent, so we developed a custom AI initiative to optimize job postings. Traffic to postings doubled and dramatically increased applications, reviews, and interviews.
- Applications: 132% Increase
- In Review: 2,260% Increase
- Interviews: 375% Increase
More Client Success Stories
- Reduced Costs: A local municipality generated cost savings up to 80% using AI/ML and image recognition with our custom software that reduced man hours for their asset management program.
- Improved Sales: A firm developed a successful strategic sales and marketing strategy all from a single photo of a project.
- Enhanced Workflows: Other firms have used AI to automate data analytics to build prompts for extracting data from images, building programming code, and highlighting risk in contract reviews.
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