Future-Ready Talent Strategy - Raj Hayer

This interactive workshop helps organisations rethink talent acquisition through the lens of social leadership, employee advocacy, and employer brand ownership.

As demographic shifts and global competition intensify the war for talent, traditional hiring models based on budgets, headcount, and job ads are no longer sufficient. Today, candidates evaluate organisations through their people — how leaders show up, how employees speak, and how values are lived publicly.

In this session, participants explore how every employee and leader contributes to employer brand, particularly through social platforms and everyday interactions. Using real business examples, guided discussion, and practical exercises, the workshop reframes talent acquisition as a human capital strategy, not a recruitment function.

Participants leave with a clearer understanding of how to: Leverage employee advocacy authentically (without turning people into marketers) Diversify talent pipelines by broadening skill and requirement lenses Build trust, transparency, and credibility as magnets for future talent