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Most organizations don't have a retention problem until someone hands in their notice.

The challenge is that by the time your top performers start looking elsewhere, the warning signs have usually been there for months. Disengagement, lack of growth opportunities, unclear career paths, and leadership gaps rarely show up in exit interviews first—they appear much earlier.

So how can organizations identify these signals before they become resignations?

We'll discuss this in the upcoming Talentuch webinar:

Coaching as a Retention Strategy: How to Keep Key Talent Before They Start Looking Elsewhere

In this session, we'll explore how coaching can become more than an employee benefit. Used strategically, it can help organizations uncover what motivates their people, develop future leaders, strengthen engagement, and make better talent decisions before retention becomes a business problem.

What we'll cover
• Why high performers leave—even when salary isn't the issue.
• How coaching helps uncover concerns employees rarely share in surveys or performance reviews.
• Using coaching to strengthen career development, internal mobility, and employee engagement.
• When coaching creates the most impact: executives, emerging leaders, or high-potential employees.
• How to connect coaching initiatives to measurable business outcomes like retention, leadership readiness, and long-term organizational performance.

Best for: HR leaders, Talent Acquisition professionals, People Managers, Business Leaders, and organizations looking to retain key talent while building stronger leadership pipelines.

Speaker:
Mary Despe is a talent strategist and recruitment advisor with nearly 20 years of experience in technical talent acquisition for global organizations. A LinkedIn Top Community Voice for Interviewing and Talent MVP, she specializes in helping companies optimize their hiring processes and employer branding. Mary has empowered professionals to secure roles at leading companies like Accenture, Microsoft, TikTok, and Deloitte. She holds an MBA from Hult International Business School and regularly speaks at industry conferences, sharing her expertise in talent acquisition and workforce development.

Host:
Anastasia is an experienced IT recruitment professional with 10+ years of success in closing niche roles, including MS Dynamics specialists, as well as general IT and C-level positions. In addition to her recruiting expertise, she brings 4+ years of experience as an Account Manager, partnering closely with hiring managers and stakeholders worldwide to build hiring processes from scratch and launch new locations.
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AI is changing recruitment faster than ever before.

From writing job descriptions and sourcing candidates to screening resumes and scheduling interviews, new AI tools promise to make hiring faster and more efficient. But as adoption grows, so does one important question: Where should recruiters rely on AI, and where should people stay firmly in the driver's seat?

Finding the right balance is becoming one of the biggest hiring decisions organizations face today. Automate too little, and teams lose valuable time. Automate too much, and candidate experience, trust, and hiring quality can quickly suffer.

We'll discuss this in the upcoming Talentuch webinar:

AI in Hiring: What Should Stay Human and What You Can Safely Automate

In this session, we'll explore practical ways HR and Talent Acquisition teams can use AI to improve efficiency without losing the human connection that great hiring depends on. You'll leave with a clear framework for deciding what to automate, what to keep personal, and how to build an AI-assisted hiring process that candidates—and hiring managers—will trust.

What we'll cover:
• Where AI genuinely saves recruiters time throughout the hiring process.
• The hiring decisions that should always rely on human judgment.
• How to reduce bias while maintaining a positive candidate experience.
• Real examples of how recruitment teams are successfully using AI today.
• How to build a hiring process that combines automation with authentic human interaction.

Best for: HR leaders, Talent Acquisition professionals, Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and Business Leaders looking to use AI responsibly while improving hiring efficiency and candidate experience.

Speaker:
Michelle R. Stevens is the Founder and CEO of In Earth Consulting LLC, a full-service, faith-driven HR and workforce development firm helping organizations build stronger teams, scalable people operations, and purpose-driven workplaces.

With more than fifteen years of experience in human resources, leadership, and organizational development, she specializes in HR strategy, recruiting, payroll, benefits, learning and development, and fractional HR support. Passionate about aligning people, purpose, and performance, Michelle enjoys sharing practical insights on building healthy workplace cultures and helping organizations grow with integrity.

Host:
Anastasia is an experienced IT recruitment professional with 10+ years of success in closing niche roles, including MS Dynamics specialists, as well as general IT and C-level positions. In addition to her recruiting expertise, she brings 4+ years of experience as an Account Manager, partnering closely with hiring managers and stakeholders worldwide to build hiring processes from scratch and launch new locations.

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Layoffs are some of the most difficult decisions an organization can make.

While much attention is given to the employees who leave, the people who stay often experience uncertainty, lower morale, and a loss of trust. If these concerns aren't addressed, organizations risk losing even more talent, damaging team performance, and slowing business recovery.

So how can leaders navigate workforce reductions while maintaining engagement, productivity, and confidence among the employees who remain?

We'll discuss this in the upcoming Talentuch webinar:
Managing Layoffs and Downsizing Without Losing Your Best People: Communication & Engagement Strategies

Drawing from her experience leading HR through organizational restructuring and workforce reductions, Jelena Savić will share practical approaches for communicating difficult decisions with empathy, supporting managers throughout the process, and rebuilding engagement once the transition is complete.

What we'll cover
- Why communication before, during, and after layoffs has a lasting impact on employee trust.
- The most common mistakes organizations make during workforce reductions—and how to avoid them.
- How to support managers in having difficult conversations with confidence and empathy.
- Practical strategies for rebuilding morale, engagement, and collaboration after downsizing.
- How to retain key talent and restore confidence while preparing the organization for its next stage of growth.

Best for: HR leaders, People Managers, Organizational Development professionals, and Business Leaders responsible for leading teams through organizational restructuring or workforce changes.

Speaker:
Jelena Savić is the HR Lead and BP at WEBCentric in Belgrade, Serbia, part of Total Specific Solutions (Netherlands). With over a decade of experience in talent acquisition and HR development, she brings deep knowledge of the Serbian labor market and employment practices. Jelena has also been involved in the M&A process during her company’s integration into an international corporation, offering valuable insight into organizational change and corporate alignment. She regularly participates in local and international HR forums, sharing her expertise on recruitment, labor law, and HR strategy. As a strategic business partner, she advises local leadership and reports on key HR topics at the corporate level, aligning business needs with people strategies.

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Traditional workforce planning was built around forecasting headcount, setting hiring targets, and filling open positions. But today's hiring landscape is far less predictable.

Critical skills evolve rapidly, talent availability varies across markets, hiring timelines are increasingly difficult to forecast, and AI is reshaping both the roles organizations need and the capabilities required to succeed. As a result, workforce planning is no longer just about how many people you need—it's about which skills, where the talent is, and whether your hiring strategy is realistic.

Forward-thinking organizations are shifting from traditional headcount planning to talent intelligence—using labor market data, skills insights, and AI to make better workforce decisions before recruitment even begins.

So how can HR and business leaders use AI to build more effective workforce plans without replacing the human judgment that drives great hiring?

We'll discuss this in the upcoming Talentuch webinar:
The Future of Workforce Planning with AI

In this session, we'll explore how AI can support smarter workforce planning—from understanding talent markets and validating hiring strategies before opening a role to improving decision-making throughout the hiring process. Through practical examples, demonstrations of AI tools, and a real-world case study, you'll learn how to combine talent intelligence with AI to build workforce strategies based on data rather than assumptions.

What we'll cover
- Why traditional workforce planning no longer keeps pace with today's hiring landscape.
- How organizations are shifting from headcount planning to talent intelligence.
- How AI helps organizations understand talent availability, labor market trends, and hiring feasibility before recruitment starts.
- Where AI adds value throughout the hiring process—from market research and job design to sourcing, candidate engagement, interviews, and hiring analytics.
- Practical examples of AI tools that support better workforce planning and hiring decisions without replacing recruiters.
- A real-world case study showing how AI and talent intelligence can improve workforce planning and hiring outcomes.

Best for: HR Leaders, Talent Acquisition professionals, Workforce Planning specialists, People Leaders, and Business Executives looking to build more strategic, data-driven workforce planning and hiring processes.

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Speakers:
Bohdan and Anastasiia combine hands-on HR leadership with deep expertise in global IT recruitment.

Bohdan is an HR & Talent Acquisition Manager with a proven track record of building and scaling teams - from technical specialists to C-level roles across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. With experience in operations and project management, he takes a business-focused approach to hiring.

Anastasiia brings 10+ years in IT recruitment, covering both niche and high-volume roles, along with 4+ years of experience as an Account Manager. Working closely with hiring managers worldwide, she focuses on building scalable, business-aligned hiring processes and consistently delivering results in competitive markets

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