| Inside Astrazeneca's talent acquisition journey

Attracting the right people, for the right role, is something that all companies dream of doing one hundred per cent perfectly. Yet, in a changing employment landscape, the best companies are constantly involved in updating how they acquire the best talent.

One such company is global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ). Their ability to attract the right people, in the right place, at the right time is a key success factor of their success so they are transforming their internal Global talent acquisition function. To find out more, HR Grapevine spoke to Maggie Spong, Head of Talent Acquisition, at the company.

With the recruitment landscape always changing, is it possible for HR to be anything more than reactive?

“At times in the past, Talent Acquisition at AZ has been somewhat reactive. Now we are transforming into a more strategic function with a design to deliver strong candidate pipelines for the business both now and in the future. 2017 was our transformation year, 2018 will be about embedding and excelling. To that end, we are moving rapidly towards a best-in-class operating model and leveraging cutting-edge digital and social media technologies, to build a stronger employer brand and continue to attract the best talent to AZ.”