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Talent rediscovery drives 41% of new hires at Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard needed to surface hidden talent in a competitive recruiting environment, where qualified historical candidates who had previously applied were being overlooked.
How it works
Common implementation structure
How this type of workflow is generally built, generalized across documented cases — not tied to any one vendor's stack. Click any stage to read what happens there. Specific products that implement these stages appear in “Tools commonly seen” below.
Stage 1 · Historical candidate pool sourcing
Recruiters identify candidates who had previously applied to the company up to seven years prior.
Outcome
In 2021, 41 percent of all new hires at Activision Blizzard came through talent rediscovery by re-engaging historical candidates, and prior candidates expressed positive sentiment at being reconnected.
Results
Volume41 percent
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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