From Hiring to Onboarding: Erica Piper on Talent Strategy & Building Lasting Relationships

When you talk to a great candidate who isn't a fit for a role today, but you feel they would be a great addition to your organization, what do you do? Do you create a role for them? How do you stay in touch with them for months or even years? In this episode, Erica Piper, Sr. Director, Executive Talent Acquisition at Capital One, answers these and other questions. She shares her approach to identifying and engaging top talent, as well as the methods she and her team use to build long-term relationships with potential future hires. Erica discusses the key leadership traits she looks for and the essential questions she asks to assess talent. She also describes the connection between talent acquisition and HR onboarding, emphasizing how the two functions work together to create a strong support structure for new hires.