talent war
Recruitment bidding frenzy
A talent war is intense competition among employers to recruit and retain skilled workers.
The metaphor frames hiring as combat, with companies battling for a limited pool of desirable candidates: The tech industry's talent war has driven salaries through the roof.
Also called a war for talent.
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
- headhuntingRecruiting talent from competitors
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- hiringGiving someone work
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- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- business competitionssales contest, design contest, excellence awards
labor market competition intensity
talent warbuyer's market
Conditions favoring purchasers
unemployment crisis · job scarcity · hiring freeze · mass layoffs · downsizing
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