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Tara Cooper

Global HR Tech Analyst & Advisor, Mercer

Tara has over 16 years of experience in the HR technology industry, with a special passion for innovative and disruptive tech. With expertise in go-to-market strategy, product marketing, and market research, Tara leads the HR Tech Analyst practice at Mercer where she works to uncover and share industry trends and insights with HR leaders, tech buyers and vendors.Before joining Mercer, Tara played a key role in building and executing go-to-market strategies for brands like HireVue, SmashFly and Beamery, where helping organizations find and retain talent was a top priority.  She also served as a strategic advisor to early-stage work tech founders, guiding them through the industry landscape and positioning their offerings to meet the evolving needs of HR.Tara lives just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan where you can find her engrossed in an audiobook, binging on true crime, or hiking with her family.

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Breakout session

Wed, May 14, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm MT

Unlocking the Skills-Powered Organization: How Recognition Data Uncovers Skills and Unleashes Potential

BUILD UP FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

Traditional skill appraisal methods – self-reported assessments and manager evaluations – are often incomplete and unreliable, limiting organizations’ ability to leverage the benefits of their talent investments. This session, based on Mercer’s latest research, explores how recognition data becomes an invaluable source of data to identify and confirm skills – providing a real-time, validated view of how skills are currently used within an organization, and mitigating bias that can emerge through other means of skills identification. Learn how effective recognition can uncover hidden talent, reduce bias in hiring and promotions, and align workforce development and business goals.

In this session you will learn:

Why skills-powered organizations outperform their peers and how to align recognition with talent development strategies
How to leverage recognition data to organically uncover and confirm employee skills accurately, in real time
How to design meaningful recognition programs that deliver skills-rich data, the key to uncovering hidden potential and supporting business growth

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Tara Cooper

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