Aligning Talent Acquisition and Compensation on Offers
This episode explains how recruiters and compensation teams can work together to make better job offers, reduce pay compression, and improve early retention. A former head of global talent acquisition walks through how to define what a role actually needs before hiring begins, how to use job architecture, salary bands, and compa-ratio during the intake meeting, how to discuss pay with candidates when you cannot ask about salary history, and why very wide posted pay ranges weaken pay transparency. You will also learn why new hire offers often get far less scrutiny than merit increases, how recruiters can balance competing pressure from hiring managers, finance, and HR, and what compensation teams can do to educate recruiters instead of blaming them for pay problems.