12 OKR examples for Talent
Crafting effective OKRs can be challenging, particularly for beginners. Emphasizing outcomes rather than projects should be the core of your planning.
We have a collection of OKRs examples for Talent to give you some inspiration. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point for your OKRs.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read more about the OKR meaning online.
Best practices for OKR
Your objectives should be ambitious, but achievable. Your key results should be measurable and time-bound. It can also be helfpul to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Building your own OKRs with AI
While we have some examples below, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. There are 2 options available to you.
- Use our free OKRs generator
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives – including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
How to track OKRs
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework.
We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using a proper OKRs-tracking tool for it.
We recommend Tability for an easy way to set and track OKRs with your team.
Check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
Talent OKRs templates
We've added Talent Objectives and Key Results, but also the initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
OKRs to optimize vendor management for talent acquisition
Optimize vendor management for talent acquisition
Implement a standardized assessment system for all vendors
Develop criteria for a standardized vendor assessment system- Train team members on the new assessment process
- Deploy the newly standardized assessment system with all vendors
- Reduce hiring time by 15% by streamlining vendor processes
- Implement streamlined software for more efficient vendor communication
- Regularly evaluate and update vendor process checkpoints
- Incorporate automatic tracking for vendors' performance
- Increase vendor success rate by 20% through performance tracking and feedback
- Set measurable, achievable performance goals for vendors
- Regularly provide constructive feedback to vendors
- Implement a comprehensive performance tracking system for all vendors
OKRs to implement a comprehensive talent pool database through strategic mapping
- Implement a comprehensive talent pool database through strategic mapping
- Develop and apply an external competency mapping framework to identify talent by week 6
- Successfully complete database creation with at least 500 identified talents by week 12
- Input all talent data into the database by week 12
- Establish the database structure by week 10
- Identify and document 500 individual talents by week 9
- Finalize an exhaustive list of companies for mapping by week 2
- Research potential companies for the mapping project
- Narrow down list to relevant companies
- Finalize list by end of week 2
OKRs to streamline vendor coordination for efficient talent acquisition
- Streamline vendor coordination for efficient talent acquisition
- Raise vendor performance satisfaction by 30% as measured through quarterly survey
- Increase training programs for vendor management
- Improve communication frequency with vendors
- Implement regular vendor performance reviews
- Reduce vendor response time by 20% to expedite recruitment process
- Provide vendors with specific response deadlines
- Implement a streamlined communication system with vendors
- Regularly review and optimize vendor processes
- Plug in process gaps to improve vendor coordination, reducing errors by 15%
- Regularly evaluate implemented solutions for efficacy
- Implement solutions to the identified process gaps
- Identify recurring issues in current vendor coordination process
OKRs to implement effective talent acquisition strategies
- Strengthen talent acquisition process
- Implement at least 2 new sourcing channels
- Reduce time-to-hire by 15%
- Increase candidate pool diversity by 20%
- Improve candidate satisfaction score by 10 points
OKRs to improve indirect purchasing to support HR's talent strategies
- Improve indirect purchasing to support HR's talent strategies
- Negotiate 10% cost reduction in vendor contracts for HR tools and services
- Develop a negotiation strategy focusing on cost reduction
- Identify key vendors and analyze existing contracts for negotiation leverage
- Organize meetings with vendors to discuss contract renegotiations
- Establish long-term partnerships with 3 quality talent sourcing agencies
- Schedule meetings to discuss partnership opportunities
- Research and identify potential talent sourcing agencies
- Negotiate and finalize the agreements
- Implement benefits package appealing to 85% of potential talents by surveying industry standards
- Conduct a survey of industry standards for benefits packages
- Analyze survey results to identify popular benefits
- Design benefits package based on analyzed data
OKRs to improve talent acquisition
- Increase the quality of talent acquisition
- Reduce the time to hire (measured in days) by 20%
- Implement a more efficient screening process.
- Create an online application system.
- Streamline the interview process.
- Automate onboarding and paperwork.
- Increase the number of qualified applicants by 30%
- Reach out to potential candidates via LinkedIn.
- Create an attractive job posting.
- Advertise the job opening in multiple online channels.
- Host a career fair to increase visibility.
- Increase the diversity of hires (measured by gender, ethnicity and nationality) by 15%
- Develop a comprehensive diversity and inclusion policy.
- Create a targeted recruitment campaign to attract diverse candidates.
- Increase the presence of the company in diverse job fairs.
- Implement an effective onboarding process for new hires.
- Increase the quality of hires (measured by hire performance ratings) by 10%
- Track and review performance ratings for current hires.
- Implement a structured onboarding process.
- Develop a comprehensive assessment process for potential hires.
- Create a job description that accurately reflects the position requirements.
OKRs to reinstate Intel's victorious culture and unify its talent pool
- Reinstate Intel's victorious culture and unify its talent pool
- Implement a quarterly team-building activity to foster unity among 95% of employees
- Identify various team-building activities suitable for all employees
- Monitor employee participation, aiming for 95% involvement
- Establish a scheduling and communication plan for activities
- Increase talent retention rate to 90% through effective incentive programs
- Implement annual employee feedback surveys
- Develop a comprehensive incentive program to reward employee performance
- Provide regular career development opportunities
- Achieve a 10% increase in internal promotion rate, strengthening our talent base
- Create opportunities for internal growth and advancement
- Implement training programs to enrich employee skills and performance
- Regularly review and adjust promotion criteria
OKRs to scale the team by hiring and onboarding key talent to support business expansion
- Expand the business by scaling the team with quality personnel
- Hire and onboard 3 experienced sales executives
- Enhance team diversity by 20% via targeted recruitment strategy
- Reduce time-to-fill open positions by 50% through process improvement
- Recruit and integrate 2 seasoned marketing specialists
OKRs to boost talent retention
- Increase Employee Retention
- Create an employee recognition program
- Select a method of recognizing employees who meet the criteria.
- Set goals and criteria for employee recognition.
- Identify a reward system for employees who meet the criteria.
- Create a system for tracking employee recognition.
- Increase employee retention rate by 15%
- Create an engaging work environment.
- Develop a competitive benefits package.
- Establish a career growth plan.
- Implement regular performance reviews.
- Increase employee satisfaction ratings by 25%
- Create a list of actionable items to improve employee satisfaction.
- Monitor employee satisfaction ratings and make adjustments as needed.
- Survey employees to gain insight into their satisfaction levels.
- Implement a system to track employee satisfaction ratings.
OKRs to optimize talent acquisition and management processes
- Optimize talent acquisition and management processes
- Implement a new recruitment technology to automate 50% of administrative tasks
- Evaluate different recruitment technologies and choose one that suits requirements
- Monitor and evaluate the impact and progress after implementation
- Train the recruitment team to utilize the chosen software efficiently
- Cut down time to hire by 30% and improve hiring efficiency
- Implement a structured interview process to streamline candidate evaluation
- Utilize an Applicant Tracking System to manage applications more efficiently
- Enhance job descriptions for clarity, reducing irrelevant applications
- Increase hiring manager satisfaction by 40% through improved recruitment quality
- Develop ongoing training opportunities for enhancing recruiters' interviewing skills
- Regularly gather feedback from hiring managers to assess recruitment effectiveness
- Implement improved screening tools for identifying top-tier pool of candidates
OKRs to implement an efficient vendor invoice tracker
- Implement an efficient vendor invoice tracker
- Validate the prototype with at least 3 different members of the talent acquisition team
- Schedule feedback sessions with each member
- Identify three team members for prototype validation
- Share the prototype with selected team members
- Design a comprehensive prototype of the invoice tracker within 4 weeks
- Draft preliminary design and functionality notes for invoice tracker
- Develop and refine prototype based on initial design plans
- Conduct thorough tests and improve upon the prototype
- Ensure 90% of vendor invoices are processed through the tracker by project end
- Monitor tracking system regularly to assess progress
- Train staff on proper invoice tracking procedures
- Implement invoice tracking system for vendor billings
OKRs to expand organizational size and personnel capabilities
- Expand organizational size and personnel capabilities
- Implement 100% training for all new hires within their first week
- Develop comprehensive training program for all new hires
- Schedule training sessions within first week of employment
- Monitor and assess new hires' progress post-training
- Increase total staff by 10% through strategic recruitment
- Identify necessary roles to fill for 10% staff increase
- Begin implementing recruitment plan to attract new hires
- Develop a strategic recruitment plan targeting these roles
- Achieve 15% more workload efficiency through advanced training and development programs
- Enroll team in relevant advanced training programs
- Identify critical performance gaps in current workload handling
- Periodically measure efficiency improvements post-training
More OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to improve promotion and sponsorship package development
- OKRs to scale and ensure long-term success of the new team
- OKRs to reduce scope creep on critical projects
- OKRs to develop an authoritative business legal guide
- OKRs to increase player base by 20%
OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: Complete 2024 OKR cheat sheet
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples