15 customisable OKR examples for Talent
What are Talent OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
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 our OKR guide online.
Building your own Talent OKRs with AI
While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own OKRs.
Feel free to explore our tools:
- Use our free OKR generator
- Use Tability, a complete platform to set and track OKRs and initiatives, including a GPT-4 powered goal generator
Our customisable Talent OKRs examples
We've added many examples of Talent Objectives and Key Results, but we did not stop there. Understanding the difference between OKRs and projects is important, so we also added examples of strategic initiatives that relate to the OKRs.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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
8. OKRs to reinforce One Intel team culture and nurture talent effectively
- Reinforce One Intel team culture and nurture talent effectively
- Facilitate skills enhancement training for 80% of team members
- Identify necessary skills for enhancement based on team's job roles
- Develop or source relevant training program for identified skills
- Schedule and coordinate team members participation in training
- Increase employee engagement survey scores by 20%
- Initiate periodic career development and training programs
- Implement regular team-building activities and exercises
- Encourage open communication and welcome feedback
- Reduce employee turnover rate by 10%
9. 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
10. 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.
11. 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
12. OKRs to enhance personal communication proficiency
- Enhance personal communication proficiency
- Read 3 books on interpersonal communication and conversation techniques
- Purchase or borrow selected books
- Research and select 3 books on interpersonal communication
- Schedule regular reading sessions to complete all books
- Practice active listening in 20 different conversations to gain feedback
- Seek constructive feedback post conversation to improve listening skills
- Focus on comprehending and responding thoughtfully during these conversations
- Initiate 20 varied conversations geared towards active listening
- Attend 2 advancing communication workshops remotely
- Schedule time to attend the workshops remotely
- Research and select 2 online communication workshops
- Register for the chosen workshops
13. OKRs to establish a comprehensive new hire onboarding program
- Establish a comprehensive new hire onboarding program
- Develop a clear, structured onboarding plan within the first 2 weeks
- Outline a schedule for training sessions, workshops, and meetings
- Prepare a comprehensive, easy-to-follow onboarding guide
- Identify key roles, responsibilities, and systems new hires must understand
- Achieve 90% satisfaction rate on new hire feedback surveys about onboarding experience
- Develop a detailed, comprehensive onboarding program with clear expectations
- Collect regular feedback from new hires and implement necessary adjustments
- Provide consistent mentorship and support for new employees during onboarding
- Train 100% of HR team to effectively implement onboarding program
- Choose appropriate training resources or programs
- Schedule and oversee training sessions
- Identify existing knowledge gaps in the HR team's onboarding skills
14. OKRs to enhance talent retention strategies
- Enhance talent retention strategies
- Implement training programs to improve skills of at least 75% of the employees
- Implement and monitor said training programs
- Develop appropriate training programs in those areas
- Identify areas of skill deficiency among employees
- Increase employee engagement scores by 15% through enhanced communication strategies
- Introduce an open-door policy for improved cross-level communication
- Conduct regular, structured feedback sessions to address employee concerns
- Implement weekly team meetings to discuss objectives and progress
- Reduce staff turnover by 10% by implementing a comprehensive employee satisfaction program
- Implement feedback from satisfaction surveys
- Develop an employee satisfaction program
- Conduct regular employee satisfaction surveys
15. 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
Talent OKR best practices to boost success
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRsTip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparencyTip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
How to turn your Talent OKRs in a strategy map
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
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 OKR-tracking tool for it.
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsIf you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Talent OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to enhance customer advocacy throughout our service processes
- OKRs to establish a substantial presence on YouTube
- OKRs to increase wealth by improving income and managing spending
- OKRs to enhance cross-functional collaboration and communication
- OKRs to establish leadership in the AI industry
- OKRs to enhance overall client satisfaction and relationship
OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: What is the meaning of OKRs
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples
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