In Kansas City, 500 area employers talk talent strategy

A Kansas City recruitment initiative, TeamKC, held its second annual summit addressing the talent shortage challenge that the more than 500 area employers in attendance face. The summit included presentations from national talent leadership, conversations on innovative approaches to attract and recruit new hires and ways to boost engagement as the market continues to squeeze businesses. "We can't keep saying that world around us has changed, but keep delivering HR in the same way," Lucy Adams, CEO of Disruptive HR and the event's keynote speaker, told the group. With an unemployment rate of only 3%, Kansas City is challenged to attract workers willing to relocate to the Midwestern hub, as well as train students and upskill existing workers, Team KC said in a press release. The city's initiative includes a city-wide career network and the MyKC program geared toward interns and recent grads.