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### Top Uses for Data in Talent Acquisition

**Increase staff retention:** 56 percent

**Evaluate skills gaps:** 50 percent

**Build better candidate offers:** 50 percent

**Understand candidate wants:** 46 percent

**Do workforce planning:** 41 percent

*Source:**[Global Recruiting Trends 2018 (opens in a new tab)](https://business.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/en-us/talent-solutions/resources/pdfs/linkedin-global-recruiting-trends-2018-en-us.pdf)**, LinkedIn Talent Solutions*

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