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### Top Uses for Data in Talent Acquisition

Increase staff retention

56%

Evaluate skills gaps

50%

Build better candidate offers

50%

Understand candidate wants

46%

Do workforce planning

41%

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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