Talent Leaders Dinner: Soft Skills, Hard Results – The ROI of Connection
Schedule
Tue Apr 14 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Capital Grille - Rockefeller Center | New York, NY
About this Event
Join TA & HR leaders to explore how soft skills drive hiring quality, candidate experience, retention, and measurable business ROI.
Main Themes:
- Defining Critical Soft Skills: Identifying the human capabilities—communication, adaptability, collaboration, leadership—that matter most in today’s workforce.
- How Skills Are Evolving in an AI-Enabled Workplace: Exploring how the capabilities organizations once prioritized are shifting as AI and new technologies reshape work, and what that means for how talent teams identify, assess, and validate skills.
- Return on Talent Investment: Moving beyond traditional TA metrics to understand how hiring for the right skills drives measurable outcomes like performance, retention, productivity, and long-term business value.
- Proving ROI in Talent Acquisition: Connecting soft skills assessment to measurable TA outcomes like reduced mis-hires, faster time-to-productivity, and stronger employer brand.
Why You Should Attend:
- Exchange ideas on the current, and future, Talent Acquisition landscape
- Expand your peer network within the Chicago Talent Acquisition community
- Address the current pain points in recruitment practices and gain foresight to adapt and innovate ahead of the curve.
This event is designed for Senior Talent Acquisition & HR Leaders only. Those who do not fit this job profile will cancelled from the event.
Secure your space now, and we will send a calendar appointment to reserve your space.
Where is it happening?
Capital Grille - Rockefeller Center, 120 West 51st Street, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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