How To Identify And Retain Fantastic Talent with Grant Weinberg of TriNet

If you don’t headhunt your own people, someone else will!

As a part of my HR Strategy Series, I’m talking to top experts in the field to teach prospects what hiring managers are actually looking for, while also supporting business leaders in their hiring and retention strategies. Today I had the pleasure of talking with Grant Weinberg.

Grant Weinberg is vice president of Talent Acquisition at TriNet, a leading provider of full-service HR solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Grant brings over 20 years of experience leading global talent acquisition teams, optimizing operations, and transforming HR to source key talent. Prior to joining TriNet, Grant led global Talent Acquisition at Gilead Sciences. He holds a MS in Human Resource Management from London Metropolitan University.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! First, please tell us what brought you to this specific career path?

I had been in the gaming industry for eight years and was considering a career change when I happened to attend a local sporting event and sat in proximity to a group of account managers from Aerotek. After some lively conversation, the rest is now history and here I am serving as VP, Talent Acquisition for…