Knoxville Chamber Releases Talent Redefined

The Knoxville Chamber today released Talent Redefined, a multi-year strategy to retain and recruit more skilled and educated talent to the region.

The white paper details the region’s lack of growth among individuals ages 25 to 54 – a key demographic for driving regional economic prosperity – particularly when benchmarked against other Southeastern cities.

“The Chamber benchmarked other regions, relied on research conducted to create a community brand and talked with many employers and stakeholders to create this strategy,” said Amy Nolan, vice president of regional enhancement for the Knoxville Chamber. “Execution of this strategy will require bold conversation, action and innovation to create an authentic message.”

Talent Redefined prioritizes retaining young adults earning post-secondary degrees and interning in the Knoxville area, as well as attracting the type of talented individuals that regional employers are seeking. The strategy’s recommendations consist of:

• Increasing the talent pipeline between Knoxville-area employers and local postsecondary education institutions
• Growing the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at regional employers to the wider community
• Positioning the Knoxville region as a long-term destination for 25- to 54-year-old professionals
• Assisting with the recruitment and engagement of professional-level talent

Similar to the recently developed Workforce Redefined, the regional workforce development strategy, each recommendation includes a set of supporting components. The Chamber will work with its community’s partners to create and implement tactics in support of the recommendations.

For more information or to read the full strategy, visit www.knoxvillechamber.com/talent-redefined.