Sarah Blanchard

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DISC Type : Dc

Head of Talent Advisory - Implementation / Continuous Improvement at Solve by Talent

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Overview

Sarah Blanchard is the Head of Talent Advisory at Solve by Talent, where she designs and implements innovative outsourced talent solutions. Her expertise spans talent strategy, technology optimisation, and people analytics. Colleagues describe her as knowledgeable, proactive, and highly skilled, with a strong focus on continuous improvement programs.

Her team at Solve by Talent was recently awarded "RPO of the Year 2025" by APSCo and has been named a finalist at the SEEK SARA Awards for three consecutive years.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Fast But Wary

Objective Thinker

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

Talent Transformation
Her entire career focuses on leading talent transformation programs, from strategy development and technology implementation to improving the employee experience.
Recruitment Technology
Her current role emphasizes leveraging market-leading technology platforms to drive innovation and operational excellence in talent acquisition.
AI in HR
She recently shared key insights from a survey on AI's potential to reshape the workforce, indicating a focus on emerging HR technologies.

Media Appearances

Sarah has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2020
Head of Talent Advisory - Implementation / Continuous Improvement at Solve by Talent
5-2019 - 5-2020
Project Director - Korn Ferry RPO - Redundant due to COVID19 at Korn Ferry
10-2017 - 3-2019
Head Of Talent Acquisition & Management at Australian Unity
11-2015 - 10-2017
Group Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Manager at Australian Unity
12-2014 - 5-2015
Talent Acquisition Manager - Advice Review Program - Contract at Commonwealth Bank

Education

1994 - 1996
International Business from Stillorgan College Dublin
1987 - 1993
Education details unavailable from Stella Maris Catholic School

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Insights For Selling To Sarah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarah is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarah

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarah move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Sarah take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Sarah

Personality Compatibility


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