2010 - the year the talent war resumes

With 2010 approaching and signs that the economy is starting to recover, Richard Doherty from Jobpartners looks to what the future has in store for talent management.

 

 

Against the backdrop of recession, 2009 was undoubtedly one of the most difficult years in recent times for HR and talent management. With preditions of an upturn and a likelihood of many thinking about pastures new after a long period of insecurity, the war for talent looks to re-emerge with a vengence. So what are the trends likely to be, and how can you go into the battle fully armed and prepared to win the best people for your organisation?

Social recruiting becomes mainstream
Social media will play an increasingly important role in attracting and engaging with top talent. In 2009, it was the early adopters who were using social networking sites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter as recruitment tools. Very few companies had actual strategies and were taking a ‘suck it and see approach’ towards social recruiting.

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Editor's Welcome

 

Hello! And welcome back as we enter 2012, with a busy year ahead of us all. With talk of double-dip recessions, a possible partial or even full break-up of the Eurozone and unemployment rates set to hit nearly 9%, topics such as organisational streamlining, staff resilience and talent management are likely to be on many an HR professional's lips over the next 12 months.
 
But to lighten the gloom here in the UK, we also have the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and its attendant public holidays to look forward to at the start of June. Followed by two weeks of Olympic Games from 27 July to 12 August and the Paralympics from 29 August to 9 September, each generating their own excitement, but also issues to work through for hard-pressed HR departments trying to sort out the multifarious staffing issues in advance.
 
So with an interesting but challenging year to come, HRZone promises to be with you, supporting you all the way and providing our usual insightful blend of news, analysis, community blogs and expert comment to help you sort the wheat from the chaff. As ever, we love to hear from you too so feel free to either post your words of wisdom to our blog section yourself or, in the case of longer, more in-depth ‘expert voice’ articles, drop me a line with any ideas to cath.everett@siftmedia.co.uk.....
 
Cath Everett
HRZone Editor 
 
 
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