Top strategic trends for talent acquisition leaders and product developers - A look at how business and consumer technology is changing how we recruit, hire and engage in the recruiting process.
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5 Strategic Trends in Talent Acquisition for 2012, 2013 and beyond
1. Spring 2012
Strategic Advisory & Research for HCM
FIVE STRATEGIC TRENDS
IN TALENT ACQUISITION
About the Author
Sarah White is
the Founder
of Accelir, a
Strategy
Advisory Firm
focused on
integration of
technology
and human
resource
strategies. Sarah has more than a decade in
the human capital space as a practitioner,
vendor executive, analyst and advisor.
She works with corporate HR as well as
vendor teams looking to gain a better
understanding of how a solid strategy, the
right technology & emerging media can
improve their hiring and retention practices.
Talent acquisition has seen great growth in both scope and
maturity over the last decade. Once a small segment of
human resources and an entry point for new HR
professionals seeking to become generalists, the field has
evolved into a stand-alone business function in many
organizations — partnering with human resources, as well as
other functions and lines of business, as an equal.
The increase in attention signifies an acknowledgment that
organizations must be able to hire talented people — quickly
— to achieve any strategic goal. And recent research
indicates that the emphasis on talent acquisition will continue
to grow, with 63 percent of organizations expecting economic
improvements to enable more hiring. The top three recruiting
challenges cited are finding good candidates, filling positions
quickly and engaging hiring managers.
This paper identifies the top five trends that you can embrace
in your recruitment process and culture to align with
recruitment organizations considered to be best in class.
Each trend was identified based on quantitative and
qualitative research completed over the last few months from
business leaders, candidates and talent acquisition
professionals.