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The Recovery Drives Bold New Priorities for HR

The Recovery Drives Bold New Priorities for HR

This week we published our TalentTrends® research for the first half of 2010 (report available to research members). In this research we ask more than 200 top HR and business leaders to tell us about their business outlook, hiring forecast, talent and leadership readiness, spending, and priorities.

What we see is a stark ... Read more»

US Employment Update:  Not Out of the Woods Yet

US Employment Update: Not Out of the Woods Yet

As part of our TalentWatch® business research program we keep a close watch over US and worldwide employment figures.   Each quarter we try to give members actionable insights into key trends in demographics, readiness, and industry-by-industry talent needs.

While the Q3 TalentWatch® report is not out yet, I did just review the August employment ... Read more»

Five Reasons to Focus on Recruiting in 2009

Five Reasons to Focus on Recruiting in 2009

Here we are entering the worst recession in more than 30 years, reading about layoffs, downsizing, and restructuring in almost every industry. So why would I start our 2009 research with a discussion about the need to focus on recruiting? Well, contrary to what many may believe, even in times of job reductions recruiting must ... Read more»