Initial Findings for 2009 Talent Acquisition Trends Survey Released
The Generator Group Talent Acquisition Trends Survey is an annual analysis of talent acquisition and management trends with a focus on economic impact, talent management priorities and talent acquisition. The survey is in its third year and has collected data from fifty-four well-known consumer products brands.
Key findings from this year’s survey:
While the current economic climate has brought more available talent to the marketplace, finding quality candidates continues to be a challenge. This is particularly true in traditionally hard to fill positions such as marketing, sales and product creation.
Likely due to falling gas prices and the trend toward the stabilization of housing markets in most states, relocation and commute issues have declined significantly in their impact on attracting and retaining key talent. However, limited resources and budgets have made it more difficult to offer competitive compensation when hiring.
Companies continue to place importance on quality of hire and retaining key employees, but with fewer positions to fill, cost and efficiency are less of a concern. Finally, social recruiting has been a hot media topic for the year, but respondents give mixed ratings to the current social networking tools available.
Want to know more? View an executive summary of the results.
At the OR show? Read an article about the survey results in the day two Outdoor Retailer Show Daily.
