There are many assumptions during this difficult economic period and it can hurt the psyche of a lot of talented recruiters. To be honest there is little reason to be concerned as long as you are using your time wisely in effective recruiting. A lot of this comes down to understanding the direction of companies during 2009.
Watson Wyatt conducted a survey during the week of December 8th for a variety of companies across numerous industries to get a well-balanced idea of what changes companies have made and what they will continue to make for the next year. This is important to understand because this information will help to understand areas to focus on and what negative thoughts to avoid when sourcing candidates for large corporations.
You might be working with just one company and this information might not be as applicable, but that isn't true at all. If you have a general understanding of the direction of your industry then you can use that to help influence the decisions of your company.
The majority of the hiring freeze and layoffs have already taken place for companies and it is expect to be a lot less in 2009. 47% of the companies have entered some level of hiring freeze and 39% have executed layoffs. What is refreshing is that in the next 12 months only 18% are looking at some form of hiring freeze and 23% are planning layoffs.
It is obvious to see that the drop off is going to be large for the hiring freeze and layoffs. So a lot of those people are going to get jobs back or move on to other companies and they will need recruiting support during these difficult times.
Companies have to find high impact employees that they can leverage their efforts well to make more funds. They will hire people that others can't keep. As they say, someone's trash is always someone else's treasure.
Companies want to hire more and they will be willing to do so in a few years. That is why it is so important for you to find candidates that have been let go or on faulty ground and build a relationship with them now. In a few months they will be getting jobs again.
Probably the best way to find this talent is to use recruitment advertising online on niche blogs, web sites, user forums, and any web 2.0. One of the best ways to do this is through TalentSeekr from EnticeLabs. They do a great job of branding your corporation and sourcing these candidates at their ideal sites. - 15359
Watson Wyatt conducted a survey during the week of December 8th for a variety of companies across numerous industries to get a well-balanced idea of what changes companies have made and what they will continue to make for the next year. This is important to understand because this information will help to understand areas to focus on and what negative thoughts to avoid when sourcing candidates for large corporations.
You might be working with just one company and this information might not be as applicable, but that isn't true at all. If you have a general understanding of the direction of your industry then you can use that to help influence the decisions of your company.
The majority of the hiring freeze and layoffs have already taken place for companies and it is expect to be a lot less in 2009. 47% of the companies have entered some level of hiring freeze and 39% have executed layoffs. What is refreshing is that in the next 12 months only 18% are looking at some form of hiring freeze and 23% are planning layoffs.
It is obvious to see that the drop off is going to be large for the hiring freeze and layoffs. So a lot of those people are going to get jobs back or move on to other companies and they will need recruiting support during these difficult times.
Companies have to find high impact employees that they can leverage their efforts well to make more funds. They will hire people that others can't keep. As they say, someone's trash is always someone else's treasure.
Companies want to hire more and they will be willing to do so in a few years. That is why it is so important for you to find candidates that have been let go or on faulty ground and build a relationship with them now. In a few months they will be getting jobs again.
Probably the best way to find this talent is to use recruitment advertising online on niche blogs, web sites, user forums, and any web 2.0. One of the best ways to do this is through TalentSeekr from EnticeLabs. They do a great job of branding your corporation and sourcing these candidates at their ideal sites. - 15359
About the Author:
Cade Krueger works with recruiters as the Director of Sales for Entice Labs and helps recruiters with job recruitment in order to source ideal hires. He also endorses a product, called TalentSeekr, for job recruiting that sources five times the audience at a tenth of the cost of job boards. This helps to save recruiters time and money.
