Research for Sourcing, Recruiting and Talent Acquisition
Why we need research:
Talent Acquisition Research, like market research, is a systematic, objective collection and analysis of data about your target market, competition, and/or environment, with the goal being increased understanding of them. Through the market research process, you can use data to guide your business decisions, and determine how to best attract and retain talent and make smart workforce decisions to support your organizations business objectives. Market research is not an activity conducted only once; it is an ongoing study.
We have collected a series of reports and white papers that may be of help to you and your organizational goals. Please feel free to recommend research and white papers you have found useful by contacting Victoria Ryder (vryder@tarsus.com).
Keeping up-to-date on the latest trends in the industry is important, so think about attending one of these many events in order to gain an updated perspective on the latest research in recruiting: Recruiting Trends Events.
The report compiles 223 compensation data points Charles Aris gathered over the course of 2011. It also details a subset of the corporate and private equity offers accepted by their strategy candidates during the year. Lastly it highlights the performance competencies that should be expected by consultant level, and the associated compensation at each level. The study aims to share helpful information as you hire new talent or manage your career trajectory.
February 8, 2012 | Posted in
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From the large, multinational corporations to SMEs, the pool of experienced, executive- level workers is diminishing, and new blood will have to come from the distinctly different generations, dubbed Generation Y, and Z. There are gloomy and confusing predictions of the difficulties of working and adapting to future multi-generational workplaces, combining Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y and the upcoming Generation Z.
February 8, 2012 | Posted in
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Quality of hire is a strategic metric and an integral part of the future of talent acquisition. Checkster organized a roundtable with leading companies in the San Francisco Bay area to discuss the quality of hire. Among the participants were talent acquisition leaders from: Agilent, eBay, Facebook. Healthnet, Hitachi, Intuit, Juniper, Kaiser Permanente, Lawrence Livermore Labs, Logitech, NetApp, Plantronics, Safeway, Sunpower and Yahoo. Some lessons were gathered from recent employers of the talent acquisition leaders, including Microsoft and Bank of America.
February 7, 2012 | Posted in
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SimplyHired.com®, the world’s largest job search engine, released its February 2012 Employment Outlook highlighting national and local markets, as well as industry and employer trends.Nationwide, job openings increased slightly in the first month of 2012, up 1.5 percent month-over-month and 9.2 percent year-over-year.
February 6, 2012 | Posted in
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SimplyHired.com released its January 2012 Employment Outlook highlighting national and local market outlooks, as well as industry and employer trends. According to the report, nationwide job openings fell slightly in December – down 1.9 percent month-over-month. However, December is a notoriously slow month for hiring, and job growth remained up 10.6 percent year-over-year when compared to 2010.
January 13, 2012 | Posted in
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The new report The 2012 Index of Social Technology in HR and Recruiting will help you chart your social media strategy for 2012 and beyond. HRxAnalysts evaluate the claims and realities of social media effectiveness in HR and Recruiting, profile eighty industry players and identify seventeen ‘social’ technologies and their impact.
SimplyHired.com released its December Employment Outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, as well as industry and employer trends.
According to the report, nationwide job openings increased for the fifth consecutive month, up 2.7 percent month-over-month and 7.4 percent year-over-year. Most industries and occupations experienced job growth. Average job competition decreased, most likely a combined result of a slight decrease in unemployment and a slight increase in job openings due to seasonal hiring.
December 5, 2011 | Posted in
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SimplyHired.com released its November employment outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends.
Nationwide job openings increased for the fourth consecutive month, up by 5.9% month-over-month and 10.0% year-over-year. Openings were previously up 0.7% month-over-month and 9.0% year-over-year.
November 3, 2011 | Posted in
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SimplyHired.com released its October employment outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends.
Nationwide job openings increased for the third consecutive month, up slightly by 0.7% month-over-month and 9.0% year-over-year. Openings were previously up 4.5% month-over-month and 16.5% year-over-year.
October 31, 2011 | Posted in
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SimplyHired.com released its September employment outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends.
Nationwide job openings increased for the second consecutive month, up 4.5% month-over-month and 16.5% year-over-year. The job competition ratio remained the same at 4:1 (four job seekers for every one open position).
September 2, 2011 | Posted in
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