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.

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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Despite the global downturn of recent years, leading organizations are still competing for the best talent around the world. Indeed, it is widely recognized that the need to attract the best skills is as urgent as ever, as blue-chip firms reposition themselves in their emergence from the recession. Employers that are succeeding in this ‘war [...]
August 18, 2011 | Posted in
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SimplyHired.com released its July employment outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends. Nationwide job openings declined slightly this month, dropping -3.8% month-over-month from May. Despite the decrease, job openings were still up 21.9% from June 2010. The national job competition ratio continued to improve this month, dropping from 5:1 to [...]
July 20, 2011 | Posted in
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Over the course of the past few years, i4cp has concentrated its efforts on studying the practices of high-performance organizations. From the research we conduct to the companies with whom we connect, the inner workings of high-performance organizations, especially how they relate to human capital, have been the sole focus of our organization and member network.
High-performance companies are the role models of the organizational world. They represent real world versions of a modern managerial ideal: that of an organization that achieves excellence in so many areas that it consistently outperforms most of its competitors and sustains that performance for extended periods of time, regardless of industry or economic conditions.
June 16, 2011 | Posted in
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SAN FRANCISCO – 14 JUNE 2011 – As companies emerge from the worst recession since the Depression, they are faced with low employee engagement and poor workplace morale that can slow the recovery process. A new survey by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Research Foundation and Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company, finds that an individual’s supervisor and the amount of employee communication in an organization are the top two influencers of employee engagement.

SimplyHired.com released its May employment trends outlook highlighting national and local market forecasts, and industry and employer trends.
Nationwide job openings declined slightly this month, dropping -2.6% month-over-month from April. Despite the decrease, job openings were still up 26.1% from 2010. The national job competition ratio improved this month, dropping from 6:1 to 5:1. Though job growth slowed, many states reported lower unemployment rates, which could account for the improved ratio.
June 8, 2011 | Posted in
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Janco reports that the May 2011 BLS data shows a slight increase (1.16% 7,300) in the number of IT-related jobs in April. The CEO of Janco, Victor Janulaitis said, “The increase as reported by the BLS is 1.16% versus the.79% from the prior month. However, the data does not reflect the recent increases in energy costs. From the data it is not clear that IT employment is signaling that the recovery has started.” He added, “The fact that total employment for telecommunications, data processing, information services, and system design sectors has risen by 18,700 jobs (seasonally adjusted) since January 2011 and by 31,700 in the last 12 months is a good sign.”
May 10, 2011 | Posted in
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After returning to pre-recession levels last month, nationwide job openings continued to increase in April, gaining 6.7% month-over-month and 33.9% year-over year. In March, SimplyHired.com reached pre-recession numbers of job listings, and the government released the most optimistic employment report we’ve seen in a long time. The continued job growth SimplyHired.com has seen in April will likely result in more hiring in the coming months.
Hiring in the travel industry decreased -15.6% in April, nearly two months after crude oil prices surpassed $100 per barrel. This sharp decline in hiring so close to popular travel months is likely an attempt by airlines and other oil-reliant travel businesses to buffer the unavoidably high cost of oil.
Hiring in the retail industry increased 23.6%, the largest growth across all industries. The concurrent 92.0% increase in job openings for retail salespersons signifies the beginning of summer seasonal hiring for retailers.
May 5, 2011 | Posted in
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