Acquiring and Developing Talent in the Healthcare Industry

WACO, TX; February 2, 2012 – Bersin & Associates released a research report titled: Selection Assessments for Acquiring and Developing Talent in the Healthcare Industry. Authored by Kim Lamoureux, Principal Analyst at Bersin, the report outlines the current situation of the global healthcare industry and the many people-challenges faced by hiring managers in these organizations.

One in every eleven U.S residents is employed in the healthcare industry, however approximately one in every seven new hires in the industry leaves his/her job within the first twelve months. Employment in the U.S. is plentiful’ having one of the largest medical and healthcare industries in the world. However, the business environment can be quite a complex one, facing regular challenges with government regulations, specialized billing and nurse shortages.

Looking Ahead

Only one-in-five employees considers their job rewarding and gratifying, according to research conducted by Right Management, while finding good candidates remains the top recruiting challenge for organizations, according to a new survey from Talent Technology Corporation, which also finds the more specific and higher skilled the job requirements, the harder it is to find qualified candidates – it’s been taking an average of 45 days for recruiters to fill a position. Survey results offer other insight: 63.4% of respondents see signs of economic pressure being relieved within their organization, and 51.4% expect to increase in size within the next 12 months (by about 12%) – suggesting new job requisitions, as well as corporate and economic growth, are possible in 2012.

Infinisource Launches Human Capital Management Solution For Small to Mid-Size Companies

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infinisource, a national leader in human capital management, today announced the launch of new technology to help small and mid-size companies take the hassle out of managing a workforce with a unified, easy-to-access platform called Infinisolved Human Capital Management® (HCM). It is the first expanded product offering since Infinisource received a majority investment from private equity firm Accel-KKR last fall to boost its growth and broaden its suite of products.

“We surveyed companies across the country and found that small to mid-size employers and their employees are struggling to find a way to simplify benefits administration and other workforce programs so they can focus on doing their best work,” said Infinisource CEO Gary Trainor.

The Leadership Vacuum

In one of his classes, Deepak Chopra, the founder of the Chopra Foundation, talks about what he calls “the soul of leadership” and says “that leaders appear when awareness meets need.” He goes on to suggest that there is a hierarchy of needs that contributes to what roles a leader has to address once that person steps into this void. Even though this premise feels reasonable and pragmatically comforting I am not at all convinced in the practicality of this theory in real terms. Are leaders really made not born? In the midst of chaos and stress can someone who knows what a group needs really prioritize and fill the Leadership Vacuum?

Sentric Releases New Generation of Workforce HCM

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (January 18, 2012) – Sentric, Inc., a Human Capital Management software and services firm, announced a major enhancement to SentricWorkforceTM with the completion of its upgraded Payroll component, targeting middle market organizations seeking a “cloud-based,” integrated workforce management suite featuring HR, Payroll and Time & Labor Management tools.

Novo Shares Tips for Identifying and Recruiting Top Talent In 2012

MILWAUKEE, Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — “In 2012, companies looking to successfully add top talent to their company need to be aware of the shifting dynamics in the recruiting arena and become even more strategic in their approach,” said Cindy Lu, CEO of The Novo Group, a national managed recruitment outsourcing firm.

Talent Technology Releases State of Recruiting Report for 2012

Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) January 25, 2012 — Talent Technology Corporation, providers of Talemetry™, the leading talent generation solution for corporate HR and recruitment agencies announced today the results to their latest survey of recruitment professionals, releasing their annual State of Recruiting Survey Results and Infographic. Finding good candidates remains the #1 recruiting challenge for organizations; the more specific and higher skilled the job requirements, the harder to find qualified candidates.

Accuro Releases Podcast on Workforce Management

Jennifer Dunleavy, President of Accuro (http://www.accurogroup.com), a strategic staffing and recruitment company to Fortune 500 and global organizations, has announced the release of a podcast discussing Accuro’s workforce management solutions and how the firm connects clients with top talent. In the podcast, Dunleavy discusses the changing relationship between the employee and the corporate environment, what role staffing plays in the direction of an organization and how Accuro identifies the right talent to promote client success. The podcast is available for download at http://www.accurogroup.com/podcasts/Workforce_Management_Podcast.mp3.

Mid-career Changers: Hays Identifies the Changing Face of Japan’s Workforce

Tokyo, Jan 23, 2012 – (JCN Newswire) – Ninety five per cent of companies plan to hire new staff in 2012, and almost one half (47 per cent) of these job vacancies will be filled by mid-career changers, according to a survey by recruiting experts Hays.

For one third (33 per cent) of those who make a mid-career change, their motivation is career advancement. Other factors driving people to make a mid-career change include securing a higher salary (29 per cent), the opportunity to specialise in a new field (22 per cent) and work/life balance improvements (22 per cent).

ManpowerGroup Advocates That Today’s Youth Will Drive Innovation and Business Success in the Human Age

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions and World Economic Forum strategic partner, is heightening the call for more collaborative public-private initiatives that focus on launching productive careers for youth worldwide, at the 2012 WEF Annual Meeting in Davos next week.

Since ManpowerGroup publicly identified the dawn of the Human Age one year ago at the WEF 2011 Annual Meeting, dramatic crises have ruptured around the globe, amplifying the forces that converged to create this new era. Unemployed young adults, between the ages of 16-24, are a factor in recent crises, particularly the Arab Spring. Civic upheaval in Egypt, Tunisia and Syriamagnified how a lack of opportunity among young adults triggers unrest.