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12 HOT ISSUES FOR RECRUITMENT IN 2006
Specialist recruiter Hays explores the 12 hot issues expected to impact the recruitment market in 2006:
1. Candidates in demand:
With the recruitment market expected to remain buoyant throughout 2006, skills shortage relief is unlikely to occur. A major component of business success in the future will be the ability to source suitably qualified and experienced staff, particularly in areas where demand is strongest.
2. Sector flexibility:
Flexibility surrounding candidate potential is critical to successful employment. Yet employer expectations regarding specific sector experience remain high and this limits the number of potential suitable candidates. A candidate who has the desired “fit”, attributes and skills but lacks experience within a certain sector is still more than capable of fulfilling a job function.
3. Retention:
As the war for talent continues to intensify, retention will become an increasingly important priority for employers. Some employers are already utilising a range of retention strategies, predominantly based around non-financial incentives, but while those strategies differ from business to business, their aim is the same – to combat the increasing skills shortage and ensure future business success.
4. Generation Y:
Generation Y are the young recruits of today who are the future of our skilled candidate base. But this generation differ from the remainder of today’s workforce in many ways. Many of the old rules of recruiting will not work for Generation Y and employers need to understand how to manage, motivate and retain these candidates to compete for them in the future.
5. Recruitment process duration:
Candidates with a strong skills base and experience are employed very quickly. Consequently employers are disappointed when delays in their recruitment process result in losing quality candidates to a company with a more timely recruitment campaign. Employer
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