Although it’s a little early in the year, the talent experts are already predicting that there will be above average growth in businesses around the nation in 2013. Last year’s State of Recruiting report advised that over 63 percent of a polled group of companies across several major industries were noticing signs that the Great Recession is slowly, but surely easing up. Even for those who were affected by long term unemployment, the future looks brighter.
A USA Today article points to job growth, and advised that, “The US economy shrank in the fourth quarter of 2012 for the first time since the recession, but job growth was more robust than initially estimated.” It further went on to say that major recruitment firms are reporting placements of as high as 30 percent, with some projecting this number to grow to 80 percent by year’s end. Those numbers may make some hiring managers panic, wondering how they will manage to stay ahead of the recruitment curve.
Overcoming Challenges in Talent Management
It’s clear that the war for great talent is about to heat up for thousands of professional recruiters around the USA, particularly those who are tapped into new talent relationship management software and social recruiting networks. Yet, there are still some big hurdles that are making it difficult to hire the best candidates.
The top 3 biggest challenges for recruiters have been outlined as:
- Finding quality candidates
- Filling open assignments fast
- Having dedicated hiring managers
There’s several valid reasons for these issues, some of which have been around for a long time. Given the current state of recruiting and the projected numbers for 2013,especially in high growth industtries such as transportation, health care, and technology, the smartest recruitment pros and Human Capital managers will be looking for ways to reduce this strain on their resources. One solution that often gets overlooked is communication.
Opening Up Talent Management Communication Channels
An interesting graph released as part of the Candidate Experience Awards from Talent Board, a non-profit research organization dedicated to improving candidate experience, shows that recruiters often don’t have the “big picture” of how to get past these challenges because of the method of communication. Even in the growing small business sector where cloud computing is leading the way.
By merely using some of the resources available around them to connect with talent, hiring managers can greatly enhance their ability to find great talent, and manage them well throughout the entire hiring and onboarding process. As you can see, a vast majority of the recruiters polled were not aware of all the modes of communication they had available to them within the walls of their own corporate space.
How can today’s recruiters tap into modern talent management resources?
There are a few ways any modern recruiter can overcome challenges and become more efficient in this role. First, by learning how to make use of integrative talent management and social media solutions, such as those offered by Jobscience. Second, by asking for feedback from both clients and candidates. Lastly, taking the time to learn as much as possible about each candidate’s profile by using this talent management process.
