Weve always known that the war for talent doesnt rage equally across all battlefields. Rather its dependent on how the multiple variables of job function, industry, and geography align in a given time and place. Sometimes even broader international affairs and global weather play a role. Here are two studies on two different functional skill [...]

Last month Jobster published the results of a quick survey that focused on Web 2.0 topics among other data points. Questions covered social networks, video resumes, and sourcing methods. Looking at the responses, we saw some interesting indications of trends and perceptions. 79 percent of respondents said they read recruiting blogs. A majority of respondents [...]

ExecuNet announced in the results of their fifteenth annual national survey, the Executive Job Market Intelligence 2007 report, that: More than two thirds of executives and search firms believe there is a shortage of qualified talent. Only a third of executives believe their company is working harder today to retain top talent than one year [...]

At the very broadest level we’re going from the industrial age to the information age to the talent age. ” Thomas Friedman A Business Strategies Magazine interview with New York Times columnist, global commentator, and best-selling author Thomas Friedman echoes the remarks of Robert Reich and supports people who are using talent strategies to transform [...]

The Wall Street Journals Career Journal Online featured a fine interview called Preparing the Work Force: An Interview with Robert B. Reich. Mr. Reich, the former Secretary of Labor and author of The Work of Nations, articulates our views so well: The only unique asset that a business has for gaining a sustained competitive advantage [...]

Ken Blanchards 2007 Corporate Issues Survey with more than 1,000 responses from HR, training, and line managers offers some insights into important trends, including: Respondents continue to place leadership development, selecting and retaining key talent, creating an engaged workforce, and managerial skills as critical areas of focus. At Taleo, we agree that a key area [...]

Its costing companies more to recruit top talent in a sellers market. According to the 2007 Worldwide ERC New Hire report, the tighter labor market is forcing companies to offer more enticements with their recruiting strategies. More than 90 percent of the companies surveyed reported having difficulty in recruiting the right people”22 percent considered the [...]

In a recent blog entry, Jim Holincheck from Gartner makes an important point: Who Owns Talent Management? Talent management is a cultural transformation that HR naturally leads by establishing consistent processes and technology. But ownership ultimately comes down to line management. The business from the CEO on down must fully support the process to reap [...]

For almost a decade, the highest priority for companies of all sizes was the high cost of healthcare. But there is a rising challenge that is greater: attracting and retaining top talent. According to Deloitte Consulting’s 2007 Top Five Total Rewards Priorities Survey, the top priority for companies with more than $1 billion in annual [...]

The World Wide Web has become an online simulation of reality. You can buy at Amazon.com and millions of other online vendors. You can sell at the worlds biggest garage sale on eBay. And you can search the cached card catalog of the worlds knowledge on Google. But wait, theres more. Virtual communities and 3D [...]