Recruitment in the 21st Century: Art or Science?
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The document discusses recruitment trends in the 21st century and the need for a balance of art and science in the recruitment process. It notes that competition for top talent is fierce globally. Data is presented showing declining unemployment and a shrinking ratio of vacancies to unemployed individuals in Australia between 1992 and 2008. Qualities like business acumen, sourcing acumen, communication skills, and a personal brand are said to be important for recruiters today according to a Vice President at Yahoo. Building a talent community is said to require the right mix of recruiting art and science.
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- 1. Canberra, 18 September 2009 art or science? recruitment in the 21st century
- 7. “ Top talent has never been so valuable, nor the competition for it is so fierce.” Fortune Magazine 30 January, 2006
- 9. 2002 Sales (US$billions) 0.4 6 25 2009 Nasdaq Market Cap (US$billions) 114 154 222 2008 Profit per employee (US$000’s) 209 20,000 employees 151 32,000 employees 194 91,000 employees
- 13. Source: The Impact of Sourcing by James Elliott, Australian Talent Conference, May 2009
- 14. Source: The Impact of Sourcing by James Elliott, Australian Talent Conference, May 2009
- 15. Source: Should Organisations Change Their Assessment Methodology by Charles Handler, Australian Talent Conference, May 2009
- 16. Source: Should Organisations Change Their Assessment Methodology by Charles Handler, Australian Talent Conference, May 2009
- 17. Source: Should Organisations Change Their Assessment Methodology by Charles Handler, Australian Talent Conference, May 2009
- 18. Recruitment news, September 9, 2008 Latest News Foster's generating job seeker interest with e-newsletters Beverage company Foster's Group is having success maintaining its talent pool by using specially produced quarterly email newsletters, says head of recruitment James Dimer. Dimer told Shortlist the company sent an "e-zine" out to around 8000 active candidates every three months, encouraging them to update their applicant profiles, register for automatic job alerts and browse existing vacancies. Foster's had around 50,000 candidates in its database in total, Dimer said.
- 19. and what about the art, Ross?
- 21. Source: Retrain-Redeploy-Refresh: A fearless forecast for 2009 and beyond by Kevin Wheeler , Australian Talent Conference, May 2009
- 22. TECHNICAL SKILLS BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES MAJOR MOTIVATORS
- 25. Building a 21 st century talent community requires using the right mix of recruiting art and science.” Marvin Smith Talent Community Evangelist Microsoft (Entertainment & Devices Division)
- 26. thank you rossclennett.com/recruittech email: [email_address]