2016 HR Survey-infographic

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ABOUT THE RESPONDENTS
BOARD HR PRIORITIES
49%use online job boards(up 7% on last year)
49%use a corporate website(down 5%)
44%use external recruiters(up 5%)
43%use LinkedIn(up 6%)
Total number
of respondents:
1,250+ARE FEMALE
(up 3% on
last year)
BOARD PRIORITIES: TOP THREE
talent management
recruitment
employee engagement
BOARD PRIORITIES: FASTEST GROWING
recruitment (up 7%)
retention (up 5%)
training (up 4%)
BOARD PRIORITIES: FASTEST FALLING
change management (down 8%)
leadership development (down 5%)
management development (down 4%)
ARE 50+
YEARS OLD
(down 6%)
ARE MEMBERS
OF THE
OPERATIONAL
BOARD (up 4%)
64+36+T65%
22+78+T22%
54+46+T54%
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REPORTINGAND
PERFORMANCE
Only 6%believemanagement
information systems are not
important to improving the
perception of HR
PERCEPTION OF HR
think CEO undervalues the top HR leader
… but 65%are happy with the
perception of HR in the wider business
think HR should do more for the business
… while 53%think the business
should do more HR itself
66+34+T66%
47+53+T47%
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
of HR professionals have implemented all or
most of their diversity programme
But 67%are happy with diversity progress!
53+47+T53%
LABOUR MARKET TRENDS
report recruitment
challenges in local
economic region
(up 3% on last year)
report tight labour
supply and skill
shortages generally
(up 1%)
report demographic
shift /ageing
workforce
(down 8%)
report growingdemand
by employees for flexible
workoptions
(unchanged)
58+42+T58%
42+58+T42%
44+56+T44%
33+67+T33%
85%
of HR professionals
are now directly
engaged in the
recruitment
process
RECRUITMENT
The only sectors where implementation exceeds satisfaction:
Financial Services(by 10%)
Government(8%)
Technology(3%)
Transport (3%)
HARVEY NASH HUMAN RESOURCES SURVEY 2016
The Harvey Nash HR Survey 2016
Reflecting the views of 1,250 HR leaders from more than thirty countries the survey is one of the
world’s leading reports on HR sentiment. Find out more: www.harveynash.com/hrsurvey