Trends

“Non-traditional work.” “The workplace of the future.” “The gig economy.” “Skills shortages.” “Employee experience.” These and dozens of others labels are applied to the dynamics of the employer-employee relationship. It’s a relationship that constantly evolves along with technology, consumer expectations, societal demands, political pressures and other innumerable factors. Some trends are only about buzzwords, but many reflect fundamental changes in the way organizations use technology to manage and strengthen their workforce.

Good candidates are hard to find and the expenses involved in talent acquisition are growing. That's leading more employers to turn to internal mobility when their recruiting efforts don’t bear fruit. According to Randstad RiseSmart’s Q2 2021 Career Mobility Outlook report, 92% of employers plan to hire in the next three months,...
Mark Feffer: Welcome to People Tech the podcast of the HCM technology report. I'm mark Feffer. My guest today is William Tincup. He's the president and editor at large for recruiting daily. He's also a well-known annalist advisor and speaker in the world of talent acquisition, HR and technology....
Hiring activity has come back “fast and furiously,” with 86% of employers now hiring, a 13% increase from last year. iHire’s 2021 State of Online Recruiting Report also found that more than two-thirds of employers increased hiring within the past year, while just 21% expressed concern about limited hiring...
As the economic recovery gets underway, employers are doubling down on their investments in workforce solutions. In fact, more than two-thirds of them will invest in HCM and employee experience technology this year. There are several reasons behind this: For one, immediate talent needs. For another, longer-term digital transformation initiatives. Ceridian’s...
Even as the delta variant pushes up Covid-19 case numbers, the economy continues stepping toward recovery. But as employers scramble to find the likes of software developers and data specialists, they're also hunting for recruiters who can speed the pace of hiring. That’s according to LinkedIn, whose research found that...
The Covid-19 pandemic has sharpened employers’ focus on employee experience, with more than nine in 10 of them (94%) saying improving experience will be a top priority over the next three years. That’s up from 54% before the virus struck, according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson. The numbers...
Transcript Mark Feffer: Welcome to PeopleTech, the podcast of the HCM Technology Report. I'm Mark Feffer. My guest today is Mark Vickers. He's the Chief Research Analyst and Data Wrangler at the HR.com Research Institute. He oversees and edits the primary research that HR.com conducts on its own and with...
Nearly 60% of HR professionals want to fill entry-level positions in the coming months, but employers and Gen Z job seekers have different perspectives about what living those opportunities should look like. Research by iCIMS found that this year’s graduates have largely rejected the idea of virtual work experiences. Nearly...
The effects of working from home during Covid-19 is impacting the way a number of American workers look at the job market. Beamery’s Talent Index found that more than half of Americans, 59%, are mulling the idea of quitting their jobs during 2021. Of those, 71% are examining their options...
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