talent
The Workforce Paradox: We're Short on Talent, Not Just Jobs
by Tammy Erickson. It's counterproductive to discuss whether we have a talent shortage or high unemployment. We have both. Even as the economy recovers, the Obama administration's Council of Economic Advisors earlier this year projected that the unemployment rate would stay well above 6% until 2015.
At the same time, the argument that my coauthors and I put forth in 2006 in our book Workforce Crisis remains true: There are significant, growing shortages of skills in critical job categories. The recession may have obscured this trend for a couple years, but it marches steadily onward. Even at the height of the recession in 2009, U.S. companies were struggling to fill certain kinds of positions.
These two seemingly paradoxical conditions exist because many of the jobs now being created require skills that the workforce doesn't possess in sufficient quantity. This structural mismatch will be difficult to overcome, even in a climate of growth. The "workforce crisis" is a painful reality in both directions — for companies looking for the talent required to grow and, of course, for the individuals struggling to find jobs in a shrinking pool.
Today's Biggest Talent-Management Challenges
by George Anders - Do you have the right talent in your organization? The blunt answer for many of America's largest enterprises is: "Not yet" — and the reasons are striking.
At a talent-management meeting on March 17-18 in Coronado, Calif., experts from companies such as Cisco, Gap, Toyota, Wal-Mart and Oracle gathered to share perspectives. During formal remarks at the Conference Board event, most speakers did their best to stay upbeat. But a different story emerged in the hallway chatter between sessions.
Over coffee and muffins, attendees swapped wry stories of what it's like — even in a recession — to be battling a "talent problem." Hospital executives fretted about internal talent pipelines that keep producing the wrong kinds of leaders. Retailers fumed about promotion paths clogged with lackluster managers who can't be moved. And all sorts of attendees owned up to jitters about how well their companies' leaders can truly gauge a rising star's promise.
Challenges in Global Talent Management
Challenges in Global Talent Management - The other day I went to my second North Ryde HR Network (NRHRN) breakfast seminar, which was on Talent Management. In 2008 at the very first NRHRN event, Ronan Carolan, HR Director with Sanofi Aventis spoke about their Talent Management strategy that they had adopted in order to address performance, engagement and succession planning
Is Your Performance System Holding Talent Back?
Is Your Performance System Holding Talent Back? - Today's strategic performance systems are agile, accelerated and adaptable. If companies want talent to be focused on their business, their performance systems can’t hold them back. Today's talent works differently than the traditional way performance has been managed.
Director, Talent Acquisition - Avid Technology
Posted July 31st, 2009 by jfoureyj
Almost every movie or television show you watch today is produced using Avid products. That’s because our technological solutions provide the ideal balance of creative features and productivity tools. Our products have helped the world’s leading media professionals win numerous Oscar, Emmy®, Grammy®, and Golden Globe® awards. The Talent Acquisition team’s mission is to consult to Avid management on global talent acquisition best practice by defining talent needs, understanding global talent sources and deploying talent in the right place and at the right time for Avid to meet current and future talent goals. Job Description
Reporting to the Vice President, Human Resources, the Director of Talent Acquisition provides strategic leadership and direction in our global pursuit of the best available talent. The Director will ensure that business strategy is translated into human capital needs and deliver programs and services to meet Avid’s talent requirements.
Siemens largest SaaS deal? Kelly has 659,000 users on Cornerstone talent management
Posted June 8th, 2009 by DiscussHR
RT @dguillocheau (via @CornerstoneInc) Siemens largest SaaS deal? Kelly has 659,000 users on talent mgmnt http://tinyurl.com/csodkelly
Positive update on Oracle HCM 12.1
Posted May 3rd, 2009 by DiscussHR
RT@jasonaverbook: Positive update on Oracle HCM 12.1 talent profile http://tinyurl.com/daxbab!.aspx (via @InFullBloomUS)
What are the barriers to moving forward with an HR Transformation?
How do you organisations move forward with an HR Transformation? According to a survey produced by Mercers (Global HR Transformation Study by Mercer Human Resource Consulting - http://uk.mercer.com/summary.jhtml?idContent=1268285 ), 53% of organisations worldwide list skills and competencies of the HR staff as one of the most significant obstacles to enhancing the overall role of the HR function.