BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - July 10, 2007) - In the new benchmark report, The Global War for
Talent: Getting What You Want Won't Be Easy, Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks
Company (
NYSE:
HHS), found that while Best-in-Class organizations are only
20% more likely than industry peers to measure Quality of Hire, they are
four times more likely to increase this critical metric. This report
highlights how Best-in-Class performers are using a combination of
strategy, processes and technology solutions to improve recruiting
efficiencies, achieve differentiated value and win the war for talent.
"Best-in-Class companies are nearly twice as likely to focus their talent
acquisition efforts on longer-term workforce planning. These companies
enjoy greater insight into immediate and anticipated talent needs and are
able to respond proactively to these needs with highly targeted campaigns.
As a result, Best-in-Class dominate industry Average and Laggard companies
in their ability to improve critical talent acquisition metrics," said
Kevin Martin, Research Director, Human Capital Management at Aberdeen.
Contrary to Best-in-Class, this study also found that Laggard companies are
three times as likely to describe their talent acquisition process as
reactive and emergency-driven.
In addition to increasing Quality of Hire, companies that implement,
integrate and communicate a talent acquisition strategy are up to five
times as likely to experience decreased Cost-per-Hire. These, in
combination with other recruiting efficiencies outlined in this study,
provide Best-in-Class companies with significant competitive advantage.
This report examines how global enterprises are adopting and adapting
talent acquisition strategies in order to overcome the shortage of skilled
labor due, in large part, to changes in the demographic and geographic
labor market. In addition to providing insight into what Best-in-Class
companies are doing, this report also offers recommended actions that all
companies can take to improve recruiting efficiencies and strengthen their
position in the global war for talent.
Aberdeen is pleased to have Cytiva (SonicRecruit), First Advantage, Hodes
iQ, PreVisor, SilkRoad Technology, and Taleo as underwriters of this
report.
To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=4005
About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
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intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more
than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely
positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating
demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment
analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets,
corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that drive decisions.
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