Hiring Challenges

Hiring ChallengesResearch has shown that there will be sizeable
The rapidly changing environment has posed severalchange in man power over the next 10 years. You
challenges before companies to recruit right kind ofcan expect the population to increase substantially
people for the right kind of job. Thus, experts advisebetween 2006 and 2016. The Department of Labor
that there is a demand to do away with the2008-2009 Occupational Outlook Handbook prefigures
conventional ways of recruiting and retaining rightthe following manpower trends.
employees. Researches indicate that corporateThe civilian labor force is projected to grow by 15.6
reforms and new requirements are putting bigmillion, or 10%, to 166.2 million by 2016. The labor force
demands on management, making it challenging towill become increasingly diverse.
retain and recruit skilled employeesWhite-collar and related occupations will be one of the
two hottest growing major occupational groups, and
Employers presented with new hiring demands as wellwill add the most new jobs, increasing by 16.7%, adding
as challenging and unclear legal obligations are being5 million new jobs between 2006 and 2016.
forced to turn to specialized service providers thatAmong all lines of work in the economy, health care
take over the obligation for screening. Nowadays,lines of work are expected to make up 7 of the 20
much more so than in the recent past, employers arehottest demanding lines of work between 2006 and
observing a shortage of qualified prospects.2016. According the Bureau Of Labor Statistics
Additionally, more and more employees are looking forConclusion
positions that offer flexibility. The years of theAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor the
work-aholic employee are becoming faded memories.unemployment rate edged down to 9.5 percent. The
In an effort to attract and retain employees thesedecline in payroll employment reflected a decrease
days, employers are using innovative strategies such(-225,000) in the amount of temporary employees
as flexible schedule, rewards for referrals, signingworking on Census 2010. Private-sector payroll
bonuses, and enhanced employee benefits.employment edged up by 83,000.
The future