Talent Trends For Twenty-Ten

What’s happening in the recruiting world in the coming year? Dr. John Sullivan predicts ten things:

1. Continued churn of labor (simultaneous hiring/layoffs)
2. Increased use of contingent labor types
3. Increasing demand for proving a business impact in $
4. A return of the War for Talent
5. Increased growth of direct sourcing initiatives
6. Relentless demand for continued innovation
7. Increased visibility of brand-damaging viral messaging by current/former employees
8. Accelerated obsolescence of recruiting tools/approaches
9. Accelerated obsolescence of apathetic talent
10. Increased importance of formal retention efforts

Churn is the maybe the most important trend for jobseekers to be aware of: low