Talent Management Trends

The effects of the recent global meltdown, which was caused by the devastating recession, has now started wearing off and as survivors of the recession, we have taken a massive leap aided by the advent of new technology as well as talent and strategies associated with it. When it comes to talent management, 2011 was completely a year of social media where social channels like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter played significant role in talent recruiting and management. In 2012, we saw the influence of cloud computing and mobile technology and this year will only see the impact of mobile technology even in talent management. Smartphones and tablets, accompanied by their apps, are gradually becoming a potent replacement of the traditional pen and paper. With the digitized lifestyle, people are now getting more inclined to virtual classroom. However, it will be wrong to say that only mobile technology will dominate the field of talent management.

The following are some of the significant factors to look out for in this year:

Dependency on Social Networking Channels: Social media has already reached new heights the previous year and there is no stopping this year as well. Social sites like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook will continue to play a major role in talent scouting and employee engagement. These sites will continue to serve as great resource for employers for background and reference checks as well as for scouting top talents.

Technology Management: The advent of mobile technology, especially with the introduction of smartphones and tablets, an application is available for almost every kind of work. There are apps available for organizations to connect with talented people and vice-versa. And in the coming year, recruitment of top talents will reach new height in the line of this new technology as more number of companies will depend more on mobile technology and apps.

Virtual Outsourcing: The need of work-life balance as well as to cope with the continuous inflation, many companies are likely to re-engineer the work team, making them mobilize and work virtually for bringing down expenses. Technologies such as social networking, instant messaging, meeting services, and video conference will diminish the necessity to work from office. Employees can work from anywhere as long as they are connected and companies can easily outsource their project and virtualize the work.

Versatility and Multitasking: Employees who have survived the recession are more likely to look around for varied and new kind of task instead of focusing on routinized work sessions. Companies can and will definitely take advantage of this versatility and hunger of new challenges to meet their bottom line.

Though these are some of the significant challenges that companies will face when it comes to talent management, it will also create opportunities for organizations to explore new dimensions and benefit from them. However, it will require a shift in their attitude to take up new challenges while engaging the new technological developments and changes.