In the fast changing business landscape & current economic situation, it has become imperative for talent acquisiton leaders to develop ability to anticipate global trends, be commercial savvy and high on business acumen while building engine to cater to scale. I see following 7 key emerging trends while the philosophy behind recruitment - Hire for ATTITUDE, Train for SKILLS, and Reward for PERFORMANCE remain constant.

Emerging Trends in recruitment : -

• Technology is becoming central across recruitment spectrum as globalization has changed the business dynamics.

• We will see the mismatch widening between available talent & new jobs despite our getting large number of graduates who pass out as only 15-20% are employable.

• We are witnessing a major shift in engagement from structured workdays to flexible and project based. Flexible workers will grow in times to come.

• Social Networking Sites are gaining significance due to their easy accessibility. They are global and available 24/7, provide personalized and authentic contents and can be fun and engaging. Everyone is there, if not, will be soon seen there.

• Diversity at Workplace will be at the forefront of leadership mindset as this will help generating broader range of ideas, greater creativity and innovation, increased motivation and leverage of cross cultural experience

• Contractual staffing which is commonly known as temping will gain further momentum as this offers flexibility of employment, provides ease of recruitments and replacements and help reduce cost of staffing

• For Talent Acquisition Leaders, job will not end at hiring itself, they will be continuously measured on retention of new hires while pressure will further increase on leveraging cost optimized channels i.e. employee referral, direct sourcing etc.