The survey, ‘HR Challenges in 2008’, asked more than 200 senior HR managers in the United Kingdom (UK) about their biggest challenges in the coming 12 months, what tools they need to help optimise HR performance, and their HR budget expectations.
Survey findings indicate that recruiting and hiring are top-of-mind with UK HR managers this year. When asked to select their top HR challenge going into 2008, the following trends emerged:
- Keeping it in the company – 30% cite “employee retention” as their top challenge for 2008.
- Recruiting the right staff – 23% cite “hiring the best talent in the marketplace.”
- Attracting candidates – 11% cite “attracting candidates to the organisation.”
- Keeping it legal – 11% cite “complying with new legislation.”
Additional challenges listed include: succession planning (10%); career development management (5%); cutting recruitment costs (4%); gaining boardroom support for HR (4%); and increasing the internal mobility of staff (2%).
“HR is experiencing sustained pressure to recruit and retain the best people in a market where employees are increasingly calling the shots. In response, Boards are increasing HR budgets and HR executives are looking for technology solutions to help them solve their recruiting and retention challenges,” said Neil Hudspith, SVP, International, for Taleo. “By taking a unified approach to our recruitment and performance management solutions, Taleo greatly enhances an organization’s ability to recruit and manage talent across multiple business units, organizations, geographies and talent types.”