In the classic fable of the turtle and the hare, slow and steady wins the race. But when it comes to finding talent for your organization can you afford to be slow? In the ultra competitive business environment that we are in, that has cut costs, greatly improved productivity, and demands continuous growth, the driving force for success will be your talent.

How are companies winning the ‘war for talent’? The key findings in this report indicate that one of the most critical questions facing companies is how to develop the next generation of leaders. Today’s organizations are facing a market with not enough qualified employees to fill necessary job roles. In order to stay afloat and gain competitive advantage, these companies need to be proactive and prepared for future performance with a “ready now” workforce. Companies no longer view human capital as a commodity but as an asset, and they recognize the criticality of investing in a talent acquisition strategy, as a way to identify, attract and engage high performers. The data included in this report is derived from a survey conducted in partnership with the Human Capital Institute and interviews with senior executives in the human capital management community.

The Internet has brought a whole new dimension to employment recruiting, and with it, a host of questions around regulatory compliance. This datasheet reviews the OFCCP's ruling regarding the definition of an applicant.

Recruiting professionals know that finding top talent is always a challenge, and the dynamics of a global economy, a surge of retiring baby boomers, and the emergence from a lengthy recession are adding to the pressures faced in today’s hiring market. This white paper from First Advantage HMS explains the impact of market forces on the hiring landscape, and describes the steps companies must take to integrate their various hiring processes to develop an integrated hiring workflow.

The Enterprise Talent Management Benchmark Report provides enterprises with the strategies to overcome hiring management challenges and arms them with the key performance indicators to understand how they rank against their peers. This report will help enterprises:

• Understand the workforce acquisition challenges and business issues faced by human capital management executives today
• Discover what HCM executives are doing today to address pending future changes in the labor force
• Learn where today’s companies are stacking up on key KPIs in hiring acquisition

Healthcare facilities face a severe shortage of healthcare workers, coupled with an exponentially rising demand: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts the demand for healthcare workers will exceed 14.5 million by 2012, with the demand for registered nurses anticipated to increase 27 percent by 2012. In order to compete, healthcare facilities must improve their ability to source and attract candidates, and must modernize their recruiting workflow processes. A new white paper, “Using Automation to Overcome Challenges in Healthcare Recruiting,” authored by Robert Neveu, EVP, First Advantage Hiring Management Systems, details the challenges faced by healthcare recruiting teams, and explains some of the ways that automating the recruiting and applicant tracking process can benefit healthcare HR teams. (16 pages)

This definitive whitepaper explains how to make hiring top people a business process in your company. Traditional hiring doesn't work. There are too many built in biases, conventions, and old-thinking. It's time to start over with Hiring 2.0. Now is the time to prepare... and to be sure you make hiring the right people part of your business process.