The complexity of recruiting
| Pages | 182-187 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-04-2015-0034 |
| Published date | 12 October 2015 |
| Date | 12 October 2015 |
| Author | Pradeep Sahay |
| Subject Matter | HR & organizational behaviour,Employee behaviour |
The complexity of recruiting
Pradeep Sahay
Pradeep Sahay is Head
Talent Acquisition at
Human Capital Solutions,
Hyderabad, India.
Abstract
Purpose –This paper aims to delve into the fast changing world of recruitment and throw light on some
key challenges, trends and emerging practices that will continue to shape the future character and
complexion of the recruiting discipline.
Design/methodology/approach –The paper draws on the authors over 20 years of professional
experience in the talent space in both large corporate and professional services environment. It
also draws from secondary research and review of available literature on the recruitment discipline.
Findings –The paper provides empirical insights on the key drivers and determinants of recruiting
success in the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) times organizations find themselves
in today. It delineates the challenges and the opportunity proposition for talent acquisition as a
discipline, as it negotiates its way from a business process to a critical business partner for
organizations at large.
Research limitations/implications –The paper is based on empirical research and secondary
research of contemporary literature around the recruiting discipline.
Practical implications –The paper suggests implications for organizations to leverage the true value
proposition of their recruiting function by embracing strategies and practices that elevate recruitment
from a transactional, short-term focused activity to a strategic, integrated and long-term approach
helping optimize their investments in people.
Originality/value –The paper provides seminal insights on the changing contours of the recruitment
discipline and the implications for organizations at large in their quest to find the right talent to drive
business success.
Keywords Change, Technology, Recruitment, Employer brand, Talent, Strategy
Paper type Viewpoint
Twenty-first century recruiting – from transaction to transformation
PAGE 182 STRATEGIC HR REVIEW VOL. 14 NO. 5 2015, pp. 182-187, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1475-4398 DOI 10.1108/SHR-04-2015-0034
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