Randstad Sourceright launches 2016 Talent Trends Report

The 2016 Talent Trends Report, published by Randstad Sourceright, uncovers strategies to overcome hiring challenges, leverage analytics and attract and retain the best talent.

The survey results in the report provide a holistic view of how organisations around the world deploy talent, the challenges they face and the solutions that help them to keep moving forward. In our second annual survey, we take an in-depth look at the top 30 trends impacting workforce decision-makers today.

In the 2016 Talent Trends Report, you will learn about how talent scarcity is changing business priorities, technology is reshaping talent management, employer branding is a priority in attracting talent and the flexible workforce is vital to success.

key findings

• Overall, 85 per cent of respondents believe an integrated talent management approach in which workforce planning encompasses all types of talent, permanent and contingent alike, will enhance the resources their businesses need to drive growth.
• The use of talent and workforce analytics continues to increase, with 73 per cent using this data to create more efficient workforce planning, 63 per cent for more accurate mapping and addressing of skills gaps and 56 per cent for clearly identifying high-potential employees for development.
• When asked about the biggest trends impacting the future of work in the next five to 10 years, the top responses were the need to create greater flexible working options to attract mobile talent (85 per cent), the ability to analyse internal and external employee data to source and retain talent (78 per cent) and the challenge of keeping pace with evolving technology to enhance workforce productivity and performance (74 per cent).