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Talent recruitment, retention and development

Transformations in the labour market, such as skill and talent shortages, the demise of full-time employment and internal labour markets, and growing employee expectations of work-life balance have made talent recruitment difficult. At the same time, demographic changes, coupled with changes in industry and economic structure are creating long-term challenges for skill development and retention for many organisations. Employers and employees face a rapidly changing world of competition and opportunity. business people getting ready to race
In response, the Centre for Human Resource Management investigates:
  • the role of informal social networks in uniting job seekers and employers
  • the ways that employees are embedded to their organisation, and the different ways that people leave their job
  • the ways that exit interviews can provide insights into organisational turnover profiles
  • the relationship between organisational marketing strategies aimed at customers and employment branding strategies aimed at potential and current employees
  • the job search strategies used by job seekers across occupations and job types
  • the effectiveness of traditional paid employee recruitment strategies in attracting unpaid volunteers
 

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