It’s that time of year again everyone. The start of a new year typically gets us recruitment trendsters thinking about our prognostications for the upcoming year in recruitment. 2011 in many ways will be a telling one I think in terms of setting the course for the next couple of years. Our economy has rebounded from the recession of 2009, with employment numbers climbing back to pre-recession levels. There will be no excuses in 2011, organizations that claim to be leaders in the attraction and engagement of top talent will need to step up. Here are some high level trends I see unfolding in 2011.

A sincere thank you to everyone who made the 2010 Recruitment Innovation Summit a runaway success - our speakers, our vendors, and of course our attendees and volunteers. We are looking forward to seeing each of you in 2011.

Shane Creamer

Definitely a strong indicator of the rebound we are all seeing in the market. Some key points from the report are below.

- Employment rose by 93,000 in June, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 7.9%. This is the first time the rate has been below the 8% mark since January 2009
- Since July 2009, most of the employment gains have been in full-time work, up 355,000 or 2.6%, while part-time work rose by 1.5%