Source: IRS Employment Review Issue: 924 Date: 06/07/2009 Publisher: IRS

The impact of the recession on recruitment: the April 2009 IRS survey

TOPICS:
recruitment finding candidates
labour market and economy
retaining staff
HR policy and strategy business challenges

SECTORS:
manufacturing (other)
public services
services (other)

AUTHOR: Rachel Suff


By April 2009, the recession had already led many employers to reduce or freeze their vacancies and cut their recruitment budgets. This IRS survey maps recent developments and looks at what the future holds for the demand for recruits and the ways in which they are recruited.

On this page:
The impact on different types of recruiter
Impact of the recession on recruitment
Chart 1: The impact of the recession on recruitment
Recruitment freezes
Pockets of job opportunities
Trends in vacancy numbers and recruitment budgets
The impact on organisational performance
The impact of recruitment expenditure cuts
The consequences of severe cuts
The impact of the recession on candidate attraction
Tough times calls for tough measures
Chart 2: Impact of the recession on candidate attraction
Employee referrals
Recruitment advertising
Resourcing alternatives
Chart 3: Ways used by employers to avoid filling permanent vacancies
Staff retention
Chart 4: Improving staff retention during the recession
Future plans for recruitment
Our research
Additional resources.

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