What's that hiring outlook again?

Watching the news, you'd think we were in for an unending hiring freeze. And, yes, the situation isn't exactly great. But truly grim, it may not be. Forty-six percent of firms were not in a hiring freeze as of January, according to TalentDrive's January 2009 survey titled "Time to Upgrade Your B Talent to the A Talent." Furthermore, 68% of the 8,000 firms surveyed expect normal hiring to return by Q3 of this year, TalentDrive reports. Readers may view TalentDrive's related news release here on TalentManagementTech.com.

TalentDrive offers an SaaS sourcing solution; other talent management technology providers do, as well. And all such companies should take note: A majority of respondents to TalentDrive's survey (66%) report that they are not employing sourcing technology to assist them when hiring resumes. The opportunity is at hand to convince talent management professionals to embrace technology as a way of improving ROI in the hiring process.