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TheBigIssuesFacingHR

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tepped upcompetitionfortalent Aslaormarket

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attracttheestemploees ThismakesitincreasinglnecessarforHRtohelpuildastrongemploerrand martHRprofessionalsare

highlightingculturesthatincorporatethefundamentalsofagreatplacetowork includingcorporatesocialresponsiilitinitiatives strong

workersafetandsecuritmeasures andanoverarchingatmosphereofcivilitandrespectintheworkplace Thetightcompetitionfor

talentisalsoin uencingcompensationandene tsstrategies immigrationpolicies andgloalrelocations

Newdevelopmentsintechnolog Newtools suchastalentnetworks crowdsourcingandinternalsocialnetworks holdthepromiseof

increased exiilitandproductivit uttheiruseinsupportingavirtualworkforcewillcontinuetomakeemploeemanagementandteam

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Theimpactoftheeconom Whileeconomicindicatorshaveimprovedincountriesaroundtheworld manorganizationscontinuetofeel

astrainontheirudgets Thiswillin uencehiringstrategiesandotherHRdecisions Inaddition increasedgloalizationandpolitical

unrestinsomeregionswillcontinuetomakeeconomicuncertaintthe newnormal

Demographicchanges PopulationchangeswillhaveamountingimpactonmanaspectsofemplomentandHRpractices These

changesincludetheagingworkforce di

erentgenerationsworkingtogether thenatureoffamilandparentalroles andincreasedcultural

diversit

Data drivenHRpractices Thegrowingimportanceof igdata presentshumanresourcepractitionerswithanopportunit

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themunderpressure usinessleadersareincreasingldemandingthatHRprofessionals liketheircolleaguesinotherfunctionalareas

usemetricsandin depthanalsistoothmakegooddecisionsanddemonstratethereturnoninvestmentofkeexpenditures

Anever changing complexenvironmentcancreatetheanxiousfeelingthatou asanHRprofessional needtoeanexpertineverthing

Thisisclearlimpossile till theseinsightsfromtheexpertshelpgiveusaroadersenseofwhichtrendsarelikeltohavetheiggest

andleveragingthemcanhelpoudesignstrategicresponsesthatmakethemostsenseforourusiness.

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