To stay competitive and attract top talent, smart public sector hiring teams are focused on fulfilling employee needs beyond compensation and benefits — emphasizing personal satisfaction and accomplishment in the recruitment process. " This tactic makes sense, especially when you consider the broader trends in today’s talent picture. Office of Personnel Management. Talent Management Public Sector Government Talent Management MORE

New survey data finds few organizations are investing in their employees’ training and development these days, and I’m beginning to think the “gig economy” may have something to do with it. For those companies that are providing training, only 35 percent are offering career development opportunities online. a labor market analytics firm, grew to 32 million from just over 20 million between 2001 and 2014, rising to almost 18 percent of all jobs. MORE

Equity Compensation is a vital part of an employee benefit package that you must address well with your communications. While there’s nothing we can do to increase the market value of your employees’ equity-based compensation, we can offer some insight into boosting the power of your employee equity program communications. Retaining top talent is one of the biggest challenges facing companies in today’s competitive labor market. MORE

According to the 2014 Kelly Global Workforce Index , 57% of the workforce is more interested in gaining new skills than getting more money. Employees are clearly, really very interested in personal and career development – which is great if you, as an employer, are actually providing them with that development. This is hardly surprising when so few career development discussions are happening! By Richard Doherty. MORE

According to the latest survey by Towers Watson , the global talent management consultant, “Pay raises for U.S. ” Yes, you read that right — next year’s salary hike is projected to be the same 3 percent increase employees received this year and in 2014. The Towers Watson survey also found that “executives and management employees can expect increases that will average 3.1 MORE

In a world where the demand for qualified knowledge workers is greater than ever before, highly-skilled professionals expect nothing less than the best from their employers when it comes to workplace benefits, compensation and development for themselves as well as their employees. But, in this highly competitive business world, talent management and development takes a back seat to business plans and meeting ever looming deadlines. MORE

This is according to a new survey titled “Promotional Guidelines” conducted by WorldatWork , a nonprofit human resources association and leading compensation authority based in Scottsdale, Ariz. The association conducted the 2014 survey — its fourth such survey — of its membership to better understand the trends in promotional guidelines. WorldatWork conducted similar compensation practices surveys in 2012, 2010 and 2006. MORE

Helping your employees navigate through their compensation confusion creates a win-win for your company and employees! Are your employees keyed in on the finer points of your company’s employee compensation program? And what about your managers? More than half (53%) of respondents in Payscale.com’s 2014 compensation survey felt their organization does not offer manager training to teach them how to talk to employees about compensation. MORE

“Talent management? Bersin, a highly respected consultant who is Principal and Founder of Bersin by Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting, offered his research and tips for succeeding with the new talent agenda. Bersin’s research shows the following top talent priorities: Top Global Talent Priorities. Talent Acquisition & Access. Talent & HR Analytics. Globalized HR & Talent Management. Fix Performance Management. MORE

Integrated talent management is not a new phenomenon, yet companies still struggle to align disparate areas such as recruitment, performance, succession, compensation, and learning. Why is it so difficult for organizations to have fully integrated talent management processes and tools? According to Brandon Hall Group’s 2014 Talent Management Systems survey, 50% of organizations still use multiple systems to manage talent management. MORE