As the economic crunch begins to ease a little, businesses now are examining their recruiting strategies, assessing how much emphasis they need to put on recruiting, as opposed to focusing on promotion from within. Unemployment is holding steady at around 9 percent, as business has been reluctant to hire because of a lack of demand. But that is beginning to change. The economic indicators have reported stronger growth, layoffs have dwindled, wages have increased, and employees are feeling a little more secure.

As the employment environment becomes more favorable, top-level employees are casting their sights around, looking for possible opportunities to improve their situation, all of which puts increased pressure on businesses to work to retain the best talent.

Looking at these conditions, businesses are debating whether they need to recruit to maintain their top level employees or if they can bring along people within their business.

People can be found on both sides of the issue. But no matter where you stand, all can agree that the issue of recruitment and maintenance of your top talent will become extremely important, since the success of an organization depends on its people.

There are many different variables with recruiting – from finding the job candidates to overseeing their performance when they begin work. To recruit effectively and prepare for possible up-ticks in hiring, businesses need to make the process work efficiently. And now, with the use of social networking sites in the recruiting process, this imperative to make the process run more smoothly has become even more important. Moreover, the costs to recruit are going up, but efficiency in finding and filling jobs has gone down, according to a recent survey. The average time it takes to fill a position across all industries has increased from 51.5 days to 53 days.

At the same time, with the pace of change accelerating and the business environment growing more complex, businesses must maintain a good worker training program as well. These programs are needed to keep motivation and morale high, and so maintain profitability.

While grooming employees within the company has distinct advantages, it has drawbacks as well. Top managers are tempting targets for other companies looking to hire competent, experienced leaders.

Whatever side you take on the issue, it is important to maintain an environment where people feel free to take risks. To stay focused on working creatively and innovating, people need to take risks, and they cannot be fearful of doing so.

If you’ve decided today’s a great day to recruit, call StaffEx. We can help you find terrific and reliable professionals for your Tampa-area firm quickly and cost effectively. We look forward to hearing from you.