Market and Workplace Trends

Strategi Search and Selection remains at the forefront of current trends in the HR resourcing and consultancy market.   

The Human Resources market in both the UK and internationally has experienced a paradigm shift in recent years.  Moving from what was a mainly operational and administrative area, the HR function has undergone a metamorphosis that has been truly remarkable to many observers. 

World class HR executives, in the right environment can now play a leading role in business transformation.  With strong commercial acumen, an ability to cope with the uncertainties brought about by continuous change and restructuring, the most talented HR professionals actively seek out roles in organisations often where their performance and focus on the bottom line will be amply rewarded. 

Trend Watch

Commercial Talent

Whilst transactional HR skills are still needed it is more commercial, business focused talent that is in greatest demand. These include better strategic and heightened behavioural competencies particularly around communication, influencing, relationship building (social adaptability).  Read more

Interims

Undoubtedly, the market for interim professionals is growing, at all levels, not only in HR but across all functions. The more progressive companies use a combination of both interim and permanent resources to address their short and long term staffing needs.  Interim professionals can provide a complementary rather than competitive solution as they are well placed to address strategic, tactical and operational issues and are paid to "hit the ground running".   Read more

Specialisms

Just as commercial HR Business Partners are in high demand, so are HR professionals with specialist expertise.  These are specifically in the areas of Reward, Talent Management, ER and OD/change management. We are also finding that the titles and areas of responsibility are widening. For example, in some organisations Talent Management will incorporate resourcing as a big part of the role, together with succession planning etc. and in other organisations it could be focused purely on development.  Read more

Work/Life Balance

In our experience, candidates rarely change jobs for purely financial reasons.  A competitive remuneration package is essential, but increasingly candidates are looking for roles that give them a measure of control over when, where and how they work.   Read more