Who's Coming, Who's Going and Why

Who's Coming, Who's Going and Why

There will be no rest for trainers in 2006, if the latest hiring projections are on target. According to the latest quarterly survey conducted by Milwaukee-based employment services provider Manpower, payrolls will continue to be added to throughout the second quarter. Of the 16,000 U.S. employers surveyed for the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, 30 percent foresee an increase in hiring activity for the second quarter of this year, while just 6 percent expect a reduction in staffing.

Fifty-eight percent report no change in hiring plans, and 6 percent have yet to determine their staffing needs. No matter what sector you're in, the stream of new hires to orient and train should remain strong. Employers in sectors such as construction, durable and non-durable goods manufacturing, transportation/public utilities, wholesale/retail trade, finance/insurance, real estate and services, all report little change in hiring as they look toward the second quarter, Manpower reports. To learn more about the study, visit www.manpower.com.

Meanwhile, the employees you do let go may just make a comeback, a 2005 survey conducted by Philadelphia-based workforce consultancy Right Management, reveals. A poll of more than 14,000 displaced employees from more than 4,900 organizations throughout North America who found new jobs last year using Right Management's services, found that 13 percent who had previously been laid off were rehired by their former employers. The survey found that 54 percent of employers are at least occasionally rehiring former employees who were displaced by earlier downsizings. For more information, visit www.right.com.

And what about those who leave of their own accord? They often do so for reasons that go beyond their wallet, Los Angeles-based executive search and workplace consultancy Korn/Ferry International reports. Based on a global survey of executive respondents from more than 80 countries who had registered online with the firm between December 2005 and February 2006, only 5 percent cited inadequate or inconsistent compensation as the primary reason for leaving their last job. To learn more about this study, visit www.kornferry.com.

as shared in Inside Training.