While attending a SHRM Chapter networking event last evening, I looked around to assess the "types" of people there to determine if I should stay or bolt for the door... There was the normal even mix of "vendors" (like me) and HR/OD people...plus an overwhelming number of recently unemployed HR/OD people. They seem to be the fastest growing networking population. Is it me - or is this a trend we will continue to see for HR/OD?
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The only SHRM meeting I ever attended was back at a point in my corporate HR days when I found myself laid off. I can recall being at the standard round luncheon table with 7 other people and 5 of us (out of 8) were there for the same reason. We were unemployed and looking to network.
The trend is not new. Let's face it, more often than not, HR is not part of the revenue stream so, no offense but, as overhead, they are prime targets for being laid off during tough times.
The challenge to the HR community is the same as it is to all of us who work (especially for Recruiters!), to figure out the best way to generate revenue based on their skills in these interesting times we live in. The Atlanta SHRM group's efforts Jenny describes are excellent examples of one professional community helping it's members.
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David's right here. Recruiters that provide no value in terms of revenue stream are going to get cut. From a bottom-line stand point, I completely understand this. In some cases, its not the recruiters fault but simply the industry/business they are recruiting in. If you're recruiting in a professional services industry then every person recruited is now billable - thats revenue. When I look at my own industry, I first tag myself as AEC, but that is immediately followed by Professional Services because the type of recruiting is very similar amongst various markets.
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As the EVP of Member Benefits for SHRM-Atlanta, I get to attend several networking functions with HR professionals and vendors alike. We just had a SHRM-Atlanta event in late June called, HR Helping HR, and 200 job seekers were in attendance in a non-solication environment with workshops, speakers and networking designed to help those in transition. Our SHRM-Atlanta volunteers were a combination of vendors and HR folks. I was inspired by the ways our members are reaching out to help others during these tough times.
SHRM-Atlanta is currently offering a one-time free 6 month membership to those who are unemployed and we are seeing an increase in those taking advantage of this opportunity.
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The numbers in recruiting (and org devt) are decimated. Is recruiting just about the highest number-impacted industry out there? It feels like it and if this, as Queen Elizabeth once put it, in her 1992 message to the Commonwealth, "annus horribilis" continues to run on more yet are probably coming.
I spose the thinking is why org devt those they're not recruiting but this short-sighted and stingy thinking flies in the face of the need to contune to develop what you have. All the surveys I've seen lately is that training is one of the first things to be jettisoned in that desperate attempt to keep shareholder value on the bottom line. It's very sad to stand by and watch this happening, isn't it?
