Future Trends in HR Operating Models

Based on an interesting article from the web HERE, I am merely just quoting the main points stated in this highly intriguing idea. The future of HR and recruitment will look like this, perhaps?

1. Workforce and economic changes will require HR to allocate more resources to delivering HR Strategy
- The key drivers for change includes unprecedented economic change, workforce challenges, different technologies for different generation and technological and social enables (like social network sites)
- In short, the new HR Operating Model will be focused on 4 main agenda - workforce, economy, HR Vendor Market and TECHNOLOGY.

2. New tools will enable improvements in collaboration, productivity and managing the workforce
- We are using a variety of social media and other tools from Twitter to Google to LinkedIn.
- In HR, according to research by Communications Management, 8 out of 10 HR professionals belong to online communities or social networking sites in their daily work. One in three (32.3%) have already asked for supplier recommendations through this medium.

3. HR Outsourcing market will restructure to deliver standardised services

4. HR as a corporate function will be leaner, with Employees and Managers doing more

5. HR Skills will develop in Change Management, Project Management, Vendor Management and Technology

Interesting to see how the HR sector will change a year or maybe 10 years from now. Stay tuned for more interesting write-up regarding HR/recruitment and how social media are definitely playing its part on this.