Talent Selection and Onboarding Tool Kit: How to Find, Hire, and Develop the Best of the Best

CHAPTER 2

HR in the New Landscape: Lean, Flat, and Stretched to the Max

Job seekers were not the only ones affected by the “adjustment” in the economy caused by the Great Recession. HR professionals in every industry and every size organization were affected as well. Because Human Resources is still an overhead expense for companies, it is always a target for cost reduction when things get tight. For this reason, many HR leaders were getting creative in finding ways to save money from their budgets—reorganizations, loss of new positions, or head-count ...