The Race for Hot Talent

Job Deciding Factors of Top Performers

The race to attain and retain hot talent has always been difficult despite the economy. It is always easier to recruit and retain within the larger pool of B talent than the handful of top "A performers."

"The tables are turning from the unemployment spike of the recession to a long-term talent shortage that will dominate business priorities for the years ahead," says Gabriel Bouchard, President of Workopolis.

No longer can we just post a job advertisement and expect to hire from the litter. As recruiters, we are expected from our clients to attain the top talent. For the top performers, they have become increasingly selective when finding their next employer. Top talents are continually being headhunted and they are ready to negotiate, they know what they are worth and how much they can get.

According to a research conducted by Career Builder of over 4800 employed workers in March 2010, their deciding factors of an employer are:

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