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While the national unemployment rate remains high, a November jobs report showed areas that have historically been precursors for future economic growth – an increase in temporary hiring, growth in the business services job sector, a rise in permanent jobs, expansion of weekly hours worked and an increase in wages. As a result of this data, business leaders are beginning to focus on how they will ramp up hiring when the economic turnaround becomes a reality. Those companies that put a recruiting plan in place in advance of the recovery have a distinct opportunity to lead the pack, according to MRINetwork®, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations.

"If companies wait to develop a plan until hiring freezes are lifted or until budgets are increased, it will be too late to gain competitive advantage," says Tony McKinnon, president of MRINetwork. "During economic recoveries, organizations that quickly react historically pick up market share from competitors not quite as agile. This is especially true if your organization isn't the largest or the most well-known in your industry. Whether the turnaround in your industry comes this year or next, now is the time to identify new and emerging technologies that can be adapted to your company's staffing needs."

For many U.S. companies, it's likely that competition for talent in some geographic regions (or product areas) will intensify long before an overall turnaround occurs, says McKinnon. "Your plan should include tactics that allow you to get a head start in these hot areas and provide a testing ground for your company's endeavors in all areas."

The key is to ramp up recruiting efforts at the right time. "If you start active recruiting too early, you'll leave candidates waiting too long before you can take action," says McKinnon. "If you start too late, you'll miss out on the forward-looking talent who are among the first to be willing to assume the risk of a new position and a new organization."

McKinnon suggests that a turnaround plan include key elements. Read the key tactics at: http://www.mrinetwork.com/cms/press/article_release.aspx?id=744.

About MRINetwork®:

Management Recruiters International, Inc., branded as MRINetwork®, is one of the largest executive search and recruitment organizations in the world. A subsidiary of CDI Corp. (NYSE:CDI), a global provider of engineering & information technology outsourcing solutions and professional staffing, the MRINetwork has 950 franchised offices in 35 countries. Visit MRINetwork at www.mrinetwork.com.