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February 27, 2008

Recruitment Automation: A Consolidating Market That's Ripe For Innovation

by Zach Thomas

with Paul D. Hamerman, Elisse Gaynor, Meghan Donnelly


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Recruiting top talent is a corporate necessity recognized by business leaders. Human resources (HR) executives at large enterprises are looking to update or replace their legacy recruiting systems and processes while those at small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) are entering the first wave of automation. Overall, this $522 million software market — based primarily on software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription revenues — is growing at a rate of 8% with the growth on the enterprise side based on replacements at a higher cost due to increased functionality and global reach. The recruiting market continues to consolidate at a rapid pace at the expense of innovation, and the innovation that is occurring is based on automating additional processes rather than reinventing the core.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemFirms Recognize The Need For A Calculated Talent Acquisition Strategy

itemApplicant Tracking Systems Focus On Process Automation

itemThe Recruiting Management Application Footprint Is Broadening

itemInnovation Is Needed To Move Commoditized Products Forward

itemMarket Growth Rates Vary Based On Segment

itemThe Market For Recruitment Management Applications Is Very Crowded

itemConsolidation Presides Over Innovation

recommendations

itemFocus Your Recruiting Efforts Beyond Process Support

WHAT IT MEANS

itemHow The Market Will Consolidate

This report is based on discussions with leading applicant tracking and talent management vendors, inquiry with large and small user companies across many industries, vendor financial data, and analyst observations.

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