Each year, Business Talent Group releases the High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy top independent talent to fill critical skill, expertise, and leadership gaps. Here are the key human resources trends for 2021.
Human resources faced bigger challenges in 2020 than nearly any other function—from right-sizing workforces and keeping employees safe to adjusting to the widespread shift to remote work. As companies seek to reopen offices and plot resourcing for the new normal, HR leaders require independent experts in everything from organizational design and compensation strategy to technology implementations—as well as interim leadership to fill gaps in critical roles.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Human Resources
| 25% Organization |
| 24% Interim Executive |
| 23% Strategy |
| 17% Operations |
| 11% Transformation |
MOST IN-DEMAND PROJECTS
Interim Leadership
Human Capital
Marketing and Sales
Business Processes
Planning
Service Operations
MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS
Organizational Design and Workforce Planning
Project Management
Compensation Strategy
Tech and Systems Implementation
Organizational Transformation
Operational Excellence
Communications
Benefits Planning and Management
SAMPLE HUMAN RESOURCES PROJECTS
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Partner with business leaders on people-related strategy and execution of career planning, performance management, and more as an interim HR Business Partner
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Serve as an interim Benefits Manager to design and implement health and welfare benefits programs
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Develop and set up new total rewards programs for multinational workforce
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Research and enhance the employee experience across internal digital platforms
