Survey shows HR resources are being squeezed with companies expecting more from the HR department

RIDGEFIELD, N.J., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HR professionals say maintaining employee morale and keeping good employees are key concerns during this current economic recession.

Finding excellent talent in a welter of resumes for any job posting is also becoming a growing problem.

In a survey by Information Strategies, Inc. of 1018 HR professionals, morale building, staffing and reducing benefit costs take up a majority of their day.

A majority, 51%, said they were working with reduced resources in terms of their own staff and in financial allocations than two years ago. Four in 10 report they expect allocations will be even less in 2012.

Company management is also demanding more from their HR departments than in previous years with 71% saying their position has become more difficult in 2011.

Two of three respondents said they had less time to find other solutions for their workload while they are currently playing key roles in overcoming the challenges posed to companies by today's economic recession.

Nine out of 10 respondents said they had looked outside the company for expertise but they had constrained resources to pursue many alternatives.

Based on this survey, 60 top experts provide actionable ideas, tested strategies and effective methods to help companies compete and grow in today's world in an easy-to-read ebook, Solutions for Today's HR Challenges.

It offers advice and guidance for HR professionals in such areas as:

• Business Leadership
• Organizational & Employee Development
• Staffing
• Employee Relations  
• Benefits
• Technology
• Managing HR in a Slow Economy
• Integrating a Multi-generational Workforce  

Also included are suggestions as to how to build a stronger organization out of today's struggles and prepare for future growth.

While there are other areas of responsibility for the HR professional, these topics were considered the most important based on readers' responses to their appearance in http://www.ManagingYourHR.com and http://www.YourHRDigest.com newsletters.

So, too, the experts included in this ebook were chosen based on reader responses and feedback.

Solutions for Today's HR Challenges is designed to enable HR professionals to quickly find, read and implement ways of easing their workload.

Compiled by the editors of yourhrdigest.com and managingyourhr.com, this action-oriented digest offers tested, actionable advice to overcome critical obstacles that prevent HR professionals from succeeding on a professional and personal level.

For more than eight years, these two online publications have featured articles from the top experts in the field as well as the personal experiences of HR professionals across the country. Now the best of these offerings is gathered together into one 75-page ebook. Solutions for Today's HR Challenges is available from Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and other online ebook outlets for just $9.99.

Review copies available by contacting dmazzella@is-incorp.com

Press contact: Donald Mazzella, 201-242-0600

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SOURCE Information Strategies, Inc.

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