Its that time of year.  As we close in on 2009 and look ahead to 2010 this week's Three to See has plans, predictions and cultural trends.

My first pick this week is StepStone's recent Pan-European study of recruitment, involving 1,600 organisations and almost 2,500 employees.  The research has revealed that that nearly two thirds of organisations surveyed are planning to increase recruitment within the next year and one fifth will be creating new positions.  At the same time, employees are also planning their next moves.

Some of the headline findings include:

• 91 per cent of StepStone candidates surveyed said online job boards were the most important tool for them
• More candidates used search engines (51 per cent) than agencies (30 per cent) when looking for a job
• Too few advertised positions and out of date job offers were cited as the main reasons for not using traditional media during the job search

I found the comparison between what candidates want and what recruiters provide in terms of information about jobs interesting:

Candidates want information about:

1. Salary
2. Diversity of tasks
3. Size and stability of the organisation

But recruiters provide information about:

1. Image and brand of the company
2. Diversity of tasks
3. Work environment

How do your job adverts compare?

My second pick comes from Sharlyn Lauby, the HR Bartender.  In her post A Bartender's Predictions for 2010, Based in the US, Lauby makes six predictions for the year ahead that I think travel well.

Below I've highlighted the headlines but its worth visiting the post to see the rationale for each:

• Outsourcing and contract work will gain momentum
• Professional development is going to look different
• Corporate training will change in the upcoming year as well
• Time will trump money
• Management coaching will become a key retention tool
• The buzzword for 2010 will be 'trust'

With buzzwords in mind I go slightly off-topic with my third pick: Trends in 2010 from Trend Hunter.  Do you want to know what rental culture, simpletising and crowsourced campaigns are?  What does unservice and exposed vulnerability mean to the workplace?  The clip below describes 20 trends for 2010:

I look forward to your comments on this week's Three To See.