Smart businessmen in talent markets get good advantage to find bargains during a slowdown. This engagement cycle helps the employers to take advantage of this good opportunity to attract the top talent for the long term.
A slowing economy is a burden, as employers become cautions in hiring. In slowdown, corporate revenues lead to job insecurity, consumers start saving their money, which affect revenue. This cycle is a break to attract and acquire the talented employees.
The engagement cycle is a practice on long term basis to combine brand employer, management relationship, and communication. This cycle creates a strong bond between employers and candidates before, during and after recruiting. This practice assures that when the economy becomes good, at that time again there is a scarce of talented employees. So the employers has build a bench of talented employees who are interested, attentive and open to discussion.
Poor hiring is like poor investing
During economic slowdown top talents become abundant and more affordable. These talents are does not get attracted by simple reason. A slowdown increases the fear of scarcity. Typically, hiring managers are cutting budgets and limiting new initiatives.