The talent acquisition landscape is constantly changing, from the hiring competition you face to the expectations candidates have for employers. Recruiters today are working in a highly competitive market — while hiring has slowed, there are fewer available job seekers with the in-demand skills you’re looking for. 42% of hiring managers say their company has open positions it can’t fill. You need a compelling employee value proposition (EVP) to attract, hire, and retain those best-fit candidates. The employee value proposition is a vital component of an effective recruiting strategy. It helps ..read more

Let's have a real heart-to-heart about the ever-changing landscape of talent acquisition, HR pro to HR pro. You know as well as I do that the days of long-term employees who stick around for decades are long gone. Post-Great Resignation, employees leave their companies more often — in fact, 90% of Gen Z and 92% of Millennials say they plan to change jobs this year. That leaves us scrambling to fill roles and keep productivity high. Despite your best efforts, hiring managers seem to think there’s a well-spring of phenomenal talent, but you just haven’t found it. Sound familiar? What if those hi ..read more

Recruiters in the manufacturing sector face a unique challenge today. The industry is booming — it employs almost 13 million people in the U.S., and investments in new manufacturing facilities have tripled since 2020. Despite this recovery, quarterly surveys by the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM) show that the industry is facing continued challenges in attracting and retaining skilled workers. In the first Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey of 2024, more than 65% of respondents said recruitment and retention were their top challenges. While that’s down slightly from the 71% that said th ..read more

According to a survey by Human Resource Executive, 36% of HR leaders say recruiting and retaining key talent is their biggest challenge. That means many roles are either sitting vacant or filled by candidates who are a good fit — but not the best possible fit. Even worse, inefficient recruitment processes often lead to negative candidate experiences, making your company more likely to miss out on top talent. Recruiting automation and artificial intelligence (AI) can help your talent acquisition team beat the trend and successfully hire quality candidates. Leveraging automated recruitment workf ..read more

This post was republished in July 2021 and was updated with new information about candidate sourcing best practices in March 2024. Over the past few years, we’ve seen recruiting strategies evolve. Companies are embracing a more candidate-centric approach and establishing strong employer brands to attract job seekers. Job descriptions are pared down and company culture is on display. The changes in what top talent is looking for means that candidate sourcing strategies must change, too. While you should adapt your talent sourcing efforts to current hiring conditions, best practices are a good w ..read more

This post was originally published in July 2021 and updated with new recruiting statistics in February 2024. Recruiting and hiring have gone through major changes in the past few years, and it’s unlikely they’re going to remain static anytime soon. It’s essential to stay in tune with the trends so you’re better equipped to attract, hire, and retain top talent, especially if your business is among the 57% that plan to increase hiring this year. Keeping up with trends in recruitment and hiring, like the impact of utilizing software, is an important part of creating effective strategies. Staying ..read more

There are plenty of aspects of recruiting that keep you on your toes. You’ve dealt with lots of uncertainty over the past few years and challenges that are brand new to talent acquisition. The hiring process shouldn’t be another uncertainty or challenge to navigate. With a hiring timeline, it won’t be — and you can retain more employees and reduce hiring costs, too. A structured hiring timeline helps you keep recruiting on track and find, interview, and hire the best candidates consistently. It gives you the ability to provide excellent candidate and onboarding experiences, which improve reten ..read more

The pandemic permanently changed the relationship between employees and the companies they work for. People learned how their employers responded to uncertainty; where they stood on social, political, and economic issues; and how highly they valued employee wellbeing. No matter what a company said about its values, the events of 2020 revealed whether or not they would stand by them. What followed was the Great Resignation and increased scrutiny of the employer brand in candidates’ job searches. In the wake of these tumultuous years, job seekers’ priorities have shifted. 82% say it’s important ..read more

This article on the candidate experience was originally published in April 2019 and updated in February 2024. Companies value the candidate experience —it’s been a top three priority for many for at least a year. But unfortunately, according to candidates, they’re still not getting it right. The number of negative experiences reported has doubled since 2020, and early research shows the same trends continuing this year. It’s clear there’s a disconnect between the belief in the importance of the candidate experience and the resources that are dedicated to improving it. Is your company doing the ..read more

If your HR team is facing persistent recruitment and retention challenges, you aren’t alone. A July 2022 poll showed that 40% of workers are still thinking about joining the Great Resignation, and the voluntary quit rate is 25% higher than before the pandemic. So how can you keep your top talent from jumping ship and compete for candidates who have lots of options? Start at the beginning with great candidate experience. First, we’ll get into why it’s such an important part of the employee lifecycle. Then, we’ll cover four ways you can improve candidate experience and reap the rewards of increa ..read more