In order to play a role in key business outcomes, it is important to understand the industry and where it is headed. LinkedIn recently released its annual Global Recruiting Trends report for 2017, based on 4,000 corporate talent acquisition leaders across 35 countries. Take a look at some of the trends that will define recruiting in 2017.
Talent acquisition has a seat at the executive table Hiring and talent leads will have more influence in 2017, giving leads greater access to those that make key decisions. Talent acquisition is seen as an important issue for most companies.
Hiring placement will increase Recruiters can expect a busy work day looking for quality hires. The hiring volume of candidates actually placed is expected to increase in 2017.
Top source for quality hires: employee referrals The top three sources for obtaining quality talent include:
This is not a surprise given that it is typically quicker to hire a referred employee. Some studies even show that referred employees perform better and help with attrition rates. However, due to budget constraints, only 9% of companies’ recruitment budget is invested in employee referral programs. So, where is money being allocated? Budgets allocated towards job postings and staffing agencies Despite employee referrals being the top source for talent, most companies will invest the bulk of their recruitment budget in traditional tactics.
Additionally, compared to last year, it seems as though more recruiting budgets will remain flat. With budget constraints, recruiters will need to find creative ways to attract talent. We will see a rise of recruiters partnering with marketing to utilize job postings and ads as a sales and branding tool. Employer branding remains at the top of the budget wish list While most companies’ investment goes towards job boards/advertising, leaders appreciate the impact employer branding has on talent acquisition and would invest more money to this category if there weren’t constraints.
FUTURE TREND: Increased importance of diversity, screening automation, mission and data Top trends to shape the recruiting industry in the next few years include:
With a hiring volume increase, focusing on these strategies will help to minimize human bias, make the time to hire less lengthy and will serve as key differentiators for competitors.
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