Top5 Recruitment and Hiring Trend for 2023
As we move into 2023, it’s crucial to anticipate and adapt to the evolving landscape of recruitment and hiring. The tech sector has been hit hard by massive layoffs, with The Wall Street Journal reporting that tech recruiter positions have been cut by 50% compared to other areas within tech companies which saw cuts of 10% to 12%. This not only affects the recruiters themselves but also means that there are fewer qualified recruiters actively searching for talent. To stay ahead of the competition, it’s essential to stay informed of the top five recruitment and hiring trends:
1. Leveraging Social Media for Recruitment
With Gen Z set to make up 27% of the global workforce by 2025, social media is becoming a vital tool for recruiting. It allows candidates to showcase their talents and recruiters to reach a wider audience with job listings.
2. Embracing Recruiting Automation
Surveys have shown that investing in better recruiting tools and technology can significantly improve recruiter performance. Automation can streamline repetitive tasks, reduce admin work, and improve metrics like time to hire.
3. Prioritizing Soft Skills
The pandemic has led to a skills deficit, making candidates with strong soft skills, such as collaboration, problem-solving, and grit, increasingly valuable.
4. Utilizing Talent Pools
With a shortage of qualified candidates, talent pools can be an effective way for companies to address their labor needs by offering current vacancies to pre-existing talent pools like intern alums or agency workers.
5. Transforming into Business Leaders
It is becoming increasingly important for recruiters to have a deep understanding of the company’s objectives, be able to advise clients on the best way to achieve them, anticipate the hiring needs of managers, solve their problems, and spot opportunities for them. This requires recruiters to have a business mindset, strategic thinking, and leadership skills.
As technology companies continue to streamline their organizations in 2023, the recruitment landscape is set to be increasingly challenging. Recruiters need to stay ahead by incorporating social media in recruitment, automation tools, soft skills hiring, utilizing talent pools, and transforming themselves into business leaders. This will help recruiters to attract and retain top talent in the coming year.
