According to LinkedIn, 87% of professionals say that talent acquisition will become a more strategic function in the coming years. But, as recruiters combat potentially limited budgets and a jobseeker’s market, it’s essential that they learn and adapt from 2023’s hiring trends, best practices, and mishaps.
While preparing for the new year, let’s take a look back at HR Daily Advisor‘s best recruiting content of 2023.
No matter how much high-tech equipment, state-of-the-art facilities, or revolutionary intellectual property an organization owns, it will struggle to stay competitive if it doesn’t have capable and motivated staff. A variety of factors have contributed to a tight labor market and employee retention problems. Understanding the specific challenges businesses are facing in the near term is therefore a key first step toward mitigating those problems.
Dr. Jo Webber, Founder and CEO of AtlasJobs, joins to discuss the state of recruiting, layoffs in the tech industry, how to cultivate talent, recruiting and retention strategies, pay transparency and more.
Despite some high-profile tech layoffs, businesses around the country continue to struggle with high rates of employee attrition and lackluster recruitment efforts. Understanding the drivers of this trend may help employers identify strategies for getting ahead of it and keeping employees—especially top talent—on board.
With Gen Z expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025, recruiters need to update their hiring strategies for the latest generation of workers. Nikao Hill, Head of Sourcing at Talent United, discusses how companies can attract young job seekers.
Mike Bollinger, Global VP of Strategic Initiatives at Cornerstone, shares valuable insight from this latest survey and helps provide HR leaders with tools to help meet the pressing need for transparent growth opportunities in their workforce.
Hanna Neuborn, Global Head of Talent Science at Canonical, shares insights on what Canonical is doing to reinvent the hiring process and hire the right people for the right job, as well as what organizations can benefit from to make better hiring decisions.
There’s no indication that the AI craze is going to loosen up any time soon. In fact, it seems clear that AI is only going to become more and more relevant to almost every facet of society, especially in human resources. Conversational AI can give a huge boost to overworked recruiters and make filling those open positions at your company a quicker, smoother process.
Losing an experienced, long-tenured employee to retirement can be a tough blow for any organization, but not all workers choose to remain retired forever. Many are very interested in the chance to fill some of their abundant free time with some level of renewed engagement with their former employer. The key is knowing how to ask and have that discussion effectively.
The process of training new recruiters has some things in common with training for other positions. There are basic foundational elements of your business every employee needs to know. But there are some unique aspects of the recruiting role that make training for this role slightly different. It’s a highly specialized job, and the onboarding process has a distinctive look and feel. A successful recruiter is essential when it comes to ensuring the success of your company, so their training isn’t something you should take lightly or go into without a plan.
Facebook ads are nothing new, but in the past couple of years, Facebook has relied heavier and heavier on ads, prioritizing paid content over authentic content in many cases. If you’re serious about filling your job opening quickly, it might be worth a shot to throw some money behind a post to get it seen by more Facebook users. Here are a few pros and cons of recruiting using Facebook ads. Take some time to consider what’s right for your recruitment efforts and your unique company.
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