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of hiring managers agree that fast and efficient canddate
attraction aided by modern technologies will be of most benefit to the hiring process
over the next 3-5 years.
Technology and knowledge of how to engage candidates will make the hiring process easier
THE TOP THREE Recruitment priorities for hiring managers over the next 2 – 3 years will be:
When evaluating the success of the
hiring process, the quality of hire and
the length of time the hire stays with the
company are today considered to be
almost as important as the time it takes
to fill a vacancy
Candidate experience(47%)
Effective talent recruitment tools (42%)
hiring managers think that the growing knowledge of how to engage candidates will also make the recruitment process easier in future.
Efficiency of hiring process(43%)
81%
Social media is the most popular way to boost an employer brand
47%
The Hiring Process
of hiring managerscurrently utilise this tool
57%
62% 66% identify skill shortages as a major obstacle in the hiring process
cite talent shortage
as a problem
The Hiring Process: 4 Uncovering the truth 4
Background: 5 The Hiring Manager Survey 5
The Hiring Process: 6 Today’s perceptions 6 What helps and what hinders? 8 Benefits of Technology 9 A growing knowledge of engagement 10 An unskilled, inexperienced and unavailable workforce 11
Evaluation: 12 Evaluating the hiring process 12 Key Priorities for the Future 13 Measuring quality of hire 15 Profile of the perfect candidate 16 Top 5 soft skills for hires in 2015 17 Searching for perfection 18
Boosting Employer Brand: 19 A new focus 19 Communication techniques 20 Enhance and protect 21
Conclusions: 22 It’s a candidate’s world 22 Preparing for the future 23
Contents
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The Hiring Process: Uncovering the truth
The complex process of hiring workers
is constantly under review. And rightly
so. From sourcing and attraction to
candidate engagement and onboarding, the
multiple steps involved in hiring top talent are
interrelated and critical to the overall success
of any business. It’s therefore not surprising
that the hiring process is so closely monitored,
as it’s this kind of scrutiny that can help a
business to get ahead - and stay ahead, in the
wake of change or disruption.
The hiring process needs to be cost-effective
and efficient, balancing the speed of hire with
the quality of hire, but the multifaceted nature
of the process is continually affected by many
internal and external factors. Some have a
positive influence and assist the hiring process.
Some have a more negative impact and can
hinder successful recruitment.
In this report we delve deeper into the realms
of cause and effect; identifying the current key
factors that are influencing the hiring process
– some positively and some negatively - to
give us a better understanding of where we are
now - and why, as well as what we can expect
to see more or less of in the future. This way,
businesses can be better prepared to deal with
what lies ahead.
To help identify the main impacts, Kelly
launched the Hiring Manager Survey; exposing
the truth about the process from the hiring
manager’s perspective. The survey revealed
that skill shortages and shortage of talent pose
the biggest threat to the hiring process over
the next 3 - 5 years. Whereas technology and
knowledge of how to engage candidates will
have the most positive impact on the process.
In response to this, hiring managers revealed
that their top three recruitment priorities
over the next three years will be candidate
experience, hiring process efficiency and the
use of effective talent recruitment tools.
The Cause and Effect are Two Sides of One Fact
- Ralph Waldo Emerson - Essayist
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Background: The Hiring Manager Survey
Knowing how important it is for businesses to
prepare for change in the hiring landscape, Kelly
Services’ new and innovative research study
looks at the future of recruiting from a hiring
manager’s perspective. The full study explores
talent acquisition, workplace and generations,
and the hiring process itself.
So who exactly did we speak to?
Between December 2014 and February 2015
data was collected from ten different countries,
covering both the EMEA region (Europe, the
Middle East and Africa) and the APAC region
(Asia Pacific).
5 in EMEA region: UK, Germany, France,
Russia, Switzerland
5 in APAC region: Singapore, Australia, New
Zealand, Malaysia, India.
We gathered the opinions of over 2,000
managers in charge of hiring, including
Recruitment Managers
HR Managers
Decision Making Managers with Hiring
Responsibilities
The majority of those surveyed were responsible
for hiring on a local/regional level (73%). A
smaller percentage handled national and/or
international recruits (52%).
Most handled up to 50 hires each year (79.8%).
Only a few handled 51 - 1,000 hires (16.9%)
and just 3.3% dealt with more than 5,000 hires
a year.
We spoke to Hiring Managers from over 21 different industries, but the majority of our respondents came from either a manufacturing or communications background, followed by retail and finance.
60% considered their company to be either a niche player or a top 3 player in their field.
A hefty 81% of those surveyed were working in the private sector. All of which should be considered when interpreting the participant’s response.
By analysing the findings from this survey and aligning them with today’s global HR and recruitment influences, needs and solutions, we can gain a more detailed insight into the real key issues and common trends surrounding recruitment.
This puts us in a much better position to predict future developments, enabling businesses to respond to change appropriately, in preparation for what lies ahead.
One component of Kelly’s Hiring Manager Survey concerns the hiring process itself. Here we uncover what’s really going on from a hiring manager’s perspective.
By collating and analysing these findings, we can identify common trends which are likely to be significant in 2015 and over the next 3-5 years.As well as reviewing overall global trends, we will be looking out for any marked differences between countries and considering why this could be.
Respondents Aim A Closer Look
No Change
Easier
No Change
Easier
More difficult
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The Hiring Process: Today’s perceptions
As part of our 2015 Hiring Manager
Survey, we wanted to find out how the
hiring process of today is perceived by
the people who are most heavily involved – the
hiring managers themselves; the findings of
which will help us to identify what’s working and
what’s not. Looking at hiring manager’s opinions
and experiences over the last five years will help
us to make more informed predictions about the
future.
We found that the highest proportion of hiring
managers do consider recruitment to be more
difficult today than it was over the past five years and expect it to become
even more so over the next 3-5 years
More difficult
Do you consider recruitment today to be easier or more difficult then it was
before(previous 5 years)?
Do you believe recruitment will become easier or more difficult within the next 3-5 years?
18%
36%
45%
21%
42%
36%
Recruitment more difficult today than previous five years
Recruitment easier in next 3-5 years
Recruitment more easier today than
previous five years
Recruitment more difficult in next 3-5
years
Malaysia
United Kingdom
SingaporeAustralia
GermanyFrance
SwitzerlandRussia
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The Hiring Process: Today’s perceptions
Figures suggest that out of the ten countries
we spoke to Switzerland and Singapore are
currently experiencing the most difficulties
and expect it to continue. It also seems that the
majority of hiring managers in Russia expect
recruitment to become more difficult in the future
as well.
There is, however, a difference of opinion in
Malaysia and India, where recruitment is now
perceived to be easier than it was before and is
expected to become even easier in the future.
This is most distinct in India where a majority of
67% consider recruitment to be easier now and
expect it to become easier in the future (66%).
This is an example of how different economic
and social factors affect businesses in different
geographic locations and the differences
between developed and developing countries
become apparent.
81%
9%
1%
Modern technologies enable faster and more efficient candidate attraction
Growing knowledge of how to engage candidates
Impact of economic/environmental factors on candidate availability
Increasing sourcing capabilities of recruiters
More candidates with specific skills open for flexible work
Better employer benefits in offer
Improvement of candidate experience with the recruitment process
Shifting recruitment responsibilities between HR/recruitment and hiring management
All of the above mentioned answers
Other
57%
47%
45%
40%
38%
38%
31%
Why recruitment will become easier in the next 3-5 years
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The Hiring Process: What helps and what hinders?
Discovering what people think is useful,
but finding out why they think it is even
more important. So identifying the most
influential factors affecting the opinions of hiring
managers will give us a clearer idea of where the
focus needs to be.
The Hiring Manager Survey reveals that the most
common factors perceived to be making recruitment easier are modern technologies and a growing knowledge of how to engage candidates; which are themselves interrelated
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The Hiring Process: Benefits of Technology
As new software and tools enter the
market, new candidate attraction
methods are born; we are able to
communicate more effectively and candidate
engagement is strengthened.
81% of hiring managers agree that fast and efficient candidate attraction aided
by modern technologies will be of most benefit to the
hiring process over the next 3-5 years
The direct communication channels of social
media sites are a prime example of how
modern technologies are assisting the speed
and efficiency of the hiring process. The role of
social media is becoming more prevalent
when sourcing high-demand talent; with
LinkedIn currently being the most widely used
tool for social recruiting. Unlike 10 years ago,
direct communication tools like this are now
considered mainstream and are continuing to
gain in popularity as more and more people
realise the potential and embrace it.
94% of recruiters use, or plan to use social
media for recruiting in 2014, and those that
did so found a 49% improvement in candidate
quality. But although 94% of recruiters are
active on LinkedIn, only 36% of candidates
are1. This suggests that other social media
channels should also be explored as part of the
mix, as well as other attraction strategies.
Professionals who are not actively looking for
a job, typically don’t want to be found too
easily online 2, which suggests that additional
techniques should also be utilised.
1 Source: Jobvite
2 Source: Kelly Sourcing Paper
And this is where sophisticated sourcing
technology comes in.
So there’s no doubt that modern technologies
are enabling faster and more efficient
candidate attraction; allowing employers
to cast the net even wider to find the talent
they require. And as technology continues
to advance, we can also expect to see more
diverse engagement channels emerge and
become mainstream; such as gamification and
mobile apps for example.
The availability of smarter recruitment software
tools, sourcing technology and accessible
cloud-based management systems, like
the Fieldglass VMS - which offers countless
benefits to employers of a growing contingent
workforce – are also making the hiring
process easier. Processes can be centralised,
streamlined and monitored more effectively
than ever before.
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The Hiring Proces: A growing knowledge of engagement
The growth in technology also has an
effect on candidate engagement, with
more tools and opportunities to reach
out and engage with a broader talent pool.
57% of hiring managers think that the growing knowledge of how to
engage candidates will also make the recruitment
process easier over the next 3 – 5 years
Information about how best to engage with
candidates - what is working, what isn’t,and
which new things to try - is more readily
available in the digital age. The growing ability
to access and share this information quickly
is improving our knowledge of candidate
engagement all the time, which hiring
managers see as being particularly beneficial
to the recruitment process over the next few
years.
Web content such as blogs, video tutorials
and online forums - accessed through search
engines and shared on social media links -
shows how technology and knowledge of
engagement can work together as a powerful
recruitment tool.
The rise of flexible working - which the Kelly
Global Workforce Index identifies as a growing
preference amongst candidates - is also
assisted by technological advancement, such
as online communication tools like Skype and
cloud-based storage facilities like Dropbox,
making it easier for people to work remotely.
And advances in technology allow businesses
to expand across borders more easily. So
it’s clear to see how technology will play
an increasingly important role in the hiring
process in many different ways, over the next
few years and beyond.
Economic influence
Economic and environmental factors also
have a huge influence on the hiring process.
In 2014, for example, we saw the end of a
major global recession and a state of economic
recovery ensued. In 2015 we’re seeing
businesses dusting themselves off and poised
for rapid growth. And this could explain why
47% of hiring managers also see economic
factors as having a positive influence on the
recruitment process over the next 3-5 years.
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The Hiring Proces: An unskilled, inexperienced and unavailable workforce
When asked about difficulties in
the future, 66% identified skill
shortages as a major obstacle and
62% cite talent shortage as a problem, so it’s
clear to see that these are the factors posing
the biggest threat to recruitment over the next
3-5 years. Limited hiring budgets are also seen
to be a continuing challenge.
Key factors expected to make recruitment more
difficult in the future are skill shortages and a shortage of talent with
required experience
In the wake of economic recovery, critical
new skills are scarce. And if skills are scarce,
competition is high, so businesses have to
work even harder to recruit the talent they
need. The uneven distribution of skills around
the world is forcing companies to develop
innovative new ways of finding people,
developing capabilities, and sharing expertise.
The Hiring Manager Survey 2015 suggests
that Asian countries experience the most
recruitment challenges, but are also more
positive about the future. It could be that even
though skilled workers are unavailable locally,
Asian countries are more receptive to new
ways of working and are ready to embrace
positive influences, such as modern technology
and knowledge of candidate engagement.
As Malaysia and India currently face multiple
challenges when it comes to hiring, they
obviously see factors emerging that can
potentially help them overcome those hurdles.
An unskilled, inexperienced and unavailable
workforce sounds like every hiring managers
worst nightmare, but learning how to cope
with that scenario is essential for survival,
growth and success. In the tech industry for
example, some HR departments are trying to
overcome the skill shortage by collaborating
with local colleges and developing training
courses to help fill the required roles.
The recent surge in economic growth is also
a contributing factor. Now that the economy
is in recovery it’s understandable that more
businesses intend to expand and the problems
of supply and demand come into play. The
biggest challenge that businesses face appears
to be finding enough new talent to support the
growth.
Skill shortages
Shortage of talent with required
experience
General shortages of
candidates in the market
Shortage of talent with required soft skills or
educational background
Limited hiring budgets
66%
62%
46%
46%
44%
Time to fill a vacancy
Quality of hire
How long a hire stays with a company
Candidate experience survey
Number of applications per vacancy
Cost / investment per vacancy
Assessment results
KPIs used to evaluate the hiring process
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Evaluation: Evaluating the hiring process
For businesses to maximise their hiring
potential, the current process itself
must be evaluated. Close monitoring
of the hiring process is essential for improved
performance and business development.
Hiring managers are currently using a number
of KPIs to evaluate the hiring process, such as
speed, quality, quantity and cost. Interestingly,
the quality of hire and the time that hire stays
with the company are today considered to be
almost as important as the time it takes to fill a
vacancy.
So rather than looking for a quick fix, it seems
that hiring managers are appreciating the
benefits of acquiring good quality hires who
are likely to be satisfied in their role; in the
hope of avoiding high staff turnovers and
ultimately saving the business time and money
in the future. As the emphasis shifts from
speed and cost to quality, businesses must
now embrace new and innovative ways to find
the perfect candidate.
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Evaluation: Key priorities for the future
The Kelly Hiring Manager Survey reveals
the biggest recruitment priority for
hiring managers for the future.
47% of hiring managers identify candidate
experience as being their key priority over the next
2-3 years.
And the Kelly Global Workforce Index 2014
(KGWI) supports this finding; revealing that only
half of those who applied for a new job in the
past year were satisfied with their experience.
This suggests that employers still have a long
way to go to improve candidate experience.
Making it easy for candidates to submit
applications, improving communication lines
and paying more attention to onboarding will
all be of benefit.
47% 43% 42% 34% 31% 30% 27% 21% 16% 2%
All countries
Switzerland
France
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Evaluation: Key priorities for the future
The survey further revealed that 8 out
of the 10 of the countries involved
identified candidate experience as
their biggest priority; with Russia and India
being the exceptions - focusing more on hiring
process efficiency and effective use of talent
recruitment tools.
So although candidate experience is only the
fourth most used KPI today, it’s expected to
become an even more important KPI in the
future; supporting the idea that monitoring
and enhancing the candidate experience can
help attract and retain top talent. This finding is
in-line with CIPD, the professional body for HR
and people development, and the Chartered
Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), who
also identify candidate experience as being a
priority recruitment issue for 2015.
Russia
India
64%51%
Efficiency of
hiring process
43%
29%
27%
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Candidate Experience
France &Germany
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Russia
42%
52%
67%
Percentage of hires that stay with the company after a year
The percentage of hires that exceed expectations (outperform)
The percentage of hires with the highest scores during the annual evaluation
The percentage of hires that are offered a fixed contract
The percentage of hires that are promoted within one year
Other 2%
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Evaluation: Measuring quality of hire
The survey reveals that 63% of hiring
managers use ‘time’ spent with a
company to measure the quality of
a hire; staying longer than a year seems to
suggest a good company fit. This is yet another
benefit of improving candidate experience.
The quality of hire is mainly measured by
outperformance and the time a hire stays with the
company
If a candidate has a positive experience right
from the start, it stands to reason that they are
more likely to accept the role if offered and
then stay longer with the company thereafter.
63%
56%
34%
29%
26%
54%
34%
30%
16%
Exactly fits the profile with regard to experience
Exactly fits the profile with regard to qualification(s)
Has high performance
Candidate with best price-for-hire rate
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Evaluation: Profile of the perfect candidate
As businesses strive to find the right
talent, it’s worth considering what
really makes the perfect candidate.
The majority (54%) of hiring managers see
the perfect candidate as someone who exactly
fits the profile regarding experience. It’s also
someone with the right qualifications, high
performance scores and someone who stays
with the company for at least 3 years. Best
price-for-hire is no longer such an important
factor.
It’s interesting that hiring managers are putting
more emphasis on experience as opposed
to qualifications. Perhaps an experienced
individual seems the safest and most reliable
option, especially if the company has little
time to train and requires someone who can
hit the floor running, so to speak. Although
qualifications are important, it seems to be
experience that gives candidates the edge.
Communication skills
Self motivational skills / self starter
Result oriented
Team worker
Responsible / accountable
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Evaluation: Top 5 soft skills for hires in 2015
By identifying the hiring manger’s most
desirable soft skills, we can get a better
picture of the ‘perfect’ candidate. Survey
results show that they are good communicators
who fit in well right from the start, seamlessly
and with little hand-holding.
So communication skills and self-motivation
give candidates extra appeal, but why are
these skills the most sought after? It could be
associated to an employee’s future potential
and advancement within company.
A company can avoid having to recruit for
top-level posts by monitoring the skill sets of
existing employees; the process of personnel
utilisation. Therefore candidates with multiple
soft skills will often be seen as a bigger asset
on a more long-term basis. Communication
skills and self-motivation gives candidates a
head start. As companies grow and expand,
the need to develop leaders becomes more
pronounced, so employing candidates with the
necessary soft skills is preferable.
54%
50%
43%
35%
31%
Talent availablity on local market
Money / budget
Time
Salary and benefits package
Severe competition
Top 5 challenges when hiring the perfect candidate
Top 5 countries that experience the most challenges when hiring the perfect candidate
57%
46%
43%
42%
27%
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Evaluation: Searching for perfection
As many of us know all too well,
the search for Mr/Mrs/Ms Right
(delete as applicable) is not the
easiest of jobs. And perfection is a lot
to ask for! But that doesn’t stop us from
striving for it. No one wants to settle for
second best when perfection could quite
possibly be attained, so understandably
businesses want to, and should, aim high.
Talent availability in the local market is
currently the biggest challenge faced by
hiring managers on their search for the
perfect candidate.
This is a result of current economic
impacts on the job market, with some
industries struggling more than others.
In addition to that, hiring budgets are
limited, time is short, and working
patterns and compensation packages may
need adjusting to attract the perfect hire
in a new ‘candidate-led’ world
If the talent is hard to find or simply
unavailable, developing the soft skills of
existing employees through training is
one of the solutions for bridging the gap.
Soft skills are required so businesses can
utilise staff more readily and develop from
within.
Out of all ten countries who took part in
the survey, India and Malaysia stood out
as experiencing the most difficulties when
securing the perfect candidate. This could
be down to a lack of access to certain
talent pools and the fact that wages are
low in comparison to the same roles
elsewhere. Surprisingly, it was the hiring
managers in India and Malaysia that were
most positive about the future, expecting
the hiring process to get easier over the
next 3-5 years. Perhaps they see factors
emerging that can help them find the
perfect candidate.
India SingaporeMalaysia
Germany Australia
Platforms used to ‘boost’ employer brand
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Boosting Employer Brand: A new focus
As the economy improves,
unemployment drops and
candidates are now in the driving
seat, with more choice and more access to
jobs, forcing employers to work even harder.
Improving employer brand is one way to
stand out from the crowd and is an area that
businesses need to pay particular attention to
over the next few years. The fact that 58% of
people consider corporate brand to be most
important when evaluating an employer1
(even more important than location) cannot
be ignored. Many go so far as to suggest that
HR recruiting will soon begin to resemble PR
and marketing jobs.
An employer brand speaks volumes and
should be utilised more than ever as a
route to attracting and securing top talent.
And as technologies advance there are
new effective ways emerging to create and
translate employer brand. Kelly’s Hiring
1 Source: Kelly Global Workforce Index 2012
Manager Survey reveals that social media is
currently the most popular way to boost an
employer brand, with 47% utilising social
media platforms with this intent. Social
media campaigns can reach out to new,
broader talent pools, boosting their reach.
And these direct communication channels
are particularly great for real-time candidate
engagement. It’s also an effective way for
recruiters to direct potential candidates to
their main brand asset – their website; which
69% of hiring managers use to communicate
their employer brand in more detail.
Most employer brand strategies also
incorporate up-to-date careers websites,
with 44% of hiring managers using these
to boost their brand. Online talent
communities, campus recruitment, careers
fairs and events are also often used as part
of the employer brand strategy, avoiding an
‘all-eggs-in-one-basket’ scenario with limited
reach.
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Boosting Employer Brand: Communication techniques
In addition to websites and social media
campaigns, hiring managers are using
content creation, email, print, blogs and
videos as ways to communicate their employer
brand.
The majority of hiring managers favour websites or other online means for
brand communication (69%), followed by social media
campaigns which were used by (46%)
This supports the idea that the role of a
hiring manager is no longer solely focused
on traditional HR responsibilities, but also on
marketing strategy.
When looking at where employer brand
responsibility lies, our survey showed it
was fairly evenly split between HR and
Marketing, showing that hiring managers
are becoming just as involved in branding
as dedicated marketing teams. In today’s
landscape, a collaborative effort between the
two departments will draw on all of the skills
necessary to create and maintain a successful
employer brand.
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Boosting Employer Brand: Enhance and protect
To enhance and protect employer brand
businesses need to listen to their
workforce and tailor compensation
packages appropriately. They should also
deliver on promises and communicate
effectively at all times. What was once
important to the workforce may not necessarily
be so anymore. Kelly’s 2014 Global Workforce
Index suggests that candidate satisfaction
can be achieved by offering flexible working
patterns and better training and development
opportunities if required, so it’s no longer all
about pay.
Improving candidate experience also
affects employer brand. If a candidate’s
experience is positive they are more likely
to praise the company and recommend the
company to others, further enhancing the
company’s reputation. Even if the candidate
is unsuccessful they may still be encouraged
to re-apply in future. It’s true that good news
travels fast, but bad news can travel even
faster! If a candidate’s experience of a company
is negative, word can spread quickly across
the talent pool, impacting employer brand
on a wider level and tarnishing a company’s
reputation.
So ensuring a positive candidate experience
is another way businesses can enhance and
protect an employer brand. It’s, therefore, not
surprising that hiring managers have identified
candidate experience as a key priority for the
next 3-5 years. Reputation is everything and
brand image can play a key role in winning or
losing talent.
A great way to develop and present your
employer brand effectively is by using an
Employer Value Proposition (EVP). This can
help to ensure your brand values are identified
and translated correctly. Candidates will be
able to learn more about your company culture
and business goals.
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Conclusions: It’s a candidate’s world
As with all aspects of life, there are
challenges to overcome as well as
positive influences to embrace. And
just when we think we’re out of the woods,
new difficulties can arise. It’s how we deal
with each challenge that’s most important.
The better prepared we are, the more equipped we will be to deal with
challenges effectively and with minimal disruption
So taking into account opinions gathered
from the Hiring Manager Survey, what aspects
of the hiring process should companies
be focusing on in today’s candidate-led
recruitment arena?
Technology can assist candidate attraction,
engagement and process efficiency, which is
why we believe that technology will be the
major game changer for recruitment moving
forward.
Technology has a hugely positive impact on
the hiring process, enabling us to tap into
new talent pools, locate perfect hires and
streamline processes.
Channels of engagement are increasing with
innovative new communication platforms,
helping businesses connect with tech-savvy
Millennials and a more globalised workforce.
In addition, sophisticated recruitment
software tools continue to make the hiring
process easier to manage.
This can help to boost employer brand and
improve candidate attraction, but it’s an area
of the hiring process that is often neglected.
Now is the time to impress your candidates
by getting to know them a little better. Listen
to what they want and make the process as
enjoyable as possible. A great experience
goes a long way to increasing candidate
satisfaction, boosting employer brand, and
attracting top talent.
It’s true that the business of hiring is
becoming a job for marketers. So, invest in
marketing your employer brand to let the
world know how good you are and become
the business that everyone wants to work
for. Presenting your company culture and
ethos correctly should attract more ‘best-fit’
candidates and perfect hires with the desired
soft skills.
Embrace technology Improve candidate experience Work on boosting your brand
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Conclusions: Preparing for the future
Of course what’s right for one business
is not always the best plan of action
for another, but our top tips are a
great place to start.
Businesses of different sizes and in different industries or geographic locations
will have different missions and goals, and experience different challenges along
the way
But having a greater awareness of the hiring
process - the key factors that influence it and
the solutions that can really make a difference
- will allow any businesses to manage the
process better, now and in the future.
By understanding and acknowledging the state
of today’s hiring process, businesses can plan
ahead and take appropriate action for a more
streamlined and efficient approach to hiring.
We hope that this latest report into the hiring
process goes some way to helping businesses
cope with difficulties and prepare for success.
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The Kelly Hiring Manager Survey is an innovative new approach to uncovering the
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Over 2,000 hiring managers across the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions responded to the survey between December 2014
and February 2015. The target group was approached through Kelly Services’
International Network and an international panel. The survey was conducted by
Kelly Services. Data cleaned and structured by Intelligence Group.